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Why didn't someone think this through before it was made public?
Seven year old Miles Ambridge has spinal muscular atrophy and is in a wheelchair.When the class picture was taken he is visibly off to the side and is trying to bring his face in closer to his peers.I can't believe this is the first time a school has had class photos taken with a child in a wheelchair.The company that does these photos would have also taken such pictures as well.When students are told about acceptance and inclusion why is it that the adults dropped the ball. This boy has a physical disability not a learning issue.I think the school is going to redo the pictures but it never should have happened.At the very least the teacher could have stood near Miles. I.m still shaking my head.Your thoughts? I'm not sure if this should be posted under education or something else.
I am not related to this little boy (I'm from Ontario and he is from British Columbia) My heart sank when I saw the child trying his best to lean further into the picture.He has such a winning smile.Apparently his mother did not show him the photo .There are enough challenges in life for children who are physically or intellectually different from their peers .Most children want a sense of belonging and this picture does not give the image of belonging.I don't think it was intentional ,more insensitive .You can find this photo on the internet ,unfortunately I'm not very good at giving a web site.
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- ?Lv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
This is the responsibility of the photographer, not the school. It is an example of sticking to the criteria of the photograph and shows no sensitivity to how the disabled student may feel. Good Luck.
Source(s): I was a college professor and a school principal who had not disabled children in the classrooms. - 8 years ago
I'm shaking my head, too. I think your choice of category is well picked, as it does reflect upon some education. In my school(s), we had our classmate who used a wheelchair somewhere in the picture where he would not be treated like part of the background. To some, something as small as a school picture is nothing to fret about. Most people use and interpret symbolism every day, and children are no exception to this human nature. Symbolizing that the "different" individuals be left on the side of a school picture may indicate that it is okay to discriminate people. Look at the conventional world map, for example: http://www.upworthy.com/we-have-been-mislead-by-an...
In my opinion, there should be more teachers who can not only teach their curriculum, but teach kids to think more effectively and with an open mind. I believe that if this was made a reality in more places, if any, there would be more hope for the human race - having a generation of people who can think openly instead of discriminate is an example for this context.
