Perspective: This new 'Peppa Pig' character gives me hope
By Melissa Blake May 7 at 9:00 AM I grew up on a healthy diet of children’s television. I loved Big Bird on “Sesame Street.” I had a “Smurfs”-themed party for my second birthday. And when I was a little older and wrote Mister Rogers a fan letter, he wrote me a personalized response.I was born with Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, a genetic bone and muscular disability, and in the ’80s and early ’90s, it was incredibly rare to see characters with disabilities on my favorite shows.
"The fact that Mandy uses a wheelchair is not ignored on the show; it’s just that being in a wheelchair isn’t Mandy’s defining characteristic,” he said. “That’s an important message for kids with disabilities and their families to hear, especially families with young children who might still be uncertain about how their child’s disability might fit into their world."
This is the natural next step toward real inclusion and reducing the stigma surrounding people with disabilities. For some children, watching “Peppa Pig” may be the first time they see someone in a wheelchair.
“The inclusion of a character in a wheelchair gives me the opportunity to talk with my daughter about equality, kindness, differences, similarities, respect and love,” she said. “It also prepares her to expect to see disabilities in the real world and recognize them without judgment.”
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