Thursday, January 7, 2010

Teacher has years of insight


Denise Schweizer looks at the white Labrador retriever at her feet. Little Cheba loves belly rubs and ear squeezes.

"I've tried being blind with no help, and with a cane's help and with a dog's help," she says, laughing. "Believe me, the dog is better."

The 47-year-old woman teaches mentally disabled children at Hebron Elementary School in Evansville. She has two sighted assistants who help with the boys and girls who range in ages from kindergarten to fifth grade.

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