Transcript: Frank Epperson Jr. Interview

Athletics

Employment

Family

Assistive Technology

Relationships

Legislation

When Frank Epperson's van was pulled over by the Southport, Indiana police in 1988, it wasn't about a broken taillight. They wanted to give him an official escort upon his triumphant return from the Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. Frank competed as a wheelchair racer in Seoul as well as in Barcelona (1992). "When I retired I had the national record in the 100, 200 and 400 [meter races]." In addition to his experiences as a wheelchair athlete, in this 2013 interview Frank describes pursuing wheelchair ballroom dancing, thoughts on dating, changing attitudes towards people with disabilities, and his work as an ADA Employment Consultant at Indiana University since 1999.

Indiana Disability History Project

2013-03-05

Frank Epperson, Jr. - Interviewee

Jane Harlan-Simmons - Interviewer

Peggy Holtz - Interviewer

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Frank Epperson, Jr., March 5, 2013, interview 018-mi, transcript, Indiana Disability History Project, Center on Aging and Community, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Bloomington, IN, http://indianadisabilityhistory.org

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