Hi Kat,

Posibility thinking at play...Just maybe Pelswick will serve in the future
to be the very identy that causes kids of tomorrow to think disablity is
actually not a 'big deal.

Regards,
Roslyn McKearney

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"Pelswick" fails miserably to demonstrate the issues a disabled kid faces.
All of the other kids treat Pelswick as if there is no anomaly--he is just
another kid who happens to be in a chair.  They've created this "fairy tale"
world where his disability does not hamper him in the least.  He is not
picked on by the other kids, never has trouble getting on the bus, never has
problems with his chair, never has problems with accessibility at his
ancient big-city school.  Not only that, the reason for Pelswick's being in
the chair is never explained.  The viewer has no idea if he had a pre-natal
injury, childhood accident, disabling virus, etc.

The writers could have made this show multi-dimensional and intriguing for
disabled and able-bodied kids alike.  I'm sure they feel pretty smug about
creating a cartoon featuring a kid with a disability.  Only problem
is---they didn't.