Jun 212013
 

We’ll close the week with a story about a boy in a wheelchair and a class picture. 7-year-old Miles earned some attention on the Internet when his 2nd-grade class photo showed him posed in his wheelchair and at a noticeable distance from the rest of his class:

The first version of the photo of the second-graders at Herbert Spencer Elementary in New Westminster, British Columbia.

There probably wasn’t any ill intent here; just a clueless photographer and a teacher who could have been a better advocate for her student. Eventually, the school arranged for the photo to be re-taken:

 

Miles Ambridge sits with his class — and without his wheelchair — in a new class photo. The original version, which upset his parents and elicited sympathy from around the world, had Miles at the edge of the frame in his wheelchair. In this one he’s in the first row, at far right.

Sometimes, integration requires a little shove from the Internet.

Thanks to Rose for the tip.

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