The “Kids on the Block” puppets have lived for many years in Joan Burrows’ hall closet in her apartment on Elm Street. Labels sewn onto cloth storage bags indicate each puppet’s name. Some of the puppets have disabilities, visible or invisible; others are neurotypical friends who join conversations in skits and in improvised conversations. The puppets, and their new puppeteers, will be engaging in conversations with visitors this year at West Acton Oktoberfest. Commission on Disability (COD, the Commission) member Joan Burrows recalled in an interview that she and others on the COD first started using the puppets in the…