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STAFF TjG Aim: To reach, to inform, and to dignify the severely disabled throughout the world. RESPIRATORY POLIO (respo) - OHIO: Susan Armbrecht, Housing Bill King TOOMEY j GAZETTE is published once a year. The writers Alan Arnold, Legal Counsel Mickie McGraw, Artist & Market Place are the severely disabled readers. The editor is Mrs. Ida Brinkman Donna McGwinn, Books & Features Gini Laurie, a non-disabled volunteer. It is incorpo- Ruth Davis Sue Williams rated as a non-profit, tax-deductible organization un- Ben Gerson, Promotion der the name of Iron Lung Polios & Multiplegics, Inc.
Bud Blitzer (Cal.), Promotion Vince LaMielle (Mich.) SU8SCRIPTIONS: There are no subscriptions. Suggested Peter Collis (S. Africa) Efargaret Norris (Fla.) minimum, tax-deductible donation per copy: $2 from the Nary Ellen Davis (Colo.) Juanita Pusateri (Cal.) non-disabled and the same, or what-you-will, from the Ralph Dosch (Cal. ) Sally Russell (Ky. ) disabled. (Personal cheques from abroad, U.S. stamps, Jane Jeffris, R.N. (Ill.) Dana Stanton (Colo .) and International Stamp Coupons are acceptable.) Duncan A. Holbert, H.D. (Cal.) Betty Weisensel (N.Y.) Ira Holland (N.Y.) Nancy Westman (Fla.) QUADS are quadriplegics (or tetraplegics) -- those whose four limbs are paralyzed or useless because of CEREBRAL PALSY: Jim Hooper (Ohio) MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: Joan Barnekow disease or injury. RESPOS are respiratory polios -- (Ohio) MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: cliff Nesthead (Ohio) TRAUMATIC QUADRI- quads who require mechanical breathing aids, such as PLEGIA; Helen Bourne (N.Y.), Ron Perry (N.Y.), Bob Smith (Va.1, iron lungs, etc. MULTIPLEGICS include all who have Robert E. Tanton, Jr. (Ala.), Artist. two or more paralyzed or useless limbs because of in- jury or cerebral palsy, rheumatoid arthritis, rnuscu- NON-DISABLED: lar dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, etc. EDITOR: Gini Laurie ASSISTANT EDITOR: Sally Schmidt TOOMEY j GAZETTE is named in memory of the late Dr. J. PROGRAH DEVELOPMENT : Ruth Carlton Toomey, director of Toomey Pavilion, CZeveZad's for- CHAGRIN FALLS STAFFERS: Louise Bartholomew, Nancy Clark, Bette mer poZzo center. At the suggestion of his successor, Close, Cindy Fidler, Dorothy Khadder, Mary Ann Svec Dr. R. M. Eiben, TjG uas started in 1958 as a mimeo- SmER STAFFERS : Cindy Close, Debbie Pettibone graphed zmsletter by Gini, a hospitaZ volunteer, and TECHNICAL ADVISORS: Mike Carlton, Joe Laurie, Paul Schmidt the respo out patients to shoe their at-home doings. EDUCATION: Paul L. Essert, Ph.D. (N.Y.) HOUSING: Ginny Hamann (Ohio) The hub of editing and other activities is in the PROEfOTION: Mary Abbott (Ohio), Jean Bohlin (Ohio), Bill Close (Chagrin Laurie's home in Chagrin Falls. Here disabled friends Falls), Pearl Essert (N. Y .) , Nancy Hoover (Switzerland), Frieda assemble for the Toomey Alwrmi picnics md other ,, Hutchins, R.N. (FPa.), Brooke Owens (Del.), Bea Shmock (~al.), gathzrings - a22 entering mder this good luck Dr. & Mrs. H.B.C. Sandiford (England) '%on sign on their torri gate. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED .....
Since much of the mail to TOOMEY j GAZETTE is addressed im- Today, these donations are inadequate because of the phenom- personally to "Gentlemen" it would seem that too many of the enal growth in circulation and ever-rising printing costs. readers are under the impression that it is published by a rehabilitation center or a large well-funded organization Here are the 1966 financial 'If acts of life:I' Circulation: which has no need of their financial help. about 10,000 readers in 58 countries, 2,000 added within the year. Donations: $3,350 from 412 readers, $2,650 from TjG's present shivery lack of monies makes it necessary to foundations. Expenses $10,000. Deficit: $4,000. correct this impression. Actually,it has been skimping along on an incredibly small budget because of thousands of hours Obviously, the help of more readers is vitally needed. If of volunteering by a few people working in the home of the every reader, who can afford it, would make a $2 donation editor and some working in their own homes. It has been sup- (as suggested under "Subscriptions" on the opposite page), ported solely by unsolicited donations from readers and immediately upon receiving this and every future copy, the short-term grants requested from foundations. TOOMEY j GAZETTE costs could be met painlessly.
In addition, you may he1 p by ordering the enclosed TjG Christmas card and telling your friends For details see Bulletin Board t page 38 Idea Parade A collection of specialized equipment adaptations, garnered from research and readers' letters. Bulletin Board A potpourri of Christmas card information, CONTENTS new publications, and miscellanies. Higher Education A Special 21-Page Feature Friends-Around-The-World 5 Experiences of 23 severely disabled students at A New 9-Page Featui-e various colleges and their reports Excerpts from letters of friends-seeking readers of campus Facilities for wheelchairs. in Finland, Sweden, Kenya, Australia, England, Czechoslovakia, U.S.A., Philippines, Japan, etc. Empl oymeni: A Special 19-Paps, Sex And The Disabled 14 Profiles of 35 severely disabled writers, doctors, Duncan A. Holbert, W.D., a respiratory polio quad counselors, teachers, lawyers, etc., the majority and a practicing dermatologist, analyzes the of whom earned their degrees post-disability. development of a healthy, realistic feeling about a sexual life. Market Place Eckie McGraw's free listing of services, wares, Use Your Head 16 and equipment advertised by the severely disabled. Helen Bourne, a former librarian, recounts her second career of nineteen years of quadriplegia. Annual Report
Travel 18 Board of Trustees Photos and details of specialized world tours. Wheelchair facilities at llontrealts Expo '67. Staff Snapshots Staff and guests at work and at play, Bookshelf 20 LSD Party, Annual Toomey Alumni Reunion. Reviews by respo Donna McGvinn of five recent books of special interest to the disabled. In Memoriam A New 9-Page Feature Sj 6 FRIENDS -AROUND -THE -WORLD FOREIGN AFRICA: Ian Bompas (respo), 2 Dowse Road, Glenashley, Durban, Natal CORRESPONDENTS AUSTRALIA: Max Rawson (respo). Vard 12, Fairfield Hospital, Pairfield, Victoria CANADA: Bob Gordon (respo), Pearson Polio Pavilion, 700,W. 57th Ave., Vancouver 14, B.C. CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Vladimir ~va~il(~ara), BLUDOV, ~gdraini344, okres sumperk ENGLAND: Paul Driver (respo), Athol House, 138, College Rd., London, S.E. 19. FINLAND: Erkii Riihirnaa (respo) , Pentinmaki, JALASJARVI FRANCE: Michel Le Saux (respo), L I1 R, Hapita1 R. Poincari, Garches, S et 0 GERMANY: JGrgen Ersbleben (respo), 2000 Hamburg - Gr. Flottbek, Stiefmutterchenweg 3 HOLLAND: Theo van Kooten (quad), Aneas, Diaconessen Ziekenhuis, Breda IRELAND: Erhna O'Dowd (respo), Ward 7, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin 10 JAPAN: Tetuji Tomikawa (deaf), c/o Mrs. Ginno, 7-26 Sakura-Machi. Birakata-Shi, Osaka-FU MEXICO: Mrs. Eileen Van Albert (M.D.), La Merced 1052, Cal. Chapolita, Guadalajara. Jal. = NEW ZEALAND: Ngaire Pascoe (res~o),Lincoln Rd.. Massey, Henderson SWITZERLAND: Charles Froelicher (respo), Steinhofhalde 18, Luzern KV~AMOTYEKOVA, Plotiitg 477, Bradec Kralove, Czechoslovakia. A polio quad since 1945 at age 13, Kv6ta graduated from the Charles' University, Prague, in 1960 with the title "graduated filologist" (similar to M.A.).
