Garden City High School students participate in disability awareness activities
On Dec. 18, Garden City High School students visited the library to participate in activities centered around disability awareness. Students signed a pledge by writing how they can commit to being more inclusive to students of all abilities and learned about augmentative and alternative communication devices by using one firsthand. These important devices allow those who are nonverbal or have limited speech to communicate, and students at the event created smaller versions of AACs on paper filled with words they use in their everyday lives.
Students then used a VR headset to view the National Autistic Society’s video “Can you make it to the end,” which takes the user through the sensory overload experience of a boy with autism at a crowded mall. Information was also available about the challenges of reading for a person with dyslexia.
Through these hands-on activities, students deepened their knowledge of experiences of individuals with disabilities and learned how they can contribute to creating a more inclusive community.
