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May 23, 2014

Melody in San Jose, California

McMo
Bagby
United States
San Jose, California
(Melody #024B0114)
ScoSch Today, I talked with Alejandro, a 3rd grader at my school Like Melody, Alejandro has a motorized wheelchair which helps him get around. Mrs. McConnell, Melody, and I asked him some questions. Like… If he can go on to the playground? He said that he can get on because there is a ramp for him. He also plays on a baseball team! He said that he enjoys playing left field because there is more shade there! He gets to play in small group PE. In that PE they play volleyball, bocce ball, baseball, etc. After he hits the baseball, the other team has to wait until he drops the ball and then they have to move at the same speed Alejandro’s chair goes. He calls his wheelchair “my chair”. The only problem he has had here is that when he first got to Bagby he forgot what class he was in. His amazing chair can move up, down, and even reclines, it has blinkers, too! Alejandro has an aide to help him do things that are challenges for him. Some of the activities that the aide has to help him are... going to the bathroom, and putting his tray on his chair. His tray helps him write, eat, and it's a good place to rest his arm.
It was fun to get to know Alejandro better, and helped me understand what Melody would go through if she was a student at Bagby.

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