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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1981
Page
6
A puppet show by Your Disabled Friends uses disabled and non-disabled puppets to illustrate life with disability. Barbara Aiello explains inviting new friends with kindness, acknowledging hurt feelings, and recognizing inner sameness despite differences.
The Mini Page offers guidance on interacting with disabled peers. Emphasizes asking before helping, respecting slower speech or movement, and understanding terms. Explains that "retarded" means slow to learn and not unable, noting some tasks may require extra time.
Itzhak Perlman born 1945 in Israel, became a famed violinist who uses braces and crutches after polio. He advocates for disabled people, supports hospitals for disabled children in the US and Israel, works to ease public access, and has appeared on Sesame Street four times. He resides in New York City with wife Toby and four children.
Florida athletes George Murray and Phil Carpenter, famed wheelchair runners who have won Boston and Miami titles, completed a 13 state 3000 mile trek from Los Angeles to New York City. Using speedometer equipped chairs with parachutes they urged disabled people to engage in sports and community life while serving as ambassadors.
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