''I hoped to become a trcmalator but till na, I have had only veq little opport~mityto apply my knowledge of English, Cer- CL man, Russian, Spanish, French. So I teach these Languages at I take the liberty of asking you home. I do Zike this work even though I do not earn much money to connect me with a handicapped friend in the U.S.A. who likes Foreign Zmguages are not my only interest. I like all kinds creative mts, good photographs, of music and can pkguitar (cmd a Little piano) cmd sing. I travelling and submarine life, who try to write (or translate) tarts of songs, poet* cmd stories. - besides rrmtuaL correspondence - Last spring I mrmaged to finish qj first book. As you couM wouZd send used Amer*icm pictorial see on this picture of me and my father, I have a smaZl car magazines in exchunge for Czech 'Trabcmt' mLd I cun very glad that I cun able to drive it myself. books edited in English or Czech phonograph records or Czech Vie The TjG inspired and amazed me. A22 the stories wilt encourage Master reels for U. 5. reeZs." me and my polio fried. I wn a chainnmz of a Youth group of the Union of the CzechosZovak Invalids in our tam. I am re- porting to them about the materials I've got from TjG. I shaZ2 be very happy if you rank me ammg your friends. 99
r-- - . - JOSEF EADA, Prachnerova 101642, Praha 5 - ~ozfpe,Czechoslovakia. IImet and, left, with his mother cmd bmer at Veltrusy castZe.) -7 Josef has been disabled by muscular dystrophy since a few years I ..; . after he was born in 1944. He is studying theoretical physics on .- the faculty of Prague Chatles' University. Be hopes to have com- J .. i pleted his thesis and to graduate in June 1967. --- - 7 - -0& I "GUP 'Mlada fronta' gazette reprinted a report frm 'The liew York 1" 4'\ Times according to which TjC's AdoLf Ratzka from Vest Gemmy r~asaccepted on the Los AngeLes University. Of course I shouM be ueqj interested in obtaining the IWDr. or CSc. degree on th-0 Amer- ican Lariversity for 1 have never heard about the case of an invalid student from *- -7- -- --, ang conmntnist count3 studying in the U.S.A. Through I am corresponding now i i A~-- with AdoZfand together we are working to see if this could be accomplished. Li' "A i r i I should Zike to ezpress my big pleaewe that I connected with the TjO. I should -bl .- ,--- ,>, ., , like to hear from American friends rmd I should be very obliged to receive some I: U.S. magazines. Hobbies: I am a collaborator cmd transZator (From English, Cer- man and Russionl of th~eeCsechoslmak magazines md 1: photograph, too.'' MURIEL HELENA ICLLLES, "Klngshurst," St. Paul's District. St. MONA ERLCSSON, Hedvigslundsv. Helena Island. South Aclantic Ocean. Wants magazines, etc. 13, Alta, Swedeu. A polio
6-'I contracted polio at the age of 12 years in 1945...I am in works as a progrmcr. a wheeled chair, being pmalysed in both legs and partially in my right hand. But I am able t;o do all ny own housework, "I epd time together with cooking, washing and ironing. My husband, Fred, assisting good friends (most of then with things out of reach or too heavy to lift... We both try more or less paralyzed, but to eke out a Ziving bg writing articles. I do a lot of sew- not aZZ). Me listen to music, ing and knitting to help out. We also & much reading,but we go to cinema, theatre or res- can obtain nothing locaZZy. For reading matter we have to de- taurant,or take a trip bu the pend on friends overseas.. .My father was the lmt afthe Boer car.. .I ~msttell about the I lJar prisoners ix~ remain on the island. Re was brought here oirZ w?i gave TjG my address, in 1901 and he was 85 when he died in 3959." Adrine' Azoummim. In the Spring of 1966 a friend and i went by fly in a tourist group to Beirut for holiday. A mm, who worked at the hotel knew ~okine: who is a pnra- plegic, cmd he introduced us to each other. ide became very good fri& and thanks to her and her famiZu, the girl uho was with me and I saw much more of the beautiful Lebanon than the rest of the group did.
cc chat I mam is: if you me hmrdicapped, vou have a lot of brothers and sisters aZZ over the worM.
MARY i
BETTY SUE SILLS, Route 62, Box 169, Silver Creek, Mississippi 39663, is a 37- year old polio who lives on a farm. Her hobbies are all kinds of handwork and collecting stamps and view cards. Betty is most anxious to meet lots of handi- capped pen-friends as "we cun meet each other on our o~ri/rrouds md perhaps be of help to each other in oui. work, hobbies, and enjogments.
4 CHARLOTTE FERRIS, c/o Lt. Col. C. G. Ferris, Jr., 819th Hedical Group (SAC), Dyess APB, Texas 79607.
I'm 17 years old md a junior in high school. FOP tF. past three yec1i.s :..y :m- ily and I have lived at Huhn Air Force Base in Gemmy rmd we luved every min- ute of it. I ;:rr::e visited every major capitaZ in Europe d, as a result, I'n. af~aidI have LUI appetite for continental living and hope to go back for a coZ- Zege course. This smer we returned to Abilene in our horie state and I thii.2 we'll love it just as much as Gemmy! lne higji schooZ here is a22 on une Zevel cmd I really like it. lily main interests are pampsychoZogy (including the ouija board) md reading. I would like to correspond with other polios of my age." ROSAEKIND RAE JOHNS, 22 Heaton Street, Jesrnond, Newcastle, New MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS NEWS is a helpful quarterly published South Wales, Australia. for members of The Multiple Sclerosis Society. LO Strat- ford Rd., London, 1.1.8, England. Annual subscription: 2s. "I am 23 years old, single, hth fair hair ad blue eyes. I 6d. (From U.S. send 50c.) weigh 5 stone and 5 polmds. My disability is 'StiZZ's Disease, ' a type of arthritis. I am employed as Secretary to the tbager CLIFF WESTHEAD, P.O. Box 478, Rickly Hospital, Springfield, Ohio of the CiviZian Maimed and Limbless Association of New South 45501. Onset of M.S.: 1941; diagnosed in 1958; paralyzed since Vales. irfy hobbies are reading, singiq, painting, coZZecting 1961. and playing reeords, watching T.V. rmd a22 kinds of sports, writing, workirq and Life in general. "I WOUZ~ like to tapespond (yak) with other M.S. readers about people, places, md lots 'a things .. I oii a Monaraul Too T~ack I would Zike very much to write to disabled persons who are a- Three Speed Tape Recoder - 2-7/8, 3-3/4, 7-1/2. I have a back- bout my age. " pound in sales, constmction, wester^ type horses, a knowZedge of hetero-suggestCon, and have bred o;:d exhibited airedale ter- rier dogs. 3' "BRIEFGEMEINSCHAFTFUR KORPERBEHINDERTE" (Penfriendship for the Disabled) of Germany wishes to enter into contact with TjG and its members in order to establish Penfriendship. Exchanges may AGNES PERINGS, Salle 23 B, Hopital de Baviere, Liege, Belgium, be written in English or German. has been a polio patient at Baviere Hospital since 1955. Write to: Mr. H. Huller, Briefgemeinschaft fur Korperbehinderte, Benzstrasse 2, 7418 Metzingen, Germany. 'Ct@ 20 polio friends here at the hospital have appointed me to enter into cor~espandencewith you. I am 22 years old curd am.dis- &Zed of aZZ the Zhbs ercept the left arm. I have learned Eng- Zist uith a friend who is an Pnglish teacker. I can atso speak PEN PAL CORNER...The Letters Exchange program of the'people to Gem. I spend the time reading, typing, and looking at T.V. People organization is looking for Pen Pals. At the moment they have several thousand names from Brazil, Pakistan, India, The TOOMEY j GAZETTE is a very interesting book, I Zike mch the Ghana, Nigeria, and the Philippines in the 18-25 age bracket. fotos which are into and I hope to hear from other readers. They need American correspondents for all of them. The Letter Exchange is free - all you need do is to send a five-cent stamp to cover mailing expenses.Their address: Letter Exchange Program, People to People, 2401 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, RITA P. CANONIGO, Naga, Cebu, Philippines. Missouri 64141. "I om a Ze~zr: scarre2 aZZ over. The disease has long been com- pletely upreseed. I still have full use of my extremities and my INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR REHABILITATION OF e~1e.sare good. However, nobody seems willing enqh to employ me. TW DISABLED, 219 East 44th St., New York, I can kurdZy go out of the house where I Live with my mother and N.Y. 10017. The disabled around the world sister because 0;" the prejudice and mtipathy of the neighbors. will benefit from contacting their own coun- You zt22 derstcmd why I a,:in the hotrse most of the time 'dis- try's National Secretary of this world fed- abled. ' eration of voluntary organizations in 63 countriee.The Society is a rich source of information and lists of publications on I reatZy wish I can share in the friendships 0-c your ~agazine, rehabilitation in English, Spanish, and French. as I have a feeling I am a part of it. " THE RESPONAUT, an English -. , - . > . - . ... quarterly by "people with residual respiratory para- I lysis," will be sent free j to orher respirator-users who write to its editor, 1 a respo. Ann Armstrong, THE PRIEDREICH'S ATAXIA GROUP.... 39 Essex St., Newbury, English people who have this rare Berkshire, England. and paralyzing disease have start- ed a social group and publish a Respos will enjoy the Newsletter. It is es'+lmated that news and views of their there are about 500 cases in the English counterparts and British Isles. The Group invites find friends wirh whom to , PEN-FR1E:;DSHIP CLUB.. .for all F.A.'s all over the world to join share experiences. types of disabled people. Write, and share problems and common in- The energetic Ann start- ' ;, enclosing a self-addressed en- terests. Write Po the Honorary ed a newsletter in '63 as velope and giving details of age, Secretary, Mrs. I. H. Heard, 8 the result of correspon- interests, etc., to Mrs. D. B. Fordens !.ane, Hol canbe, Dawi i sh, dence wieh other respos. NacDonald, Flat Four, 6 Bolton South Devon, England. Her local vicar, Rev. W. Rd., Chiswick, London, 1.1.4. R. Birt duplicated their material and volunteers assisted. Now it is a 26- JOE CARDY and DR. SANDIFORD at the page magazine reaching I.P.F. respiratory polio caravan. more than 700 and its pro- duction and postage are "Dorea, myself, and the ClJo post- paid by the DAILY ElIRROR. polio children had o lovely holi- Photo: The Fuening Post, Reading ' doc at the carmm +in Portsmouth. Dr. Smdiford took us out r~ tms ad Q p:cnic; he gained pen.:lssia to enter the ?!my dockycu2ds md we drove around eyeing the ships; we visited :rimy pZaces of interest, INFORMATION SERVICE. FOR THE DISABLED. Under the finishing up at HayZing Is Zmd. I'd dynamic leadership of its Chairman, Lady Hamilton. be glad -to teZZ other respos how O.B.E.,M.A., the Disabled Living Activities Group adventurous and safe it uas. write oE the Central Council for the Disabled has developed an infor- to me at Z2, Clyke-ham Rd., IJrittZe, mation service available to those professionally concerned as
