ERIC Number: ED018909
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1968
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HOPE THROUGH DOING. JOHN DAY BOOKS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SERIES.
HEARD, J. NORMAN
THE AUTHOR RELATES HOW HE AND HIS WIFE LEARNED ABOUT MENTAL RETARDATION IN EACH OF THEIR THREE CHILDREN, HOW THEY REACTED, AND HOW THEY TRIED TO COPE WITH THE SITUATION. HE DESCRIBES THEIR EXPERIENCES IN ATTEMPTING TO BUILD A FUTURE FOR THEIR CHILDREN BY HELPING TO ORGANIZE SEVERAL PARENT ASSOCIATIONS, CREATE THE FIRST VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER IN TEXAS, AND DEVELOP A BOTANICAL GARDEN THAT MIGHT EMPLOY HANDICAPPED PERSONS. APPENDIXES SUGGEST HOW TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN AND HOW TO HELP THE CHILD AT HOME. INFORMATION IN INCLUDED ON THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CHILDREN AND ITS MEMBER UNITS. AN ANNOTATED LIST OF 21 SUGGESTED READINGS IS PROVIDED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE JOHN DAY COMPANY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, FOR $4.50. (DF)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Childhood Needs, Employment Opportunities, Exceptional Child Education, Family Involvement, Family Life, Family Problems, Family (Sociological Unit), Mental Retardation, Organizations (Groups), Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Responsibility, Planning, Sheltered Workshops, Vocational Education
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