Indiana Disability History

Title

Frank Epperson, Jr. - Dating Experiences Over the Years

Subject

Relationships

Description

"That's not a real guy," recalls Frank of a conversation he overheard in high school after asking a girl out. Fortunately, this didn't stop Frank from dating. Frank says there was a stigma to being in a wheelchair in high school. He was proud to be the first guy in high school in a wheelchair who had a girlfriend who wasn't in a wheelchair. “That was a huge status thing. To break that glass ceiling, that wall.” There are still barriers, but Frank believes the dating scene has improved over the years.

Creator

Indiana Disability History Project

Publisher

Center for Health Equity at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities

Date

2013-03-05

Contributor

Frank Epperson, Jr. - interviewee

Jane Harlan-Simmons - interviewer

Peggy Holtz - videographer/editor

Rights

Relation

018-mi

018-do

Format

video/mp4

Language

English

Type

Moving Image

Identifier

018-mi-02

Access Rights

Open to all users

Is Part Of

018-mi

Bibliographic Citation

"Frank Epperson, Jr., Dating Experiences Over the Years," YouTube video, 00:06:19, from an interview by the Indiana Disability History Project on March 5, 2013, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on September 29, 2017, https://youtu.be/7aUk0E2TMHE

Spatial Coverage

Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis

Temporal Coverage

1980s - 2013