Puppets to Educate Students about Cerebral Palsy

Children attending Ridgewood Elementary School in West Lafayette learned about what it means to have a disability such as cerebral palsy. During a show sponsored by the Coshocton County Board of Development Disabilities, a member of the Children’s Institute put on a show for the elementary students using puppets to represent students with disabilities. One of the puppets, named Mark Riley, was in a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy. The students were able to ask him questions about his disability and interact with the puppet. Other puppets were blind and deaf. Students reportedly responded well to the show. The purpose of the show, according to Bruce Adamson of the Children’s Institute, is to educate children about disabilities so they will be less likely to make fun of and ostracize the disabled students at their school. The Children’s Institute is located near Pittsburgh.

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