Dreams are tomorrow's realities.  I think the way folks are coming up with
this stuff is great!  Now we need to get a programmer, a graphic artist,
etc. etc.

Kat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roslyn Mckearney" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 2:33 AM
Subject: Re: mpeg?? not!!!; changing subject to superheroes; changing su


> 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
>
> E-mail: mailto:[log in to unmask]
> Cooinda Online URL: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~cooindabbs
> McKearney's URL: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~gerros
>
> "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.