Children Learn By Being Together By DON LAMBERT
Gloria Terrill outlines Franklin County Day Care Center's inclusive approach integrating handicapped children with peers. The program began in 1969, focuses on total development over age, and uses mixed groups named by child names. Staff continually assess progress and foster independence.
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Franklin County Day Care Center
Gloria Terrill
Judy
Mary Alice
Jay Learns To Smile at a Kansas handicapped center
Jay, born with an Rh factor, survived two weeks in an incubator after two blood transfusions. After initial limited hours, he joined a center where gradual daily programs helped him walk, run, and speak. His progress inspired staff, siblings, and visiting film crews.
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Jay
Terrill
Kevin Learns To Live With Handicaps And Hope
Kevin Philgreen born with an enlarged heart and multiple ailments survived after doctors revived him and used a respirator. At four, he gains mobility with help from a local day care center, sight returning, and growth in social integration. His mother Martha and father Don, a physician, credit faith, support, and early training for his progress.
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Kevin Philgreen
Martha Philgreen
Ash
Kevin
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
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