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Image of Runners and wheelchair racer in 10K race, probably in Seattle, July 1, 1986
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Runners and wheelchair racer in 10K race, probably in Seattle, July 1, 1986

Date taken from photographer's inventory.
ID Number:Lib1991.1.88.1
Date:1986
Image of Lighthouse for the Blind brochure, Seattle, circa 1935
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Lighthouse for the Blind brochure, Seattle, circa 1935

Seattle's Lighthouse for the Blind was started in 1916 and incorporated in 1918. The organization was founded as a means to "advance the general welfare of the blind." To accomplish this goal, the Lighthouse for the Blind ran employment and recreational training programs intended to help blind individuals regain their financial independence. In the early days these activities focused on…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1442
Date:Circa 1935
Image of Virginia Harris and Vera Danilchik building a camp fire model, November 1937
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Virginia Harris and Vera Danilchik building a camp fire model, November 1937

Girl Scouting started in Seattle in 1921. By 2013, the area's Girl Scout Council was serving nearly 26,000 girls in Western Washington. Troops of girls meet regularly to learn about health and handicrafts as well as science and technology, careers, and leadership. The program is open to all girls, regardless of their abilities.This 1937 photo shows Girl Scout Virginia Harris…
ID Number:PI21219
Date:1937
Image of Students with disabilities in classroom, December, 1946
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Students with disabilities in classroom, December, 1946

As early as 1911, the Seattle Public Schools had special education classes for students with disabilities and those with other special needs. In 1943, the district started classes for students with cerebral palsy at Warren Avenue School. The program moved to Lowell School in the 1960s.This 1946 photo shows a teacher, identified by the photographer's notes as Elizabeth Boxeth, and…
ID Number:PI23202
Date:1946
Image of Group in front of school for children with disabilities, Seattle, 1948
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Group in front of school for children with disabilities, Seattle, 1948

Written on original envelope: Seattle - schools - spastic, with Charles A. Lawless, Mrs. Norman CleinSubject headings for envelope group: Handicapped children - educationWritten on negative: Spastic SchoolSubject headings for individual negative: TaxicabsOriginal title: Handicapped, Taxi cab drivers and children in front of school for handicapped, SeattleDate photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date…
ID Number:PI23207
Date:1948
Image of Deaf children in classroom, November 1939
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Deaf children in classroom, November 1939

Seattle's deaf students went to class at T.T. Minor School. In 1939, the school started classes for preschool children with hearing disabilities. In addition to learning how to speak, the students learned to read lips and recognize certain sounds using hearing aids. They also began learning to read. When the teacher rang a bell or beat a drum, the children…
ID Number:PI25653
Date:1939
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