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Easter Seals Resources @ School

Learning to accept ourselves is one of the hardest jobs we have to do, especially when we want so much to fit in with our friends and our classmates.

When you have a disability, fitting in is even harder. A disability is the first thing other people see. Sometimes it's the only thing. And what happens is that people forget to look behind the wheelchair, or the hearing aid, or the prosthesis.

We don't see the person — only the person's disability. We forget that these are people who could be our friends. Kids with disabilities may seem different, at first. But they are people with many interests, ideas and feelings, just like everyone else!

To learn more, check out a list of books about people with disabilities. Or, read Easter Seals' helpful hints when meeting friends with disabilities.

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Share Easter Seals' Coloring and Activity Book with a Child in Your Life 
Even young children seem to understand that some of us are born with special needs. Download Easter Seals' free coloring and activity book, and have fun learning about acceptance and a "can do" attitude.