Pin-back Button: Disability Awareness Day
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Frank Lorenzo
American, 1928 - 2000
DistributorDistributed by
The Arc of the Farmington Valley, Inc.
American, founded 1958
Date1974 May 1
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 2 1/2in. (6.4cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
DescriptionA round pin-back button with a white background and black text, "AWARENESS DAY / MAY 1." In the center is the wheelchair symbol.
Object number2023.82.21
CopyrightNo Known Copyright
InscribedPrinted in black on a sticker affixed to back: "Made to Benefit / The Handicapped / FAVARH, INC. / Avon, Ct. 678-0339"NotesRelated Note: A photograph of the "Awareness Day" held at the Connecticut State Capitol on May 1, 1974 is in the Connecticut Museum collection (2023.82.2907).On View
Not on viewFrank Lorenzo
Frank Lorenzo