Joao Vicente is a 7 year old boy living in Brazil. He has
Cerebral Palsey. Joao’s Mum works with him every day and felt worried when he
stated to ask about using a skateboard. Mum knew Joao would not be able to hold
himself up on a skateboard and she tried to dissuade him from the idea,
thinking it would be impossible; ”I tried for a long time to replace the desire
for skateboarding with other tools. He rode on a tricycle but that’s not what
he wanted.”
Stevan Pinto is a physiotherapist and Daniel Paniagua is a
psychologist; together they started the Skate Anima project adapting
skateboards so that children with disabilities could enjoy the sport. Joao’s
mum says their work is “very powerful and beautiful; it’s necessary.”
The video of Joao skateboarding with his mum went viral.
Mum say; “Understand that places that don’t welcome
everybody are disabled, ideas are disabled, not people.”
“May Joao’s smile wake up other people. Diversity is our
strength.”
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Why does Joao want to skateboard?
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Why did Mum try to stop Joao talking about
skateboarding?
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Why did she try to get Joao to use a tricycle
instead? How do you think that made him and her feel?
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The Skate Amina project is “very powerful and
beautiful; it’s necessary.” What does Mum mean?
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Why do you think the film of Joao skating went
viral?
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What does that show about people around the
world?
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“places that don’t welcome everybody are
disabled, ideas are disabled, not people.” what does that mean?
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“May Joao’s smile wake up other people. Diversity
is our strength.”
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What can we learn from Joao?
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What can we learn from Joao’s mother?
Why is this about No Outsiders?
No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat
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