JH/EDU/64 - [Mentally handicapped children]

JH/EDU/64

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[Mentally handicapped children]

1968-1973

90 items Mixed

Mentally handicapped children -- Education
Forward trends (journal)
Progress (journal)
United Kingdom. Department of Health and Social Security
Disablement Income Group
Physically handicapped children

Contains press cuttings, memoranda, pamphlets, MS notes, correspondence and journal articles on the provision for handicapped children and the problems facing the education and care of these children. The responsibility and role of the LEAs are also examined. Includes parliamentary debates; a copy of 'Forward trends'; a report on 'Better services for the mentally handicapped'; D.E.S. circulars and press notices; 'Progress' - a journal of the Disablement Income Group; and a leaflet from the Department of Health and Social Security.

A few items relate to the physically handicapped child. This includes explanatory notes on a bill, an annual report from an action group for the crippled child, and parliamentary questions on spina bifida.