CheIwsfo?li, Essex, E?;(ltcmd. f" well as the disabled. Enquiries may be made by telephone, by let- I ter or by personal visit to 39 Victoria St.. London. S.W.1. The I - / * The holiday carao~sme avail- subjects included ate: personal activities of daily living, cloth- ahle zn polios requzwi respira- ing, design and construction, educational and training facilities, tory aid (iron Zmg, rocking bed, cuirass, etc.) and their friends or employment, accommodation, extra facilities and services, trans- families. For reservations, wri to: :;!e Central Office of the British port, hoists and lifting equipment. Eventually, up-to-date memo- Polio FeZZmship, Cliftoh House, 83-11 7 Euston Rd., London, i;. id. 1. randa will be issued periodically. he edits. His verve and impish sense of IT COULD ONLY HAPPEN HERE humor are typified by this delightful description of one of his gardening Last smer, I had built up a large vegetable problems, "It Could Only Happen Here." garden at Sevenoaks after mmy trials Ath bugs, blight und beatles. It had taken a-great deal of Five years ago, Graham was a pioneer sweat md perseruerance, but I loved my garden resident of Sevenoaks, a home for more cmd once 0u.t in it, nothing wmZd haw me in than fifty adult spastics in Australia, except the meal bell. the first and only such establishment in the country.He continues to be quite All seemed to be going c:eZZ. 1 had just pleasantly surprised that It is so free picked a Large crop of corn, and the tomatoes were of annoying rules and he is able to pur- ripening after receiving dusting just in time to sue his own diverse enterprises. arrest an attack of blight, when caws belonging to our next door neighbour started paying nightly "The most significant fact I have found vifiits, doing considerable damage, as well as , after living here.is that it is not the depositing their visiting cards. extent of a person's handicaps that is the most important factor in determin- On waking in the dead of night to hear the ing his role in life, it is his outlook dreaded nnmch, a cross betueen a cement miser and and will." a stem shovel, I was horror-stricken and wmld reach for a buzzel. at the head of my bed to bring Graham is enthusiastic about the growth our night nurse obedimtly plodding down to 7ny of the Brisbane Centre Workshop. An room to Zeom the cause of my wakefulness. active leader in the 100-member Adult Spastic Club, he dashes out his ideas tVo~ow our night nurse can cope with almost any GR UEST is a creative artist, a and holiday plans with a letter board. situlltiufi during her nightly vigil, but after ta iter, a1nd a delightful indi- chasing these cZwnsy brnltes ond ruining a pair of viY,,,,,,. Us..= C..JIy~nnin. painting, writing, nyZons, she becme a Zittie disgmtted. gardening. classical music and theatre. Subscribe to LWDAUNTED! Ordering de- tails are given below. Graham's address 011 telling me of this I replied, "In my created this exciting cover for the is c/o Seven Oaks, Pig Tree Pocket, opinion, cattle mustering is an essential part of rst-rate magazine, UNDAUNTED, which Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. (B the nursing mtrricutmn. "
UNDAUNTED is published twice a year. Annual subscription:3OU (from the U.S.A., send a dollar or so). Make cheques payable to THE ADULT SPASTlC CLUB OF QUEENSLAND and mail to Mr. Jeff Murray, flon. Treasurer, 16 Gallipoli Road, Carine, Brisbane. The December 1966 issue reported the National Conference of Adult Spastic Clubs. Discussions were held on industries, adult residences, and social acceptance. MORE a AUSTRALIAN PARAPLEGIC FORTITUDE PROGRESS REHABILITATION ROYAL PERTH AUSTRALIAU a 184 Cambridge Street Civilian Haimed & Wheelchair h IN AUSTRALIA HOSPITAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS a Wembley Limbless Assoc. Disabled Assoc. 209A Castlereagh St. Royal Perth Hosp. (Send $ for rn Western Australia 61 Grose St. 49 Blackbutts Rd. Sydney Per th sample copies) a Camperdown, N. S.W. Belrose, N. S. W. New South Wales lJestern Australia "As TjC's Japanese correspondent and at the request of its editor, Mrs. Gini Laurie, I have interviewed another Japanese TjG reader, Mr. Iwoa Adachi, and I am proud to give some image of this young artist, the most unforgettable character I have ever met.
"Mr. Adachi is now 28 years old.He lost his two arms at the age- of 12 by an electric shock. The accident happened on a hot and sunny afternoon of May, when he tried to catch a sparrow that perched on the high volt wires. Two or three years later, deep in agony and despair, he attempted suicide - but failed. He told me of the at- tempt so calmly that I knew he had now overcome his handi-
Motto of Tetuji Tomikawa
TETUJ I TOMI KAWA, c/o Mrs. GI nno, 7-26 Sakura+achl, Hirakata-Shi, of society blew directly on Osaka-Fu, Japan. him, but he fought manly to the best of his ability and "I an\ one of the disabled and I have a deep concern to know of the won his battle. lives and opinions of other handicapped people. We want to know more about ourselves, both our present position and our future "lJhile working in a factory goals, so that we Japanese disabled may widen the scope of our as an orphaned youth,he heard i thinking and live with wide-opened spirit. of a nun who had no arms and was a First class artist in "I am 24 years old, male, live in a small town which is about 18 the field of 'Syodo,' the Jap- miles away from the center of the city OF Kyoto. I am working in a anese traditional way of writ- small plastics factory as a blue worker. 1 am not a polio man, but ing. He was greatly impressed - I hard of hearing - 80%, which means that I cannot converse with oth- and decided to depict pic- Mr. Iwoa Adachi ers even with a hearing aid - and my right leg is crippled by a tures by the same method. Now disformation of the hip bone. he is a successful member of the International Association of Mouth and Foot Palnting Artlsts. "I learned English by self-education, and now I am a reader of the weekly "New York Times" and X am proud of this success. I think of "Ris pictures are mainly of the nature around him and he said, 'It my life as worthful to continue and I love it from the heart in is my desire to depict all the beauty of our land, and with it to spite of many hard conditions. I do not count of the things I had tell the men in the street that we, the disabled, can do as well lost, but chink what I can do with the things I still have. as the normal men do.' When I told him that it is the effort, and patience of the disabled which determine what we can do and what we cannot do, he nodded strongly and said, 'Once the goal of your k53R X~lRif* f#MM2R %it@ 7 life is determined, it is necessary to concentrate allyour effort 9-yXT.f'/.w*%'*- b.$L.z=.Y on it, and only doing so, you may become a winner of the life. There is no barrier except your own fear. Burn your bridges behind JUSTIN W. DART, JR., P.O. BOX 7, Kamegana Post Office, Beppu City, you.' Oita-Ken, Japan. A polio paraplegic since age 18, Justin received his M.A. at the University of Houston in Texas in 1954. He also "As he told me of his past.1 wondered about the source of his ener- attended one and one-half years of law school at the University of gy which led him to the present success. He is skilled in many Texas. For the past four years he has been living and doing busi- sports. He was a silver medalist both of the broad jump and swim- ness in Japan.Since movinq there he has become increasinqly active ming at the International Paralympic games held in Tokyo in 1964. in various programs- to help I think that his painting is the prolongation of his love of human the physically disabled. life and nature; his sporting is the prolongation of his sense of Last November he gave up joy of living as a human with sympathy, independence, and dignity. his business activities and is now devoting his time "I found calmness, .gentleness,and stability in his paintings. They completely to his work with tell us that there is no limitation to human ability, if we have the handicapped. His next the intentions rooted in deep resolution. Because we are disabled, step will be to obtain a more time may be necessary to accomplish our aims. 1Je may need to Ph.D. so that he may more be more hard working than normal people, but it is within our abil- effectively work for the ed- ity, and we can do it, we can go back to the mainstream of society, ucation of the handicapped no matter how disabled we are!" in Asia. In early 1967, he built a small center for r, holding study-meetings in Bep~u, South Japan. Known as Inspiration Place," it is a modest meeting place dedicated to the cause of the handicapped. 8
To make a joyful sound in the mind of the deaf
To make a joyful walk in the heart of the polio
To make a joyful light in the thinking of the blind
~'rmsZationof Tetuji Tomikawa's Motto Sex and the Disabled
1 Dr. HoZbert, a respiratory polio DUNCAN A. HOLBERT. M. D. by quad, is a practicing dematoZogist
