NCJ Number
69706
Date Published
1978
Length
0 pages
Annotation
This Canadian film was developed to assist law enforcement officers who encounter handicapped persons, and it emphasizes the need of the handicapped to be treated with equality and dignity.
Abstract
Varied film sequences show law enforcement officers leading a blind person across an intersection, helping a retarded person to find his workshop, and sending a taxi for a physically handicapped person. The film emphasizes that blind, cerebral palsied, or other physically handicapped individuals should be considered to have normal intelligence; that stereotypes of handicapped persons persist; and that community services for handicapped persons are a basic right. Like the rest of the population, the handicapped can be lawabiding citizens or offenders. It is important to develop accurate information about the handicapped and to know about available community resources. A comprehensive training manual accompanies this film.