In Memory: John R. Hudson
Photo of John Hudson courtesy of the Washington Post.
Social worker John R. Hudson, 62 became a quadriplegic after a 1973 pond diving accident.
But Hudson, who died Dec. 9 from cardiac arrest, didn’t let his handicap stop him, according to this Washington Post article.
He became an advocate for the disabled and even used a picture of himself strapped to his wheelchair with ropes to protest the use of the term “wheelchair bound.” He preferred “wheelchair users.”
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John R. Hudson survived some 36 years following a diving accident that left him disabled as a quadriplegic. His spirit allowed him to turn this adversity into a call for advocacy. He advocated extremely successfully as per The Washington Post Article. I am sure he will be very much missed, both as a social worker and a human being.
E. A. Wahrburg, MSW, LCSW (NC, NY)