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P9254

ID Number: P9254
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 three children in a classroom at the Windsor Red Cross School; one girl is seated and one standing (with the aid of crutches) at a desk in the centre, foreground of the photograph; the girl who is standing is working on a puzzle; a second desk is visible to the right of the girls and a blackboard is visible behind; a young boy is seated at a tall desk to the left and behind the girls.
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