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P9256

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ID Number: P9256
Item Name: Image
Title: School Children at Windsor Red Cross School / Élèves à l'école de la Croix-Rouge de Windsor
Title (Fre): Élèves à l'école de la Croix-Rouge de Windsor
Date: ca 1955
Description: Black and white photograph of several students outside of the Windsor Red Cross School; eight children are visible in the photograph, three boys and five girls; most of the children are seated on chairs on the lawn in the foreground of the photograph; one girl is standing with the aid of crutches and one boy are standing behind the group; several of the children have braces on their legs and the girl at the far left is holding a pair of crutches; the Red Cross School building is visible in the background of the photograph and a fence and some trees are visible in the background toward the right.
History: In the spring of 1949, Mrs. Cora Stephenson approached the Windsor Public School Board to request education for handicapped children. The school board approved the request and in September of 1949 Miss Marjorie Box (sister of the donor) was hired to teach. The children were taught at 1 Ouellette Avenue until May 1950 when the facility was moved to 1226 Ouellette. The school was designed for children who could benefit from intensive physical medicine therapy and special teaching techniques. It included physiotherapy, speech therapy and a gym in addition to traditional book work. In 1963, 80% of children at the school suffered from cerebral palsy.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Windsor
Collection Name: Museum Windsor