Description: Mother of mentally ill son is frustrated by lack of help from state in placing him in community housing. Danvers State Hospital exterior.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/27/1989
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
Description: Examination of per pupil expenditures in Boston Public Schools. "Fixed costs" keep increasing. Special education requires disproportionate funding. Elementary classroom and kindergarten file.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/22/1989
Description: Mentally retarded athletes practice before participating in winter Special Olympics.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/30/1989
Description: "The Boys Next Door" - humorous play about mentally retarded men living in a group home. Visit to a community residence.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/04/1989