Setting An Example For The Next Generation

Setting An Example For The Next Generation

George Mason University

Teaching children about disabilities plays a vital role in shaping a compassionate, inclusive, and empathetic generation. It fosters empathy and understanding allowing the youth to gain deeper insights into what it's like living with a disability. By understanding different abilities, it can magnify and promote inclusion in social, academic, and recreational activities. It challenges stereotypes creating a more equitable society, and most importantly it encourages collaboration. These lessons instill values like respect, fairness, and openness, which ripple through communities, workplaces, and beyond. In the end, educating children/ young adults about disabilities doesn’t just benefit individuals—it strengthens the entire fabric of society. Shaping a more enriching future built off of Mason Pride.

Garza, Mryna

George Mason University Broadside Photograph Collection

George Mason University

1975-09-18

Olivia Chandler, History 390, 2025

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Negative; black and white

English

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