Time is for taking

United States, 1970

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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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