urbancripple:neilnevins:Mr. Rogers is a perfect example of doing something small and easy to accommo
urbancripple:neilnevins:Mr. Rogers is a perfect example of doing something small and easy to accommodate those with a disability or making someone more comfortable that makes all the difference to themAn image of Mr. Rogers feeding his fish. The image reads:“Mr Rogers made a point of mentioning out loud when he was feeding his fish on his show after he got a letter from a family whose blind daughter asked him to do so because she couldn’t tell if the fish were being fed.”Below the image of Mr Rogers, the text reads: “One girl and her fmaily wrote to tell us there was a special reason why she wanted me [Mr. Rogers] to talk about feeding the fish each day.“Dear Mr Rogers,Please say when you are feeding your fish, because I worry about them. I can’t see if you are feeding them, so please say you are feeding them out loud.”Katie, age 5(Father’s note: Katie is blind, and she does cry if you don’t say that you have fed the fish.)Since hearing from Katie, I’ve tried to remember to mention out load those times I’m feeding the fish. Over the years, I’ve learned so mcuh from children and their families. I like to think that we’ve all grown together.“End Image Description. -- source link
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