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Truly Exceptional is a live-action educational series of three short films produced in 1979 by Walt Disney Educational to explain the view point of people with disabilities. [1]

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References

  1. ""Educational Shorts"". Disney Shorts. Archived from the original on 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2011-12-09.