Description:
Leader: P1 Teaser Investigators Son of Belchertown 12/5/73; Some of the language in this video is outdated and might be offensive to some viewers Mix of silent and sound footage shot at the Belchertown State School of the campus, adult and child residents, and the interior of the buildings. Interview with a man about the goal of teaching residents self help skills so they can be moved from the training school to a community-based program. External footage of a houses. Two children playing with blocks in a living room. A man bounces a boy on a toy horse. A woman tucks the boy into bed. Footage of older mentally disabled persons working at a factory. Sound wobbly. Residents talking and listening to music. Footage of a bedrooms and a community areas. Two women sitting on a bed talking. Interview with Secretary Peter Goldmark (?) about the difficulty of funding facilities like Belchertown. Dr. Benjamin Ricci refutes the Secretary's statement. The problem goes beyond the nuts and bolts. Footage of conditions at Belchertown. Children in a room with little stimulation beyond a television and some books. Children rocking and curled on the floor. Children in another room with some toys available. Bouncing balls and rocking in chairs. Silent footage of the children. Interview with Secretary Goldmark about the future of a facility like Belchertown. He sees it as a facility for extreme cases. Interview with Superintendent William E. Jones about how Belchertown is changing and will soon be part of a new system of services. Dr. Ricci on how Belchertown can become the model facility and the parent's group is ready fight the government to ensure this. Reel 1 of 2 (See Acc. 2394.11180)
Date Created:
12/05/1973