The sexual life of anyone, disabled or otherwise, should, stances have chosen asceticism or total sexual denial. With ideally, be the natural spontaneous accompaniment of a warm a sexual life submerged in the background, these people con- loving relationship between two people. The well known Puri- tribute enormously by devoting their lives to the care of tan ethic of our society has so distorted our individual the sick, aged, to the relief of poverty and ignorance, etc reaction to our normal healthy feelings, that there has de- And these people are thereby as happy as most and realis- veloped a complete range of attitudes, from total rejection tically content with the outcome of their lives. of sex as a nasty, unwholesome thing to a total preoccupa- tion with sex. In the latter view, failure to develop a Now, as my teen age son says, "We are down ro the knitty- great big sexual relationship is equivalent to totalperson- gritty!" We all have two choices in this business - we ei- a1 failure. The psycho-sociologist from abroad is complete- ther find ourselves in an on-going sexual relationship with ly aghast at the ingenuity and preoccupation of the Ameri- another person or we must make the best of life without it. can Ad man, who can make phallic symbols out of hot water To be completely realistic, I think a disabled person, (cer- heaters and appeal to a sick kind of narcissism in selling tainly the single one), must come to personal grips with breakfast cereals. the actuality that he must probably accept an ascetic life. The individual who is married when his disability begins, or who is fortunate enough to find marriage after his dis- So we should be careful that we develop a healthy realis- ability occurs, has only a relative problem. His problem tic feeling about our own sexuality. The inability to devel- really only involves a certain amount of operational ingenu- op a regular sexual life does not mean the failure of a mas- ity, and frequently a maturing, ~"loosening" of the sexual culine or feminine personality; certainly it does not mean habits and philosophy of one or the other partner.0bviously that one has failed as a valuable social being. Think for a this is not the time or the occasion for prudishness - all moment of the hundreds of thousands of individuals of all the experts in the field of mental and emotional health a- ages who have chosen a monastic life, or for whom circum- gree that between two people for whom a truly loving and caring relationship exists - anything goes. In this com- and, as such, he also becomes sexually more attractive and pletely private world, there are no rights or wrongs, there frequently a more normal sexual life can develop. A good are no traditions that cannot be broken, The ultimate test Friend of mine, going to the University of California in a of success is that an orgasm or sexual climax, with its re- wheelchair and a Huxley breathing belt,has more girlfriends lief of sexual tensions, should occur for both, with each than he can handle and, believe me, they don't spend their time an increasing loving feeling for the other. time playing Monopoly! A common fallacy exists that often a disabled person is physically inadequate or incompetent sex- The single disabled person has a tougher problem, parti- ually as a result of his injury. Most always this idea is cularly if his disability is congenital or began in child- completely untrue, and not uncommonly a nearly normal and hood. He frequently must, as happily as possible, accept a quite satisfactory sexual life is possible, frequently at- life in which his sexual drives must be sublimated, and tested to by the presence of children and a contented smile these energies turned to useful, productive activities. Cer- on the face of the mate. tainly he has sexual dreams and sexual fantasies which can be enjoyable and satisfying to an extent, but all things How about the homosexual relationship? This depends en- must be reasonable and realistic - he must accept the tirely upon the basic personality and sexual identisication dreams and fantasies for what they are,be grateful for what of the individual concerned. If a male person finds that he content of pleasure they may contain, but careful that they truly sees htmself as a female and finds a genuine sexual do not become a preoccupation in which his life is made mis- response of a female type to another male, then a happy, erable by constant grieving over what cannot be. If pos- satisfying lasting sexual relationship is possible assuming sible, masturbation is a completely acceptable and healthy again that there is a real loving, caring feeling between way to relieve sexual tensions. The old, sick admonitions the partners. However, if one accepts a sexual relationship about masturbation stunting growth or causing mental ill- with another of the same sex, merely as a substitute, be- ness are completely and entirely false. Naturally, sensible cause "the real thing" is not apparently possible, then all discipline is as necessary here as in the control of any of sorts of difficult and damaging effects are bound to occur. our appetites. For the life-oriented single person, there A homosexual relationship should be accepted only if this is always the hope for marriage or for a satisfying sexual kind of relationship would have developed in spite of the relationship otherwise. Either of these alternatives de- disability. pends not upon the sexual capacity of an individual, but upon his development as a total person, He must seek to be- The outlook for a completely, happy. normal sexual life come outgoing, interested and concerned about the lives and for the disabled is therefore seen as difficult and compli- interests of others; he must be continually growing in cated, but I think that we have all slowly and.painfully knowledge and in the arts of becoming a significant person. learned to accept what we must and to take that which we He can obtain pleasure in Nature, in the intellectual world have and turn it into the bast p'ossible good. It is hoped and in as many meaningful relationships with other people that this brief comment on a very important problem will as possible. In these ways, he becomes an interesting, bring about helpful ideas and, hopefully, initiate concern "deeper" and more attractive person "without really trying" in others for the sexual needs of disabled people. @ In 1948, the care of quads was custodial. However, the dedicated staff of the then small hospital put me on a Stryker frame and proceeded to help prove the doctors wrong. My 22-year-old sister, a registered nurse, took a leave of absence from her Rochester, Nerr York, hospital job and flew out to take care of me. My mother and, lat- er, another sister, a schoolteacher, came out to give financial, physical, and moral support. The rest of my big, close-knit Eam- ily contributed according to their individ- ual skills and resources. USE YOUR HEAD My friends rallied around and continued to consult me on library and personal mat- ters. A few ran. buc most of my friends and relatives entered into my experience with paralysis as they had shared with me my pre- accident joys and sorrows. They made :ie feel useful and worthy of the prodigious ef- forts being made to keep me alive. In this almost prehistoric period of quad by HeZen Bourne care, I had one advantage: ignorance. Not A former librarian, knowing that one's first reaccion to cata- now the doyenne strophic paralysis is often disorientation of quadriplegics, and confusion, I never lost contact with my nineteen years outside environment. The week after my acci- after her dent I was arguing heatedly, though hoarse- accident. ly, with a close friend about the innocence or guilt of Alger Hiss. Except for the oc- t.ly great-uncle Nelson had a saying into my second career of quadriple- casional bouts of high fever or great nau- which was one of my favorites when I gia. The first use of my head was so sea, there has never been a day that I have was a child. It went this way: "If vigorous that I cracked it open. It allowed myself to withdraw totally from the you can't hit a nail with a hammer, took six months to put it together interests and activities of other people. use your head." Since 1948, this sen- again. Early in my invalidism I realized that, tence has become for me a way of At the Long Beach Community Hospi- if I gave in to self-pity and self-absorp- life. tal, a drove of doctors diagnosed my tion, I was done for as a person. Further- injury as a spinal crush between the more, it was too boring a pastime. There On the morning of November 29, fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae. was so much going on in the world that I 1948, I was a busy bookmobile librar- Their prognosis was a two- to chree- did not want to miss, paralyzed or not. I ian at the Long Beach (California) week life expectancy. Haltered and decided that I had better not miss a single Public Library. At 11:00 P.M. I was hung in bed 1/13 of the second floor day of hitting a nail with my head, for ic cacapulted from the driver's seat'to ward, I was unaware of this dismal would then be too easy to go two days and che driveshaft on the back floor and prophecy. Therefore, I fought. then, three, and possibly forever, without this cephalic carpentry. tic" and desperate belief that someday some keep elderly and/or disabled people in It was, of course, easier to decide this way I would recover use of my hands; the their homes as long as possible and to ar- than to do it. I had days and, infinitely outside comfort of feeling a Power, call it range for group-living when it is not. I worse, long, long nights when my thoughts God or Allah or Prime 1-lover or First Prin- might say that I broke my neck to get on were bitter-black and my mood one of unmiti- ciple, that bails me out when I can no long- that committee. gated hostility to anyone and everyone who er endure. The other factor is the joyful pleasure walked across the path of my brooding. I When I had been at the bottom of a well of observing my nephews and nieces. I had found a two-pronged answer to that. First, for ,some time,I began to realize that I was two mites already here in 1948. Now there I realized that my condition, tragic though like the drunk who sat on the curb bemoan- are ten moxe, nine boys and three girls in it was to me, was no skin off the nose of ing his inability to find his way home. Ev- all, ranging in current age from 21 to 3. people outside the circle of my friends and ery time he got to his feet, he would list We are friends; these twelve and I, partly, family. These indifferent people had prob- into the nearby telephone pole. Finally, he I think, because we accept each other exact- lems that were as frightening and frustrat- collapsed back in the gutter, crying, "It's ly as we are. They renew my love of life; I ing to them as my paralysis was to me. Pur- no use.I1m in the middle of an impenetrable provide them with a captive and interested themore, there was a refreshing simplicity forest." audienc.e. Besides, who else has a paralyzed to my problem of adjustment that their knot- In my befuddled state, I was doing the aunt who is kooky enough to appear in un- tier problems and responsibilities did not same thing. I was forgetting to use my head likely places such as in or on toboggans allow. In my back-to-the-wall situation as a hammer. When I began to want to drive and theaters and motorboats, to be partici- there was no way to go except forward. nails again, my family stood ready to help. pating member of the county Association for Second, I was surrounded by people will- Most of all, they did not try to block me, Teen-Age Diplomats and an active member of ing, in che main part, to help me towards to pigeonhole