No, I've never seen "Peswick."  I've seen "Malcolm in the Middle," and as I
recall there's a kid in a wheelchair in that show.  If I remember right,
they show a few of the issues that comes with being a kid in a wheelchair;
it's been a long time since I've watched the show.

Kat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: mpeg?? not!!!; changing subject to superheroes; changing su
bject to "crip toons"


> Thinking of super heroes made me think of kid's TV programming.  Has
anyone
> on the list seen the cartoon "Pelswick"?  It's either on Cartoon Network
or
> Nickelodeon.
>
> Anyway, Pelswick is a pre-teen in a motorized chair.  The show is
> "situational comedy" along the same lines as another genre 'toon, "Hey,
> Arnold".  The network has done an admirable job of presenting Pelswick as
a
> (BIG quotes here) "normal kid", experiencing the same situations and
> emotions as his peers.  I do beleive, though, that the cartoon is an
attempt
> by its writers to produce a politically correct show--and that's all.
>
> "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.
>
> -Kyle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Salkin Kathleen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 7:33 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: mpeg?? not!!!
>
>
> It's just dreaming, Chester.  These are games we'd like to see available,
> you  know?  There are no games out there that feature disabled people as
> super heroes.
>
> Kat
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chester Worwa" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 6:25 AM
> Subject: Re: mpeg?? not!!!
>
>
> > Where is this game thing it sounds interesting?  I do
> > have flash.
> >
> >
> > Chester Worwa
> >
> > --- Deri James <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > On Thursday 28 Feb 2002 2:01 pm, Betty B wrote:
> > > > Flash I got, baby.
> > > >
> > > > What I want is an interactive online game where
> > > the player is a
> > > > character who has a disability, and who's mission
> > > is to take out
> > > > nondisabled opponents who appear in the game to do
> > > bad.  There
> > > > should also be a special feature for bopping tiny
> > > tims on the head.
> > > >  "Here, you want a pat on the head?  BAM!"
> > > >
> > > > gots anything like that?  Maybe not, maybe this is
> > > my assignment
> > > > anyway. It's not like there's a boss delegating
> > > this stuff.  Can I
> > > > do it with Macromedia products -- Flash,
> > > Fireworks, etc.?
> > > >
> > > > It could be on the secret underground website of
> > > the most secret
> > > > underground disabled.   All very cryptic:
> > > Passwords, codes,
> > > > underground language.
> > > >
> > > > Deri's breaking out in a sweat; I can see it.
> > > >
> > >
> > > No flash - just Cool!!
> > >
> > > I could really get into this. One common feature of
> > > games is
> > > "restriction of resource" (Money, Ammo, etc.) so
> > > we'd obviously have
> > > a whelchair with a slow puncture that needed regular
> > > pumping. Another
> > > common theme is "reward of improved equipmernt", as
> > > you progress you
> > > get better wheelchair, improved home helps (with
> > > spcial powers of
> > > course). Each level has a "Boss" you have to defeat
> > > (Jerry Lewis,
> > > Pete Singer). Final level you gain a Baclofen Pump!!
> > >
> > > Lots of spinoff titles:-
> > >
> > >         NBA 2002 (Wheelchair Basketball edition)
> > >         Sonic the CP hedgehog
> > >         SIMS (Accessibility Pack)
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Deri
> >
> >
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