The Raising the Bar Photo Exhibit
In both March and August 2005 No Limits Media produced and promoted a photo exhibit of athletes with disability based on the book, Raising the Bar: New Horizons in Disability Sports (Umbrage editions) by No Limits Media chairman, Artemis A.W. Joukowsky III. NLM was, invited to mount the show at the United Nations to help foster a new image of disabilities among the nations to support the drafting of a new UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.
On March 23, 2005, King Abdullah of Jordan who was present at the United Nations to receive the FDR award and opened the Raising the Bar photo exhibit. That evening, more than 450 people attended the public opening of the exhibit and viewed the preview of the Oscar nominated film Murderball. During the subsequent month, nearly 90,000 visitors passed through the exhibit. Their comments written in the visitor's book are eloquent on the power of the show.
The quality of the Raising the Bar exhibit and the timeliness of the subject matter led the UN to invite No Limits Media to remount a significant portion of the show in August 2005. This time, the exhibition moved to the main interior visitors entrance to the UN and was seen by thousands more, daily. More importantly, this time the exhibit was on view as delegates gathered to further negotiate the terms of the UN Convention Protecting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The UN appreciated the show so much that it continued it through September when it was placed so as to be viewed by the attending heads of state.
"I want to share with you that the photo exhibit was extremely beneficial and helpful in the education and lobbying efforts related to the sports provisions of the Treaty. Many governments indicated that the exhibition helped them to further understand the value of sports as a human right for individuals with disabilities."
Eli Wolf, US Delegate to deliberations of UN conventionong the rights of persons with disabilities.
Eli Wolf, US Delegate to deliberations of UN conventionong the rights of persons with disabilities.
