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Need for rehabilitation of mentally disabled children in the United States.

A volunteer helps a mentally disabled girl. Close-up of a sign 'State Department of Health, Mansfield. State Training School and Hospital'. Exterior of the building. A man opens a locked door with a key and enters. Superintendent Verne Kelly, mentions help from the University of Connecticut and its students, participating in a cooperative education program, called the "Big Brother and Big Sister" program, particularly for Mansfield children who have no parents or visitors. He quotes one child as saying "a big sister is someone who knows all about us and still likes us." A mentally disabled girl helped by a volunteer tries to bowl. At first she cries. Then she succeeds and is happy. A boy stands nearby. A wheelchair in the background. The woman and the girl smile.

Date: 1969
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033420
Various activities for assisting mentally disabled children in Mansfield, Connecticut.

Describes the facilities and various activities for assisting the 2000 mentally disabled children and adults at Mansfield State Training School and Hospital. Exterior of a building. Snow covered land. A dining room with rows of tables and chairs. Mentally disabled children in Mansfield State Training School and Hospital clean the dining room as a part of assistance services program. A mentally disabled child and a woman volunteer on a sled slide down the slope. Children enter a school. 'The Longley School, built in 1951, is one where mentally disabled children can participate in many activities such as band, dance and sports as a part of assistance programs. Feet of a dancing girl. A boy in front of a woman on a sled sliding down a snow covered hill, as seen from camera position in front of sled looking at riders on sled. Children play in a park. A boy riding a soap box derby car. Boys playing American football and basketball. A boy crashes in his soap box derby car but gets up and walks away. Mentally disabled children perform a dance routine during a stage program. A man voices his opinion about the need for developing some hobbies in the mentally disabled children helpful for them when they come in contact with the community outside of the program.

Date: 1969
Duration: 3 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033421