The 12 Days of E-Hall allows JMU students to submerge themselves in a festive atmosphere before heading home for the holidays. But for the adults living at Pleasant View, a Christian-based adult home for people with intellectual disabilities, theyâre more isolated than ever before.
Many of these individuals are isolated in their living areas because of COVID-19 and donât have access to the same technology that others do to stay social online. To bring some holiday cheer and social interaction to these residents, the students and teacher of Exceptional Education 330, Survey of Intellectual Disabilities, a class at JMU, threw a virtual holiday Zoom party Dec. 10.Â