Time is for taking

An insight into the world of the handicapped child, showing today’s education and training technique, which is to stimulate the child to develop steadily at their own speed. Focuses on the residential camp at Kentan in Virginia, where skilful counsellors are at work with handicapped childen. The camp director feels the key to Kentan’s success can be attributed to the staff, who include volunteer Red Cross counsellors.

Credits

producer

Stuart Finley

Duration

00:22:52:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010954

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Volunteer workers

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Rehabilitation

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1970

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