Calendar - Handicapped People

DateSeptember 29 1981

Can DescriptionsX1454 Master Series Title: Calendar Program Title: Handicapped People Rec. Date: 9-29-81 Air Date: -

AbstractCalendar; Handicapped/Disabled Persons; Peter Mehegan reports on changes in opportunities, acceptance and education for those differently-abled; the movie, Best Years of Our Lives, is discussed; Harold Russell is interviewed about the loss of his hands during his work for the military, and his life since then; the movie Inside Moves is discussed; Tip O'Neill is interviewed about his friend Harold Russell; Janet Rowley is featured for her many endeavors while blind; 16-yeasr-old Hollis Cotton discusses his life with cerebral palsy and his work as a journalist, and interest in the defensive arts; black screen breaks with color bars; Jack Hines reports on the benefits and costs of cable television; the difference between traditional television delivery and programming and what cable claims it will provide is discussed by customers, local television station managers and cable managers; Mary Richardson reports on the murder case of Priscilla Szelog for the death of her husband; their children, her sister and brother-in-law are interviewed; one who survived spousal battering is interviewed about calling a help hotline; a help center for support is visited; the Family Violence Research Center in New Hampshire is visited; silence video clips from the overweight kids episode are visible;