The problem of the mentally handicapped. Shows how parents and institutions cope with retarded children and adults, showing a wide range of situations in England and Canada. Special schools and adult training centres are shown, and it is emphasised that less severe cases are able to learn enough to support themselves and are better living in normal society than institutionalised.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007881
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Mainstreaming in education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped - Care and treatment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Development
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mentally handicapped
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mentally handicapped children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)