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Belchertown State School

Description: Residents of Belchertown State School, which is about to close, were often misdiagnosed and institutionalized too long. Ruth Sinkiewicz-Mercer. Cerebral palsy, mental retardation. School grounds.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/27/1989

Employing disabled people

Description: Lt. Gov. Evelyn Murphy commends several Mass. employers who hire disabled people. Retarded and handicapped workers at Allen Pen Company.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/07/1989

Endangered services for the deaf

Description: Freedom Trail Clinic for hearing impaired clients at Lindemann Mental Health Center is endangered by funding cut. Deaf social worker and sign language interpreter.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/19/1989

Monkey aides for disabled people

Description: Helping Hands provides trained monkeys for quadriplegics to assist them with repetitive tasks. Disabled, handicapped.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/30/1989

Oliver Sacks interview

Description: Interview with Dr. Oliver Sacks about his book on clinical histories of brain damage patients and his book on deafness and sign language.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/21/1989

Wheelchair riders protest Greyhound

Description: Wheelchair riders protest Greyhound's policy regarding disabled passengers on their buses. Lift.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/13/1989