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Jeffrey Clay Erlanger (November 30, 1970 – June 10, 2007) was an American advocate and activist for disability rights. He is known for appearing on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood when he was 10 years old, talking about his electric wheelchair and why he needed it.
- 1988–2007
- Advocate
- Jeffrey Clay Erlanger, November 30, 1970, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Sep 20, 2017 · The man responsible for the elation on Rogers’s face was Jeff Erlanger, a 29-year-old from Madison, Wisconsin who became a quadriplegic at a young age after undergoing spinal surgery to remove...
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In 1975, Jeffrey Erlanger, a five-year-old boy from Madison, Wisconsin, confined to a wheelchair, asked his parents, Howard and Pam, if he could meet Mister Rogers rather than going to Disneyland. It was the family’s own version of “Make-A-Wish,” proposed on the eve of major surgery to fuse Jeff’s spine.
- Maxwell King
Jun 11, 2007 · We will always remember Jeff as the person who showed us the true meaning of a life well lived. Funeral services are tentatively planned for Thursday, at 9:45 a.m. at Temple Beth El on 2702 Arbor ...
Sep 25, 2023 · Jeff Erlanger, a passionate advocate for people with disabilities and a quadriplegic himself, was best known for his poignant appearance on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Doug Moe. Sep 25, 2023....
Oct 4, 2018 · Learn why Jeff Erlanger’s 1981 visit to “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” in his electric-powered wheelchair was Fred Rogers’ “most treasured time on the set.” How Fred Rogers and Jeff Erlanger Became Friends for Life | Reform Judaism
May 23, 2017 · I look back at the way he connected to a little quadriplegic boy named Jeff Erlanger not by ignoring his disability, but by actively asking him about his electric wheelchair and all the things the ...
