Article Source: The Christian Science Monitor

Written by - Stacy Teicher Khadaroo - September 29th, 2008

When Maggie Doben's first-graders find a wheelchair in the middle of their room, she meets their curiosity with questions of her own: Who might need to use this? Would they be able to get around the classroom? How do you think it works?

Inevitably they ask if she knows anyone they can meet who uses a wheelchair. Of course, she does. During an eight-week session, her students at the Cambridge Friends School have the chance to befriend at least half a dozen people with a wide range of physical disabilities.It's a unique program that's also part of a growing trend to help children become more sensitive to those who may somehow be "different."

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