This film reveals the work being accomplished by doctors and specialists working in schools especially for the treatment of cerebral palsy. Children are seen being helpted to improve their muscular co-ordination and learning to do things for themselves such as putting on shoes, doing up buttons, and handling a knife and fork. Shows through patient handling by their instructors, the children are enabled to return to their own homes where the treatment is carried on by their parents under supervision.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
503877
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cerebral palsy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)