Reaching out: a story about mainstreaming

Duration: 13

Year Published: 1981

Creator: Walt Disney

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Mary is multiple handicapped: deaf with limited speech capabilities and cerebral palsy. She is also a person of courage and determination. As Mary enters a regular classroom for the first time, the viewer witnesses the reactions of the non-handicapped children. A look at the difficulties and rewards of mainstreaming through the eyes of a child who has experienced both.


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