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.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010954
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Volunteer workers
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
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)