Isabelle Goldenson
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'''Isabelle Charlotte Weinstein Goldenson''' (? - [[February 21]], [[2005]]) was the wife of [[American Broadcasting Company]] founder and chairman [[Leonard Goldenson]], and a co-founder of the [[charitable organization|charity]] [[United Cerebral Palsy]] (UCP).
The Goldensons' daughter Genise was born in [[1943]] with [[cerebral palsy]]. Five years later, the Goldensons joined with [[New York City]] businessman [[Jack Hausman]] and his wife, Ethel, to found UCP. Isabelle Goldenson went on to found the UCP Research Foundation, which studies the disease and its cure. The UCP Research Foundation has been credited with discovering the [[vaccine]] against [[Rubella]], [[phototherapy]] and the [[fetal heart monitor]].
The Goldensons [[lobbying|lobbied]] the [[United States Congress]] for legislation to assist the disabled. This eventually led to the passage of the [[Americans with Disabilities Act]]. Shortly after the first [[moon landing]], the Goldensons met with scientists and engineers from [[NASA]], the [[National Institute of Health]] and the [[Veterans Administration]] in order to study how technology used in [[space exploration]] could be used to assist the disabled.
==External links==
*[http://www.ucp.org/ United Cerebral Palsy]
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