Jordan Spoke to 4th graders

NEWS RELEASE

DATE: February 18, 2009

DOHERTY 4TH GRADERS WILL BE HOSTING

DISABILITY AWARENESS DAY ON FEBRUARY 26

Doherty Elementary School will be conducting a Disability Awareness Day for their 4th grade students on Thursday, February 26. Students will become more aware of the needs of individuals with disabilities and how to respect people regardless of how they may look, act, talk or walk.

Students will rotate through different stations; deaf and hard of hearing, speech impairment, vision impairment, Braille, learning disability stations and physical impairment stations. Hands on interaction will be encouraged by students participating in a wheel chair obstacle course, by speaking with an electric larynx and participating in handicap accessibility activities throughout the school.
At 1:30 p.m. there will be a presentation from the Leader Dogs for the Blind organization. Then at 2:30 p.m., Jordan Levin will speak about his hearing loss, his perseverance and accomplishments.