1. Randy Souders is an American artist and a disability rights advocate.
11 Facts About Randy Souders
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Randy Souders attended the University of Texas at Arlington where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design.
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Randy Souders broke his neck and sustained a paralyzing spinal cord injury resulting in incomplete tetraplegia.
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Randy Souders adapted and gradually regained enough function to write, paint and live independently.
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Randy Souders's drawing hand is paralyzed so his artworks are created entirely with wrist and arm movement.
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Randy Souders had his first one-man show of paintings on November 8,1978.
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Since 1990 Randy Souders has created artworks for the Walt Disney Company.
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Randy Souders was a co-founder and committee member of "Call to Rise", which was billed as the first national fine art exhibition for people with disabilities.
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Randy Souders is profiled in VSA's 25th anniversary book Journey To Here.
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Randy Souders served on the executive editorial committee and penned the introduction to the book Putting Creativity to Work: Careers in the Arts for People With Disabilities.
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On June 25,2020, Randy Souders was invited to speak during a live streamed memorial tribute for Ambassador Smith along with former President Bill Clinton, Senator Chris Dodd, Gerry Adams and members of the Kennedy family.