‘Bliss’ board unlocks language
Melanie Berry, aged 10, uses a head pointer to get her message across. The “Bliss” board she leans towards contains symbols which convey a whole language. Melanie, and her friends, Hannah Bennett, aged 10, and Katrina Smeaton, aged nine, are some of the first pupils of the new School, for the Physically Disabled, in Shirley.
The new school, in Amos Place, adjoins the Quinns Road school and the pupils mingle- in their play hours. At times, pupils also share classrooms. The schools are joined by walkways. The School for the Physically Disabled opened on May 25, replaces the old school, in Worcester Street, which suffered from overcrowding.
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Press, 23 June 1981, Page 6
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