me as a helpless invalid. the board of directors of Friends for New making an active and worthwhile life for my- This willingness on the part of family and, Horizons, a cheer organization. self.That the suggestions for accomplishing later, of friends, to let me try anything The strength to seek these new experi- this were often completely opposite did not and everything has been one of the three ences and sustained responsibilities came dilute the essential goodness and kindness things responsible for bringing me to the by trial and error, through taking on new of those offering their advice and, more im- stat* of emotional health I am in today. jobs such as tutoring in trig when both mediately helpful, the use of their muscles. One of the other two factors was my dis- trig and my ability to tutor in it were un- In 1950, my fragile survival techniques covery in 1954 of the services of the old known quantities, and through trying never were hard tested by our move back to my Rochester Rehabilitation Center and, later, to turn down proffered help. childhood home in Fairport. Having been a- of the Rochester Visiting Nurse Service. As I wrote this article, I made a dis- way for fourteen years as in independent, Through them I have had weekly professional covery. The years of trying and failing, of self-supporting individual, I found my help- physical therapy and the healing experience trying and succeeding, have made me tough. lessness even more intolerable than my life of working through wirh a medical social Learning to. accept the weaknesses under in my post-paralytic Long Beach. The mem- worker the stresses and strains of living stress of the people close to me and of my- bers of my family had nearly as unsettling as a quad and as a person. Our four years self, as well as to recognize our unexpect- a time adjusting to the hard demands of a together on this self-help were the most ed strengths has made me resilient. My in- quad's activities of daily living. My reac- fruitful of my life. At times, our sessions creased sensitivity to pain and equally to tion was one of almost overwhelming despair. gave me some of the most hilarious hours I joy has given me, in the midst of my im- The Pour factors that pushed me through have ever known. mobility, a great flexibility and, I sus- those first months were the need to help my Ny classification with the RRC is now "in- pect, a greater freedom than I have ever family LO understand a little and to learn active" but my association with its person- known before. I could not live a life like how they might help; the repeated visits of nel has continued. At the VNS I have been this again, but the first time around it three old friends who threw up pontoon around so long that they put me on the ad- has been an often painful, a sometimes glo- bridges from past to present; my "unrealis- visory committee for a project designed to rious and an always interesting experience. 8 Mrs. Betty Hoffman originated the unique Evergreen Travel Service, which specializes in tours for the physically handicapped, the blind, the deaf and mute, and the elderly. Aptly named "Wings on Wheels" Tours, every tour is personally escorted and planned with meticulous attention to details such as steps, the measurement of doorways, nurse and aides, and the problems of dressing, bathing, eating or special equipment, including respirators. Several tours are planned every year. So start your om dreaming about a tour to Europe, Mexico, the Orient, or Hawaii. For free literature, write: Security Bank Bldg., Box 583, Lynnwood, Washington 98036. 4 Tn foregrmd, Betty Boffian (2. J and Virginia Lewis Ir. l in front of the Vienna IntercontinentaZ Rote Z. Virginia, a CP, flew from New In 1964 Ellen Boone Bell went on one of Betty York in the spring of 1966 with 13 offm man's tours of Italy, Spain and Portugal and disabled companions for a three- again in 1966 she traveled to Greece, Germany, week European tour designed and Austria, and England. paced for the physically handi- Ellen.. a oolio. since childhood. e~okeenthu- capped. siastically of the availability of elevators and She saw ~thens' Acropolis, the helpful service everywhere in Europe. Tivoli Gardens of Copenhagen and One of the most thrilling experiences of rode in an elevator once used by an Ellen's tours was an audience with Pope Paul. aging archduke in SchGnbrunn Castle. She has written a fascinating account of her A refreshing report of her adven- exciting trips, copy of which TjC will be glad tures will be sent by TjC to anyone to send to anyone contemplating European travel. interested in European travel. Ellen urges other handicapped readers to "be Virginia writes, "Europe la full adventurers, travel, see the world...there is so of unexpected things and Mrs. much that can be seen from a wheelchair." Hoffman is enthusiastic about help- Her rddre~s: 6950 Germantown Ave., Philadel- ing the handicapped find them." phia, Pennsylvania 19119. Her address: 1500 Willson Ave., + Ellen, foregrad, aboard yacht in Aegecm Sea. Webster City, Iowa 50595. MONTREAL' S EXPO '67 AND THE HANDICAPPED.. .
A Pocket ComseZZor to Expo '67 is being distributed to dis- abled persons at the entrance to the exhibi- tion. The Cowtse ZZor indicates the accessi- bility of the various exhibits and other facili- ties for the handicapped. It is available also by writing to: Special Services for the Handi- capped, Expo '67, Place d'bccueil, Harbour City, Evergreen'e six-week tour of the Orient in 1965. Above: BZanche cmd Montreal, P.Q. Canada. Leonard &Z&ater of New York City at the Xing's patace ea, 5601 Belanger the totality and permanency of paral- ysis, then determination to overcome GAZETTE it, and, finally, despondent compre- hension of his helplessness, Ken BOOKSHELF struggles through this agonizing men- AS I LIVE AND BREATHE tal and physical chaos to some most by Kenneth Kingery unusual victories. Truly, this is a beautiful story of 2966. Grosset & DmZap, New York City- a human spirit. Full of warmth and $3.95 frankness and humor, it depicts a man and his family with whom every dis- There are certain of our disabled abled person can identify. There are About the Reviewer . .. fellows of whom we are all chest- flashbacks to the courtship, perfect bulgingly, unqualifiedly proud; they love and marriage of Ken and his Iran, are the cream, the quality, the inspi- and then the changes that disability ration, the magnifique. Usually we demands of their union. Ken's longing can only know these elite from a dis- for normal physical contact, to em- tance and guess about their lives. brace his wife and play with his But for all who can read there is now children, is feelingly described and the sublime treat of a personal invi- a tribute to his talent of expres- tation into the mind and heart of sion. one of our best. This talent is developed only after Ken Kingery has written the story Ken has taxed his few functioning mus- of his life before and after its cles to dangerous extremes in the ef- greatest challenge--polio. The day of fort to move and walk again. In one beginning to feel the effects of rehabilitation center a sadistic ther- polio was also a day of ending for apist overstretched his right shoul- Ken, for he had just been discharged der and caused a continually recur- from the Air Force and was exuberant ring dislocatiOn that brought Ken with civilian freedom and plans. In- much pain and discomfort. He did suc- stead of freedom he found slavery to ceed in forcing his breathing to aspan DONNA McGW l NN an iron lung and a completely para- of 12 hours a day. Other than this Miss Mcminn has been a respo since lyzed body. his physical triumphs were few, for 1953. She studied the art of writing At age 33 Ken found a fierce bat- most strenuous efforts generally end- via correspondence courses from &he tle of pain and despair with the hope ed in bronchitis or pneumonia. Ken e- Vniversi-ty of Chicago and has had of returning to his family a physi- ventually decided to concentrate his articles and stories published in cally normal man. Possessed of the energy on mental accomplishment with national magazines. usual thoughts, first disbelief at which hemight be able to earn a living. STIGMA. The Experience of Disability of Lady Chatterley 's Lover with his by Paul IHunt real, live counterparts. Battye, a successful author permanently dis- ,- 1966. Geo~~rey,. i Ltd., 18 High abled by a congenital neuro-muscular St., I/imbZedon, YVrcwr, S. W. 19, 25s condition, dissects personal relation- Herder & Herder, 232 Madison Ave., ships between the physically normal New York, N.Y. 10010 $6.25 and abnormal and presents some uncon- fortable conclusions. "In my experience even the most se- Such as, "This is perhaps the bit- verely disabled people retain an ine- terest truth of all, the one that radicable conviction that they are most of us find the hardest to accept still fully human in all that is ulti- --that we are forever barred from the mately necessary ." deepest, most intimate levels of hu- This is but one of the pithy obser- man intercourse." Paradoxically, al- vations to be found in Stigma, the though Battye stings every sensitive Ken Kingery, darghters Lisbeth and most exciting single collection of area with incisive eloquence, he con- ~cm,wife Prm, and sffd Mark thoughts by the physically disabled cludes with an example of man tran- on their social status that I have With his redirected resoluteness he yet to read. Paul Hunt, who conjured took on Veterans Administration spon- the above quote from knowledge a- sored writing courses, and this book massed by his own life with muscular testifies to the success of the en- dystrophy, selected 12 of 60 contrib- deavor. He also participated in com- uted essays, and oh, what a choice munity affairs and was unanimously e- compilation! lected School Board Director, as well No doubt you have dfscussed with as being one of the chief advisors of friends how your individual disabili- the Youth Center. ties have caused society to declare Few would dispute Ken's conclusion you inferior, unattractive and dull- that "ours was a good life. No more witted, and pooled suggestions as to idle hoping for those good old mus- how this unfortunate and defeating at- cles, but so much opportunity anyway; titude could be either transcended or no more quitting when the going got remedied. It is this type of discus- rough, but so many new things to try. sion, on a high and stimuLating level, The vision of life in sum total that is offered by Stigma. spread bright and full and good be- One