Increasing Character Diversity In Sesame Street

“Work to view my autism as a different ability rather than a disability. Look past what you may see as limitations and see the gifts autism has given me…Be my advocate, be my friend, and we’ll see just how far we can go” –Ellen Botbohm, author of Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew.

For more than nine decades, the name Walt Disney has been preeminent in the field of family entertainment. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to today 's global corporation, Disney continues to proudly provide quality entertainment for every member of the family, across America and around the world. The company is diversified, focusing on its mass media headquartered in Burbank, California (Iger, 2012). In terms of revenue, it is the largest media conglomerate in the world (Silkos, 2009). Founded on October 16, 1923, by the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in

Julia is Scott’s love interest for most of the book. She has short, dark brown, highlighted hair, wears a bit of makeup and has contacts. She does theatre which prompted Scott to sign up and also Vernon (her boyfriend),

The Jane Justin School of Autism provides the right life skills and knowledge that children need to live a meaningful and productive life. How the school makes this mission possible is by responding to the needs of the students and families while respecting and embracing the individuality of the child while maintaining educational excellence. The Jane Justin School also hopes that the students one day may be able to return to a traditional classroom and educational setting with the skills that would make this possible.

Poverty is a serious issue which our society and children faces every day. It is a constant struggle that shouldn’t be ignored. UNICEF states “The study of OECD countries in 2007, over fourteen percent of Australian children under the age of eighteen are currently living in households who are defined as poor or with incomes less than half of the median national income”. The increase in the number and percentage of children living in poverty within our society has contributed to making today's classrooms more diverse than ever it has been. This highlights and makes both teaching and learning more challenging. Diversity exists in the students who are living in poverty and the education assistant and teachers must provide the concept of diversity

Julia -  She’s a beautiful dark-haired girl who is working in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of

Ms. Diaz-Harrison has a daughter and she chose to put her in a charter school that specialized in the arts because that fit her daughter’s needs. For her son, who has autism she had no idea where she was going to put him at for school. Ms. Diaz-Harrison decided to open her on charter school in Phoenix. This school was named Arizona Autism Charter School. Her exact words when opening the school was, “we didn’t have a school like that-now we do!”

As she watches her father car disappear into the distance, she decides nows a better time than ever to leave. Julia packs up her soccer bag and goes to the mall. This is where we see Julia begin to be more conscious of how she feels about herself. As mentioned earlier in the novel, Julia’s not as physically matured as other girls her age. She doesn't wear bras or makeup which makes her feel like such an outcast.

How Joan Ganz Cooney Changed the Lives of American Woman During Joan Ganz Cooney’s lifetime, women were not treated with the equal rights as men were treated with. They could not have the same jobs or education that they currently possess. Today woman are even running for president. Not only was Cooney the most successful woman of her time, she also managed to be an inspirational figure to many.

Autism and special education is a topic that will never go away. Over the years autism has been the topic of major debate, both locally and nationally. In 2005, Bob and Suzanne Wright start the non-profit organization Autism Speaks Inc. (www.autismspeaks.org). The Wrights were compelled to start this non-profit due to their grandchild being diagnosed with autism. Beginning with a twenty-five million dollar investment the organization is leading the way in autism awareness, research, and resources. Their non-profit is backed by numerous nationally recognized autism organizations. Autism Speaks Inc. is backed by three leading autism organizations, NAAR, the CAN, and the ACRE. Autismspeaks.org has an expansive library of helpful resources regarding autism, the foundation has an impactful mission statement, and they have a board of directors that includes individuals who have been diagnosed with autism.

Waking early every morning hoping to see the little red furry puppet on my TV screen. The one who taught me how to my ABC’s, how to count and how to express myself. Who taught me feelings were ok and how to make friends. As well as I, I know they are millions of kids across the nation who woke up early to see the furry red puppet on their TV screen. Sesame Street is not just another kids show but is an education system in which develops the younger toddler mind to learn. To advance themselves, to prepare them for school. However our new president Trump wants to cut those funding. For a while now the Republicans have wanted to kill government funding for the younger audience favorite

In the summary “Why Sesame Street chose a girl Muppet to portray autism” by Joy Resmovits, the author explains why a girl Muppet is portraying an autistic Muppet. The author supports this by describing different aspects of why they wanted a girl to portray an autistic Muppet. Julia is Sesame Street’s newest Muppet. Julia has bright colored hair, Big Green eyes, And Julia sometimes takes a long time to answer questions. Autism spectrum affects more males than females. 1 in 42 boys are diagnosed with autism. The executive president name Westin made sure that Julia was a female because autism is seen so much

Most of the children that Alyssa works with are on the Autism spectrum. There are other behavioral or learning disabilities but for the most part

I watched Sesame Street as a child, so I understood the similarities and parody on the show with characters and the screens. The transferred idea of learning important lessons was well understood by our class as well, so the idea is still relatable today. The characters of Rod and Nicky were obvious parodies of Bert and Ernie, and Trekkie monster is just like cookie monster, except, instead of being addicted to cookies, he is addicted to porn. These comparisons were funny and understandable by our class, who make up the intended

Within the core of many educational institutions, diversity is a commercial tacit. While every institution cannot offer the same kind of diversity, the endorsement of such exists through various definitions. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges define diversity through the various classes: race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, disability, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and age (“Statement on Diversity”)