Department of Special Education Photographs
Photographs documenting the work of the Department of Special Education at Eastern Michigan University. Many of the images were taken within the Rackham School for Special Education, the first building of its kind in the nation, it was built specifically to house the department and provide an environment for teaching and learning that met the accessibility needs of the students.
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Three Students Play PoolThree students, one wheelchair bound, play pool in the Rec Room at Rackham School. -
Instructor Teaches Students OutsideA female instructor teaches students with physical disabilities how to set up a tent. -
Students in Rackham SchoolA female student with a physical disability pushes the wheelchair of a male student through a hallway in the Rackham School. -
Students doing GymnasticsStudents practice gymnastics in gym class. -
Students dressed for Christmas PlayStudents, two in wheelchairs and one with a physical disability, dressed as angels for a Christmas Play -
Student and Instructor work on Object AssociationA female student works with a male student on an object and image association lesson -
Student Eating a PopsicleA male student with a physical disability eats a popsicle outside. -
Student Completes Telling Time ActivityA male student completes a time telling activity and gross motor skill activity. -
Instructor and Hearing Impaired StudentA female instructor works with a hearing impaired student. -
Instructor Reading a Book to StudentsA music instructor reads a book to students during a camping trip -
Students Eating Lunch OutsideFour students, one with a physical disability, eat lunch outside. -
Student in WheelchairA male student in a wheelchair smiles for a picture.