of the most eloquent of these fore my eyes." Convincing proof lies psychological analyses is that of between the covers of this book, Louis Battye. With trenchant analogy en's last creation. fB he compares the fictional 'cripple' scending hopelessness. was newsworthy and attractive enough This paradox ripples through the to make the cover of Sports IZZus- book, for most of the views presented trated was now imprisoned in immobili- are icily honest and warningly upbeat, ty. The sports world paused briefly, expressed by articulate people with then sped on without her, leaving her handicaps from coronary heart disease to find new purpose and meaning for to polio paralysis. They speak for her life. those who are "tired of being statis- Human relationships and feelings tics, cases, wonderfully courageous are described well in this book; they examples to the world, pitiable ob- are strong, touching and believable. jects to stimulate fund raising." All There are two loves in Jill's life prove the beginning line of this re- and most readers will be able to feel view. @ along ' with her the poignancy of the one that falters and fades and the joy of the other that deepens and en- dures. These two men also have inter- A LONG WAY UP, The Story of Jill Kin- esting destinies, although to reveal mont by E. G. Valens them here might destroy the flow of the story. Jill's fate interwoven 1966. Harper & Row, Inc., 49 E. 33rd with those of her friends is remark- St., New York, N.Y. 10016 $5.95 able and ironical. For instance, her closest friend was herself paralyzed From glamorous skier with Olympics by polio two years before Jill's dis- promise to grounded quad with olympic "02ympics star JiZZ nm distinguishes ab lemen t . handicaps--this is the true story of herseZf at the head of a classroom. " A proud young woman tempered by Jill Kinmont. It is a simple, uncorny such fires as helplessness, sidewalk biography of vigor and irony, hopes cal portrayal of mountains and skiing sprawls and employment discrimination, and loves. Jill allows that rare priv- and the people who love them are nec- the Jill Kinmont that emerges at the ilege, a ( Lose look at a human essary to understand the impact of end of the book is far different from soul with( iflage or embellish- complete paralysis on one devoted to the one in the beginning. Instead of men t . this rigorous athletic life. achieving the goal of Olympics star If, lilce me.. 7you lack a knowledge Jill was 18 when poor timing caused Jill now distinguishes hersel£ at the and love of skiing, it might take a her to jump too late in a national head of a classroom, confident holder little extra concentration to stick skiing race. She hurtled into the aFr of both elementary and secondary with the book past the first one hun- and slammed into a hill and a couple teaching credentials in the state of dred pages. But once you have made it of unfortunate spectators. With her Washington. There are some who suc- that far the effort begins to pay off. spinal cord severed at the fifth cer- ceed no matter what the field or con- You gradually realize that the physi- vical vertebra this young woman who dit ions. @ EMPLOYMENT FOR THE HANDICAPPED, A might be unaware of the benefits for and the cerebral palsied blindaman Guide for the Disabled, Their Farni- which they qualify. Such as wartime who cuts and assembles garage door lies, and Their Counselors or peacetime veterans with service- pulls. If you have an ambitious voca- by Julietta K. Arthur connected disabilities who can re- tional dream this book will help make ceive up to 50% of the cost of a it an actuality. e 1967. Abingh Press, Nashvi ZZe, Ten- "wheelchair home,'' up to a maximum nesee 37202 $5.95 of $10,000. Of special interest are the benefits to be had from insur- It is an indisputable fact that work ance policies. Many companies prov- 10 WHO OVERCAME is one of the most important concerns ide for rehabilitation in worlanen's by Pat Dishman in a person's life. But how does one compensation cases and cash payments earn a living if he can't move? Or during trial work periods where re- 196.6. Broadman P~ess,Nashvi ZZe, Ten- see? Or hear? The answers can be training is necessary. nes&e , $1. SO found in abundance and detail in this Several pages are devoted to assess- book. Job suggestions and necessary ment and understanding of the atti- This is a fast-reading book of big data on aptitude and means of financ- tudes of the handicapped worker and accomplishments by severely disabled ing crowd the pages, covering every those he comes in contact with. "Ac- people from the big state of Texas. conceivable disability and area of oc- cept yourself" seems to be the main Demonstrating the dynamism that Texas cupation. rule for the disabled employee, this is noted for, these people reduced in This book is based on the assump- being the initial step to acceptance physical ability nevertheless pursued tion that it is to the benefit of so- by others. Where to find attractive lofty, ambitious goals. They all at- ciety as well as the handicapped per- and easily accessible clothes and how tribute their success to the grace of son that he demonstrate and contrib- to handle transportation problems are God, and the firmness of their faith ute his talents in some vocation. other useful bits of information. to their handicaps. Therefore, it is stressed, any as- Included in the book are specifics Typical of these inspiring stories sistance toward this end cannot be of job application, with particular is that of Jean Starnes. Born with regarded as charity any more than elaboration on civil service posi- cerebral palsy she ignored the warn- can public education, law enforce- tions. Also covered is the selection ing of her rehabilitation director ment or fire protection. From this and establishment of one's own busi- that she could 'never be a teacher and assurance of their right to vocation- ness, what management traits and fin- worked her way up to a master's de- al rehabilitation the handicapped ancial output are needed. gree with a doctorate in special edu- are then shown just how to utilize Examples of many severely disabled cation almost a reality. Since 1959 every federal, state, local and per- people and their vocational experi- she has been a teacher at the Oppor- sonal resource. ences illustrate the wide scope of re- tunity Center for Retarded Children Listed are sources of counseling habilitation possibilities. There is in Midland, Texas. and financial help--exactly what is the quadriplegic who runs a newspaper The perfect book for days when you offered and to whom. This will be from his bedroom, the armless account- think there's nothing much you can do enormously enlightening to those who ant who became controller of his firm with a handicap. 6 mmummmmmmmmmwmwmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwmmammmmmmmmmwmm~mammmma~mmmm The 1966 TjG contained a four-page summary of U.S.A. housing for the handicapped. Photocopies of these pages will be sent upon request. Following are some significant developments a- round the country in the past year. mmmmmmmamuammmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmnm=mmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmm U. S.A. HOUSING FOR THE HANDICAPPED Seattle - The Handicapped Center is pro- gressing with its plans for a residen- tial facility.Two further features have evolved.0ne is that about 20 units will be set aside for temporary residence for persons undergoing therapy and re- DARE'S training at the adjacent center. Such Chicago - recent report on a sur- resident therapy would be prescribed by 253 vey of independent disabled adults the University of Washington Medical interested in their proposed residen- School or a private physician. An accom- tial project is available from: DARE, panying family member would be taught Inc.,3210 North Sheffield Ave.,Chicago, to cope with the disability. In addi- Illinois 60657. tion, an affiliation is planned with the Department of Physical Medicine and Michigan - Christopher Pounders, Inc., Rehabilitation of the School of Medi- a non-profit, non-sectarian organiza- cine, with the university using the cen- tion, is planning a permanent home for ter For teaching and research. It is Elichigan residents who are quadriplegic hoped that similar affiliations can be Toledo - Vistula Manor, a Low-rent resi- (as a result of disease or injury). arranged with the university's College dence for independent disabled, is near- They are conducting a survey to deter- of Education, involving educational psy- ing completion. For a free booklet of mine the degree of need for such a resi- chology and counseling and its School floor plans, eligibility, etc., write: dence. For further information, write: of Social Work. Toledo Metropolitan Housing Authority, Christopher Founders, Znc;, Trust Bldg., Address: The Handicapped Center, 2525 435 Nebraska Ave., Toledo, Ohio 43602. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49502. S, Hill St., Seattle, Washington 98144. California - The Hcmdicapped Persons California - The Indoor Sports Club ap- Pilot Project. Free 26-page preliminary proved plans to finance and build "Hos- report of a four year study "to find pitality House," a National Home on a solutions to long-term residential care site near Ramona, California. Dr. Carl problems of severely physically handi- Gregory, a Beverly Hills economist-con- capped persons of nomalmentality." sultant and housing developer has been Two demonstration centers have been se- employed to secure government financing, lected, Sacramento County and the city develop building plans, and guide the of Long .Beach. Interested residents of project to completion. Present and ten- the& areas should contact Esmond S. tative plans call for 250 unitsto accom- Smith, M.D., Bureau of Chronic Diseases, modate 300 residents. The National Home California Dept. of Public Health, 2151 board stresses that current plans call Berkeley Way, Berkeley, Cal. 94704. For for a home for "independent handicaps" copies of the report, write Mr. Leon- only. It is hoped that a future facili- ard Krauss at the same address. ty will accommodate those needing aid. For information, write: Hospitality California - Parent-planned project to Homes, c/o C.C.I.1. Gregory, Box 818, Bev- establish a dormitory-type residence erly Hills, California 90213. for paras and quads who are attending college or other schools. Write: Mrs. Peter B. Smith, 2433 Deerpark Dr., San Diego, California 92110. Let your housing needs be known!! Only the disabled know what the Gal ifornia - Operation Compatibility. disabled really need!! Send for This dynamic group of severely disabled TjG's Housing Questionnaire!! continues to explore the possibilities And, please send details of any Bronx - The Eastern Paralyzed Veterans of a residential facility. In June 1966 housing developments in your area. Association is sponsoring a circular 11- 17 members of this organization held a story residence of 50 apartments, 8 de- weekend conference in .the Youth Wing of signed for quadriplegics, 42 for para- a local nursing home. This. conference plegics and their families.Construction and a survey report are included in the New York - New York State Pro- is scheduled to begin in April 1968. following: A PeAod of Adjustment to grams and Services in Rehabil- Unusual adaptations for wheelchair Nursivg Home Care for the Handicapped itation. Background for The De- living include automatic snow-melting and The Final Report on tho Residen- velopment of a Comprehensive walks and ramps, circular corridors, in- tial Care Needs of PhysicalZy Handi- PZun for Rehabizitation in sulated drain pipes below lavatories, capped, Menta 2 Zy Competent Persons. New York State. 