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Can a virtual reality residential school, developed with Survivors, improve empathy toward Indigenous people?

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Virtual reality is a rapidly developing technology. As the technology expands, becoming more portable and affordable, the potential uses have expanded as well. One virtual reality creator calls virtual reality the “ultimate empathy machine.” Promising research shows that virtual reality can improve empathy toward groups such as people experiencing schizophrenia, children who are refugees and people who are unhoused. Working with an interdiscipli…

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The Peterborough ExaminerThe Peterborough Examiner
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'Filled with honour': Residential school survivor receives milestone quilt

​TIMMINS - Mary Jane Metatawabin used to mend the worn blankets provided to residential school students. She's now one of thousands of survivors being blanketed with support.

·Peterborough, Canada
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The Hamilton SpectatorThe Hamilton Spectator
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‘Filled with honour’: Residential school survivor receives milestone quilt

​TIMMINS - Mary Jane Metatawabin used to mend the worn blankets provided to residential school students. She's now one of thousands of survivors being blanketed with support.

·Hamilton, Canada
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The ConversationThe Conversation
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Can a virtual reality residential school, developed with Survivors, improve empathy toward Indigenous people?

Virtual reality is a rapidly developing technology. As the technology expands, becoming more portable and affordable, the potential uses have expanded as well. One virtual reality creator calls virtual reality the “ultimate empathy machine.” Promising research shows that virtual reality can improve empathy toward groups such as people experiencing schizophrenia, children who are refugees and people who are unhoused. Working with an interdiscipli…

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The Coastland TimesThe Coastland Times

OBX Blanketeers: 'All for sew and sew for all' - The Coastland Times

By Daryl Law, Correspondent A collection of local sewing enthusiasts has produced more than 400 quilts and throws this winter to contribute to people in need such as young mothers, cancer patients and veterans. There were so many of the colorful creations that they literally “blanketed” the parish hall and adjacent meeting room at the Duck United Methodist Church the weekend of March 8-9. “They just kept coming in,” Sally Meagher said. “I lead t…

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