Please Don't Use the "R" Word

This week Shelly from the Wendell Foster campus came and spoke to our second graders and fourth graders about not using the "R" word. Shelly also talked about what it is to live life with cerebral palsy and how she doesn't let her condition slow her down. Shelly might be confined to a wheelchair, but the wheelchair doesn't confine who she is. Shelly holds down a job and makes parts for window blinds. During her discussions with our students she gave advice to them about how to treat people with disabilities, and how it feels to be called the "R" word.
I want to tell Shelly thank you because she is an inspiration to me. When I get down on things I am going to think about how positive Shelly is and she doesn't let anything stop her.