165-page report. 1966. extra wide aisles in basement parking For copies of these reports and member- Request from: Joseph Fenton, Ed.D., Spe- area. Also included: swimming pool, gym- ship,including their newsletter, write: cial Assistant to the Governor's Coun- nasium, recreation room,and roof garden. James I. Martin, 1441 W. 87th St.. Los cil on Rehabilitation, 84 Holland Ave., Address: PVA Office, 3636 Sixteenth Angeles, California 90047. Albany, N.Y., 12208. St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20010. Unfortunately such programs or in- The Netherlands Establishes a Village stitutions just do not exist in the United States. to That Could Be Model for U.S. Copy A heartening report from The Nether- lands,however, has just been received announcing the establishment of such a community as a true and realistic solution to this sad and tragic prob- lem. Life for Handicapped In a beautiful wooded area in the outskirts of Arhem, The Netherlands, there is a new village, the first u- by Howard A, Rusk, M.D. nit of. which was completed last Nov- /" ember. Reprinted, with perminsion, from [ This village, Het Dorp, is unusual ! In that it is intended for physically THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sunday, Jmzuamj 22, 1967 . ?- -- - -==m disabled persons over the age of 18 In dealing with the problems of the swer for the answer is too sad and whose handicaps are so serious as to severely handicapped one sees mny tragic. make it impossible for them to main- sad and tragic cases. The saddest and The "child" will go to an institu- tain themselves In the open society. most difficult problems that this tion of some type where he will be When the last unit is completed in writer sees in the field of rehabili- mixed with primarily older patients 1969, Her Dorp will be a community of tation are those of the elderly par- with all sorts of severe physical dis- 450 handicapped residents. Over 700 ents of severely handicapped children, abilities and mental deterioration. persons have already applied for ad- Their problems can be diagnosed This will be the unhappiest situation mission. when they walk into the office. They one can imagine. It will. be a life of The total village will consist of have tears in their eyes before they complete boredome, frustration, lone- eight housing units. Each resident are seated. The story usually goes as liness and desolation. has his own living quarters: bath- follows : room, central heating, fixtures for "We have a wonderful child w-ith a NOT MUCH CHOICE radio, television, and telephone. severe handicap. He can walk around How much better it would have been Ten such rooms, housing nine handi- the apartment holding on to the furni- for the child to have gone to a spe- capped residents and a trained attend- ture.Ve can understand his speech but cial institution atan early age where ant, form a group. no one eJse can. He listens to good he could have lived and competed with Each group has a living-dining room music and reads good books, We have other disabled and made his own con- and a kitchenette. devoted our lives to him. Now, we sud- tribution in a special way of life. denly realize that our child is 50 He could have spent his vacations CENTRALIZED COOKING and we are 75. What will happen when with his family, but his real life All meals, however, are prepared in we are gone?" would have been in a sheltered envi- a central kitchen and it is planned This writer never attempts to an- ronment designed to meet his needs. that the distribution of hot meals to the eventual 45 dining rooms can be com- GOVERNMENTS WILL HELP hospitals are filled with persons with pleted within 30 minutes. It is recognized, however, that many physical disabilities who remain hospi- There is also a terraced restaurant of the severely disabled persons will talized simply because they have no for residents and non-residents. not earn enough to pay their own share. place to go. For every three groups there will be In such cases, the National Govetn- a set of utility rooms, two guest rooms ment and municipalities from which the STUDY IN NEW YOW and a room for a night nurse when the residents come will supply the differ- The Governor's Council on Rehabilita- resident attendants are off duty. ence. tion of New York State is now complet- The layout of Bet Dorp allows for The total cost of the entire village ing a study that will show the lack of easy access by car, bicycle or pedes- will be around $11-million. Of this a- such facilities as being one of the ma- trian. As most of the residents will be mount, $6-million was raised in 1962 jor problems in rehabilitation in New in wheelchairs, cars are not allowed in through a 24-hour Telephon effort. Addi- York State.. Het Dorp proper but parking areas are tional contributions have been received A number of communities, however, planned along its edges. since but the project still needs about have recognized this problem and are The new village will eventually have $3-million. seeking methods for its solution. a sheltered workshop for 200 residents, Het Dorpis the first of three planned Last Tuesday the Educational Guidance indoor sports hall, and a library oper- communities in The Netherlands that Center for the Mentally Retarded in New ated as a part of the public library will meet a pressing need. York City announced that it would build system of Arnhem. To this writer's knowledge there are a 200-apartment residence in mid-Manhat- There will also be a supermarket, bar- only two similar such facilities in the tan for the mentally retarded at a cost ber shop, post office, and gasoline wo'rld . of $3.5-million. filling station for use by both resi- One is a village for brain-injured In New Britain, Corm., a group of se- dents and non-residents. veterans in Finland and the other a vil- verely handicapped young people have Het Dorp will have a heated covered lage for paraplegics in Korea. originated New Horizons, Inc., and are street dth brick walls and large glass In both Oslo and Copenhagen there are struggling to raise funds for such a panels so that residents can easily special apartment houses for the severe- project . move from one part of the village to a- ly handicapped. As in many areas of medical and so- nother. The center in Copenhagen is a six- cial welfare, The Netherlands has once All residents are expected to work story building with a sheltered work- again been in.the forefront in social either in or outside of Her Dorp. It is shop on the ground floor and a special planning through its new Het Dorp. estimated that about half will work in unit for patients who must use respira- In the United States, where we have nearby Arnhem and the other half in the tors at night. by far the most comprehensive rehabili- village itself. Such a center is now being planned in tation services of any country in the Het Dorp will be an open community Toronto under the auspices of voluntary world, the greatest unmet need is the without a fence and the residents are agencies, the City of Toronto, the Prov- lack of sheltered facilities where the free to come and go as they wish. ince of Ontario and the Canadian Govern- severely handicapped can live and work Residents when able are expected to men t . in dignity, pay their share of operating the new There is a great need throughout all We would do well to follow the lead facility either from private means or of the United States for similar living of The Netherlands in establishing such their earnings. accommodations. Our nursing homes and a program. @ READERS' IDEA * CITIZENS BAND RADIO * * SITTING BARGAIN * -+ I BOB GORDON, Pearson Polio Pavilion, 700 [Jest AL KOEPP, 3118 Van Fleet 57th Ave.. Vancouver 14. B.C., Canada. Parkway, Toledo, Ohio Bob, a respo, has installed a citizens band 43615. (Respo) "We found two-way radio in his car in case of a break- an inexpensive wheelchair down on the road. All that is needed is a cushion in a farm store. licensed set which meets Department of Trans- We think it was designed port regulations - power under three watts. to use on the seat of a If the set is under one-tenth watt power, tractor. It is very heavy, even the license is unnecessary. The service very thick sponge rubber, is effective over 50 miles. No specialized comes in either red or knowledge is necessary to operate it. green. The size that fits my wheelchair is $2.98. In the U.S.A. - Donald Selwyn, technical con- Since I've had this sultant, advises that a 5-year FCC license may cushion, I have increased be obtained by a written application and a my sitting-up time from check for $8. The Lafayette Radio-Electronics 7 hours to 15 hours." * MOUTH-TO-MUTH RESCUE BREATHING * Corp. has a transistor model for $99 which is I I rated for the full 5 watts. * HAPPY FEET * DON 0. PARKER, 7319 N. Newman, Portland, Oregon 97203. (Respo) "I've had need of mouth-tc-mouth "The other inexpensive respiration twice. Once I was visiting and I item: shoes sold for stayed away from my respirator too long; my postmen and policemen muscles just quit and I passed out. The other * FOOTREST FOR STRETCtlING WiSTRJXGS * who are on their feet a cime was when I fell, hit my head, and was I lot. Obviously, that is knocked out. Both times I was kept breathing CHARLES KRAM, JH., RFD #I, Shiner, not so in my case. These by the mouth-to-mouth method. " Texas 77984. (Respo) A