Photos: Students Gain Understanding Through Council For Persons With Disabilities ‘A Day in My Shoes' Event
/Over 160 Kaawaate East City Public School students gained understanding, inclusion and respect for people of all abilities as they attended the Council for Persons with Disabilities’ (CPD) ‘A Day in My Shoes’ event at the YMCA on Wednesday morning.
Students in grades 5, 6 and 8 participated in hands-on activities that simulate the daily experiences of people with disabilities.
The event’s goal is to encourage empathy, awareness, and respect for individuals of all abilities according to Cody McIntyre, CPD Chair.
“As someone who grew up with a hearing loss and who started wearing hearing aids at the age of 6 that meant I would sit closer to the teacher in the classroom, watch mouth for cues and worked harder to follow every word that was being said,” he said. “By educating and opening conversations with the students of Kaawaate East City Public School about what it is like to live with a disability we are creating a more inclusive and respectful environment at their school and for the entire Peterborough community.”
The students participated in realistic simulations that engaged them in meaningful discussions about mobility, vision, hearing and inclusion.
@ptbo_canada To experience daily life of having a disability, students took on challenges such as trying to toe a shoe with oven mitts. #ptbocanada #journalism #news #fyp #internationaldisabilityday ♬ original sound - PTBOCanada
