Students with disabilities can often use a helping hand to participate in recreational activities. A Learn and Serve program in Walla Walla, Washington, enlisted volunteer students to be peer mentors for students with disabilities. The program enables students with disabilities to participate in recreational activities and helps to raise awareness about disability issues among their peer volunteers. This paper by Learn and Serve educator Vicki Ruley won second place in the 1997 Northwest National Service Symposium, hosted by The Northwest Regional Education Laboratory (NWREL).
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