Museum Visit

The visit to the museum today was very interesting because we got have a different experience than in class.  We got to see first hand the history of disabilities and handicaps, both physical and mental.  The different kinds of inclusive dolls and education sources they had really stuck out to me were very impressive, especially when we saw a Barbie doll in a wheelchair, as well as a Barbie doll doing sign language, and then other dolls with a seeing-eye dog or a hearing implant.  The car that they had for amputee and paralyzed veterans was extremely interesting as well and seemed to be the first-born of cars for individuals who cannot drive a manual car because of physical impairments.  What I liked the most at the exhibit were the individuals the guide spoke about who tried to help the mentally and physically impaired individuals, rather than putting them into categories or treating them as "idiots" or "poor", and tried to help them and figure out therapy and rehab.  These individuals were helping to make change and not neglecting these individuals.  They recognized there was something they could do to help rather than push them aside.