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“Daredevil” actor Charlie Cox visits students at Bronx’s Institute for Special Education

Students at the New York City Institute for Special Education in the Bronx welcomed Friday a special visitor who spoke about the importance of representation

Actor Charlie Cox, who portrayed the blind Marvel Superhero “Daredevil” visited visually impared K-12 students Friday at the New York Institute for Special Education. Founded in 1831, the New York Institute for Special Education (NYISE) is a private non-profit school that serves children who are blind or visually disabled and preschoolers who are developmentally delayed. Cox, who is not visually impaired, worked with teacher Joe Strechay at the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) on the role, observing his movements and learning to walk with a cane while blindfolded.

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