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Romping through Summer in a Wheelchair.

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Nolan, Karen – Nature Study, 1981

Children with physical handicaps can participate in many of the same summer camp activities as non-disabled persons. Described are the programs at Camp Merry Heart, operated by New Jersey's Easter Seal Society. (WB)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Outdoor Activities, Physical Disabilities, Physical Education

"Somehow I Was Going to Do It and I Did": How Camping Can Help a Handicapped Child.

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Houts, Mary D., Ed. – Nature Study, 1981

An amputee and her mother discuss their views of camping. Handicapped persons must accept their disabilities but avoid using them as an excuse for not participating in camp activities. "I guess you only realize it when you go to a place like camp--How normal you really are." (Author/WB)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Interviews, Outdoor Education