Emily Perl Kingsley

Background

Kingsley, Emily Perl was born on February 28, 1940 in New York City. Daughter of Alan F. and Florence (Schneider) Perl.

Education

Bachelor, Queens College, 1960.

Career

Her experiences with Jason inspired her to include people with disabilities into the Sesame Street cast, including an actress who uses a wheelchair, Tarah Schaeffer, and even Jason himself. Jason"s story was the topic of an hour-long National Broadcasting Company television special in 1977, titled "This Is My Son," and with co-author Mitchell Levitz, Jason wrote the book "Count Us In: Growing Up With Down Syndrome." The same year a made for television movie she wrote "Kids Like These," premiered on Columbia Broadcasting System-television Kingsley has written over 20 children"s books and two Sesame Street home video releases (Elmo Learns to Share and Elmo Says BOO!). She writes for other companies as well, and recently contributed to two Disney Interactive Civil Defense-ROMS.

Achievements

• Emily Perl Kingsley has been listed as a notable writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Views

Quotations: "Kids Like These,".

Membership

Co-chair Parent Assistance Committee on Downs Syndrome, White Plains, New York, since 1976. Board directors National Downs Syndrome Congress, chair adoption committee, 1979-1988.

Connections

Married Edwin H. Kaplin, July 15, 1963 (divorced February 1970). Married Charles R. Kingsley, June 25, 1972. 1 child, Jason.

Father:

Alan F. Perl

Mother:

Florence (Schneider) Perl

Spouse:

Charles R. Kingsley

Spouse:

Edwin H. Kaplin

child:

Jason Kingsley