[3] Sesame Street writer Emily Perl Kingsley was a strong supporter of Schaeffer's inclusion in the cast.
Kingsley's episode "Tarah's Ballet", which features a wheelchair dance, gained her a Grand EDI.
The integration of Schaeffer exemplified Kingsley's views: We include kids with disabilities just as part of the gang.
Wheelchair-bound [sic] Tarah proves over and over again that all kids like to play, laugh, learn, and have fun!
[3] Schaeffer graduated from Daniel Boone High School in 2002 and, as of September 2021, is a freelance writer and Twitch streamer under the name Mightymidge.