Meet Ameera, the new Sesame Workshop Muppet who uses a wheelchair and crutches

There's another new friend ready to join the fun on Sesame Street: Sesame Workshop has unveiled a new Muppet, Ameera, an 8-year-old who uses a wheelchair and forearm crutches to get around after a spinal cord injury.

The fuzzy green Muppet is set to take over the television screens during Season 5 of Ahlan Simsim, the Arabic version of Sesame Street shown in the Middle East and North Africa. Ameera joins Basma and Jad, two Muppet children, and a baby goat named Ma'zooza who follows them on their journeys. Like Basma and Jad, Ameera will often be joined by beloved characters like Elmo, Gargur (Grover) and Kaki (Cookie Monster) as they learn and play together.

According to Sesame Workshop, Ameera was created to shine a light on the nearly 12 million people displaced due to conflict and 240 million children estimated worldwide to have a disability. This comes shortly after Sesame Workshop's recent partnership with the National Theater of the Deaf to produce ASL music videos for Deaf History Month.

"At a time when more children than ever before are affected by conflict and displacement, Ameera highlights the urgent need for creative and flexible approaches to delivering playful learning and early education to communities affected by crisis," Sherrie Westin, president of Sesame Workshop, tells Yahoo Life.

Viewers in all Sesame Street markets can watch Ameera online in the new animated video series Watch, Play, Learn. Made for children between ages 3 and 8, the series is part of Sesame Workshop's Play to Learn program and focuses on topics including math, science, child protection, health and safety.

The Play to Learn series was tested by families from around the world and is intended for use in response to the needs of children directly affected by crises. In one Play to Learn video, for example, viewers meet 6-year-old Somaya, a Rohingya refugee (a Muslim ethnic minority who fled their home country of Myanmar due to violence). Somaya's new home is at the Chakmarkul Refugee Camp in Bangladesh, where she lives with her parents and brothers. Somaya recalls the memories of her family fleeing and how when she thinks about it she gets scared and can't sleep. It's through play that she learns, develops and creates brighter goals for the future.

A Sesame Street International Social Impact video introducing Ameera also describes the Muppet as, "equally passionate about science and telling jokes."

"Ameera helps represent [kids who have disabilities] on-screen," the video continues. "Ameera will also appear in global animations that bring playful early learning to children, especially those affected by conflict and crisis."

Ameera's introduction also comes after the introduction of Karli, a Muppet whose mom struggles with addiction and Julia, a Muppet who has autism.

Season 5 of Ahlan Simsim is scheduled to premiere across the Middle East and North Africa at the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.

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