Research Help

[EasyBeinGreen]

I am doing a research project for one of my education courses and was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of any articles, clips or anything else that may be of help in a presentation on Sesame Street and its incorporation of characters with disabilities throughout the years.

I am especially interested in finding clips that address Linda's hearing impairment.

If anyone could help me out I would really appreciate it.

Thanks!

 

[minor muppetz]

Some good videos/ DVDs that are currently available that could be shown to illustrate disabled people on Sesame Street include:

Follow That Bird - there are a few scenes with Linda using sign language, though nothing really major.
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street - there is a scene where Bob and several kids sing "Keep Christmas with You", and Linda and the kids use sign language as they sing (I think Linda taught them to use sign language for the song as a surprise for Bob).
Sing Along: there is a boy in a wheelchair seen throughout this video, and this video also featured a skit with Olivia singing "Sing" as Linda used sign language.
Elmosize - This video featureed a song called "Workout in a Chair", which prominently featured Tara, a girl who sat in a wheelchair.
The Street We Live On - I think this was included in the video version, but one of the songs is "I've Got a Chair", featuring a boy in a wheel chair.

A few other good clips that I know of, but I don't think they have been commercially released on video:
A skit from the early 1980s with Inzalk Pearlman, where he tells a girl that there are soem things that are easy for her that are hard for him (Inzalk Pealrman walked with crutches).
A sketch where Ray Charles shows Elmo his sheet music, written in braille because he was blind.

 

[Cookie fan]

I'm not sure if this will be of any help...

But I googled Linda Bove Sesame Street Articles and I got about 10-12 scholarly looking articles, a lot of it is in pdf format. Otherwise, I recalled (or probably not) seeing a picture of an original newspaper clipping on hooperfan.com of the first appearance of Linda on Sesame Street; I'm not seeing it anymore. I hope this at least helps out a bit, I know those research assignments can be very challenging.

 

[EasyBeinGreen]

Thanks for giving me some sort of direction. Research like this is very hard... its difficult to find acceptable academic articles and what not... I got to design the project though so its pretty open ended as far as what I can do with it...

 

[BEAR]

There was also a kid on Sesame Street that was sort of a regular for a while. Her name was Tara and she was in a wheelchair. I don't remember what her handicap was though.
There was also a blind Muppet character (Aristotle was his name, I think)

I will continue to keep my eye open for you. I have done extensive research on Sesame Street and its characters for a long time now and I've even written research papers on it. I am sure I have some articles around that would be of some use.

 

[The Count]

Rully Bry? That's interesting... Very interesting.
Yes, Aristotle was a blueish monster who was blind, (at least that's what I've heard recently) performed by Richard Hunt.
Don't remember seeing him on the show, though looking back on it I would've loved to have that memory with all the others I have. Only thing I rully remember is how he supposedly looked fromthe illustration in an old issue of SS Magazine.

Tara was a girl from the late 90's around Season 30 or so bound in a wheelchair, though I think she could be lifted out of it and into a normal bed or chair.
And of course there's also Linda, one of my personal heroes.

Also, I don't think Billy Joel is blind to any degree in real life. And yet... I have this memory of him showing up wearing those dark rectangular glasses some blind people wear next to Oscar's can, the grouch popped up from inside, and Billy who was accompanied by a woman promptly sat down to perform a song at the piano provided for him on the street.

Hope this helps.

 

[BEAR]

No, I don't believe Billy Joel is blind. Just think he wears those dark shades cuz he is just so cool. Besides, he drives a car. Then again...he is known for being a reckless driver these days. Ha!

 

[CensoredAlso]

Rully Bry? That's interesting... Very interesting.
Yes, Aristotle was a blueish monster who was blind, (at least that's what I've heard recently) performed by Richard Hunt.
Don't remember seeing him on the show, though looking back on it I would've loved to have that memory with all the others I have. Only thing I rully remember is how he supposedly looked fromthe illustration in an old issue of SS Magazine.

Tara was a girl from the late 90's around Season 30 or so bound in a wheelchair, though I think she could be lifted out of it and into a normal bed or chair.
And of course there's also Linda, one of my personal heroes.

Yeah I wish I could have seen Aristotle as well. And I remember seeing Tara once or twice, she was a cute kid, and very mature.