Saturday, August 9, 2014

SESAME STREET PROMOTING DISABILITY INCLUSION

My grandson Carson is an actor. This past year he did some voice over work for Sesame Street. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXjc5KcU9bs That's his voice you hear introducing the letter "N" to preschoolers.The picture at the upper right is Carson recording the segment for Sesame Street.  

Since infancy he sat on my lap as we whizzed everywhere in my electric wheelchair. He's learned about disability inclusion and it's second nature to him and his siblings. They understand the wheelchair is simply a tool to assist me with mobility, just like and guide dogs help other disabled people, and glasses help people see better. 


Rocco Florentino on Sesame Street
Below is a different clip from Sesame Street. It is promoting disability inclusion, featuring young Rocco Florentino. He is blind; he's also very musical. See below. Well done Sesame Street!

This is something the Church should be doing in a Christian context while providing an example to society of including people with disabilities as indispensable members of our communities. Everyone has something to the table of human experience.

[Click on image below or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-dVEYP82a8  ]



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