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Middle School Marks Disability Awareness Week
Middle School Marks Disability Awareness Week

January 17-20 marks the annual Disability Awareness Week in the Middle School. One important objective of this week is to help dispel perceptions others may have of people living with disabilities that are visible, as well as those not seen on the surface.

We have partnered with the Joseph Maley Foundation to create an informative and impactful week for Middle School students. Morning advisory has been extended each day, and a daily lesson provides a focus for the day. Park Tudor hosted guest speaker Brian Galloway during Wednesday's advisory period, and the week will culminate on Friday when a wheelchair basketball team will play for MS students and provide time for Q&A.

Eighth graders had an additional experience during the week. Students spent time this week researching specific disabilities; to help provide context to this research, some eighth grade students were selected at random to become "disabled" for a day. Although we can never replicate an exact disability, the Joseph Maley Foundation provided equipment that students have been wearing to simulate certain challenges faced by those with particular disabilities. A JMF staff member spoke to the eighth graders to prepare them for the experience, and they will also have the opportunity to reflect on the experience on Monday, January 23.