method are the only shoes I have (I) If possible, put victim on his back (but of s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g while in a been able to wear more it can be done in a sitting position); (2) hold wheelchair: "When feet are propped than a few minutes at a the lower jaw upward; (3) pinch nostrils: (4) on a chair, they tend to 'cheat' time since polio. They put mouth over victim's and blow, causing the by drooping and turning. This foot- are very lightweight, chest to expand (if it does not, bring the jaw ' rest combines the benefits of side lace on the side and are supports. footboard, and chair. ,It further upwards); (5) remove mouth to let the made of porous leather. victim exhale; (6) repeat about 12 times a dconsists of a box approximately 11" x 11" x 5" Will not get anyone a minute for an adult and faster for a child. supported by four wooden legs. The bottom edge best-dressed man of the of the box is about 17" above the floor. It was year award but they are ED: If ather readers have had any similar rescue made of scrap wood. Strangely, visitors never comfortable! About $15 experiences. would you share them? ask what the footrest is for - perhaps for fear and, in my case, should that it serves some embarrassing purpose." last a lifetime." * UPRIGHT ASSISTED COUGH * * A COMMERCIAL PORTABLE IRON LUNG * BILL CHELBERT, 1420 PhelpS St., Red Bas anyone tried or does anyone know anything about the little portable iron lung Wing, Minnesota 55066. (Respo) "I called The Chestpirator? In the brochure it looks as if it were a cross between a used to have to be put back in bed chestpiece and the result of a demonstration by a magician on how to saw the lady every time I had to cough. Then, one in the iron lung in thirds. It extends to just above the waist,where it bs sealed time several years ago, while I was by a skirt of gum rubber. The user's arms protrude through armports, which are sitting in the wheelchair, I began to sealed by air-tight, plastic sleeves. It is used on an ordinary bed and the arms, choke from mucus. My wife got behind me, bent my lower body, and legs are out in the open. Made of lightbeight, enamelled steel, body forward slightly, put her anos under my arms it has a spiral plastic collar,an adjustable, padded headrest, and an observation and around my chest. I took a big breath by frog wlndow. The motor and bellows are mounted in a compact cabinet; the hose may be breathing and, when I exhaled or coughed, she lengthened by adapters. Motors are furnisbed,in all cycles, phases, and currents squeezed my chest wXth a quick hard motion. The for export. It has respiration speeds of 14-30 per minute, both negative and posi- cough and the hard squeeze must come at the same tive pressure, power or hand operation. Price: unknown. Uaers: unknown. It is a.This really works to get rid of the mucus made by Fabrikators, Inc., of Mass., 19 Walnut St., [.lest Roxbury. Mass. 02132. but sometimes my ribs and her arms get sore." * LADIES' PLUMBING * * RESPO SAFETY FIRSTS * Prom cm English M.S. reader: "EncZosed you wilt SECW-A-CORD saEely SAFETY PLUG LOCK find a uztalogue concerning urinals. I wear the marries the male and eliminates accidental U. 64 QZZ day. It looks horrifying but it is female ends of two disconnecting and comfortable and has given me a new tease on life electrical cords so maintains complete as I am alone all day." For catahq, write: John they will not separate. contact. Safety Plug Bell & Croydon, Wigmore St., Lon& W. I., EngZand. Darco Products, M.O. Div., Lock Gorp.. 1270 2504 Indian Trail Blvd., Broadway, New York, Traverse City, Michigan New York 10001. 49684. Price: $2.95 Price: 3 for $1.25 * FOREARM SKATE BOARD * JEANNE WPE, 6140 - 7th Ave. N. ,.- :;. St. Petersburg, Florida 33710. ATTENTION I! ; Sleep daytimes against your wills? Checked blood-gases, The skate board is rather like breathing equipment, blood-potassium, eyes? Tried every- a miniature wagon with four SLEEPING thing without success? I've had- success--only after little wheels and a foam rubber -11 years! Let's swap: symptoms, diagnoses, etc., in hope padded arm trough. It makes it RESPOS of cures for all. Please, 1-pa~eonly; copies of all easier to thrust forward and to letters will be sent to each writer. Address to: Dana R. reach farther and faster. Stanton, 1102 Troy Street, Aurora. Colorado 80010. * STRYKER FLOTATION PAD WITH SPEYCE GEL * RON PERRY, Glen Ave., RD !\I, Fishkill, New York 12524. (C4-5 quad) "Decubitus ulcers (pressure sores, bed sores, breakdowns) constitute one of the major problems confronting spinal cord injury and bedridden patients. The average cost of a single pressure sore in terns of medi- cal and nursing care varies from $2,000 to $10,000. "Joining in the fight to prevent pressure sores, therefore, Stryker Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has produced a flotation pad for both bed and wheelchair use. This pad is filled with a substance known as SPENCE GEL--a synthetic fat similar to human fat tissue-and is available in one size only--16" square by 1%''thick. This gel is, * THl? EGERTON STOKE MANDEVILLE BEDS * according to the manufacturer, stable, chemically inert. and will not support the growth of hactetia.or algae, and the pad itself can be Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Bgerton Engineering Limited autoclaved or washed with soaps or antiseptics. It is covered with a developed the Turning bed (left) and the Tilting + Turning thin elastic membrane which acts to protect the gel, but does not con- bed (~:3htlfor spinal injuriw and other severe disabili- strict or inhibit the supporting properties of the substance. The syn- ties to prevent decubiti and economize nursing time. thetic material thus functions to provide a thick layer of 'artificial With either model of these electrically operated beds, one fat' over the bony surfaces of the body which are relatively devoid of attendant can turn a patient onto either side to a maximum such protection. angle of 70° in eleven seconds. With the Tilting 4 Turning "...experiments on forty patients--most with spinal cord injuries-- version a patient can also, and at the same time, be tilted were conducted. In all cases, the individuals were either able to head or feet down by 15'. lengthen their 'turning time' in bed from two to eight hours (on the The beds are powered by two small 118 h.p. motors. Each average), or remain sitting 50-100% longer. Some had sores which motor has its own switch box which operates the side of the henled even though the affected areas bore weight from four to eight bed facing the attendant. As the motors are independent, it hours a day. is possible to slightly raise the side of the bed onto "The Stryker Flotation Pad represents a significant advance in the which the patient is to be turned. This eliminates any pos- prevention of decubitus ulcers. Its inherent potential for eliminating sibility of slipping and gives a feeling of security. needless expense, time, care, and suffering are only now being real- With the beds' interlock design the patient's spine is ized. With much regret, however, many individuals who really NEED the supported during turning in either direction by two thirds pad will probably not be able to afford one. The cost: $260.00. A of the bed width and no matter to what angle nor how often Polyvent Levelling Nattress which surrounds the pad for bed use costs he is turned the patient always returns to the center. an additional $15.00. $275.00 for both. The three sectional, Polyester, Briflon covered mattress "But, why should such a pad be so expensive? 1s the gel difficult may be sterilized. The Head Traction Unit is an optional to manufacture or work with? Are we, its potential users, paying for extra that can be used with either bed. The beds can be its development? Couldn't a less expensive, but equally as useful, broken down for shipping and can be easily re-assembled. pad be made? For evaluation, see PARAPLEGIA, The Official Journal of "The Stryker Corporation must be commended for its contribution The International Pledical Society of Paraplegia, 3: 193- but, at the same time, it must realize its responsibilities. Rehabili- 197 (Rov.) 1965, Guttmann. L., A New Turning-Tilting Bed. tation equipment is outrageously expensive as it is. Let Stryker Corp- The sales representative is a respo, Paul Bates. For bro- oration, then, be the first to remedy this situation by adjusting its chure, write him at: Tower Hill, Horsham, Susaex, England. costs to a more practical and acceptable figure." * AIDS FOR TRAUMATIC QUADS * ONE-W TYPING * FLORENCE T. PETERSON, OTR, Kaiser Pounda- PAMELA NcCARTW, 11 Kellett Grove, North Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, tion Rehabilitation Center, 2600 Alameda Australia. (Polio quad) "f4uny years ago I lemt to type from a St., Vallejo, California 94590. * BUTTONER * book that I obtained from the U. S. A. calZed 'ape With One Bmd. ' WhiZe in India I Zocmed it to mcmy peopZe who wcozted to learn Michael Williams, this method - but in the moue frm India to Australia the book 1030 E. Mendo- has been lost. In my job with the Gooement VocationaZ Guidance cino, Altadena, Office I hare often been aked had I Zearnt to do rte-hded Calif. 910001. touch typing. The moat recent enquiry has prompted me to try to (C.P.). This get another copy." but toning tool Butt,, - Dowel, wire, leather strap. is quickly made "TYPE WITB ONE HAND" by Nina K. Richardson is published by South- ,.,,, out of thin coat IJestern Publishing Co., 5101 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227. hanger wire and Price, including postage: $1.17. a tape-wrapped handle. One can If one is unable to learn to thus use a standard machine, the have an assort- DVORAK ONE-RAND TYPEWRITERS are designed specifically for one-hand ment of sizes to touch control. Manuals are about $140 and electrics about $200. For fit various brochures, write: A. A. Jaffe, Typewriting Institute for the FLmdi- Typing Stick - Rubher--ripped dowel, shirt buttons. capped, 3109 West Augusta Ave., Phoenix, kizona 85021. leather strap. Writing Clip - Cut a Royalite strip 7" long x * COMPORT * * STRAP-IIANDLE WHEELCHAIR SEAT CUSHION * 1" wide. Cut tun alumi- num in the U-shape ahown Better Sleep, RWK BEN'ARY JAFFE. 3109 West Augusta Ave.. Phoenix, (2" x 1%").Drill holes Inc., New Arizona 85021. "Tkis illustrates the back si& of my and rivet to Royalite Providence, N. foam rubber seat cushion. I stitch I" wide belting with rapid rivets using J. 07974 has a across the bottom of the slipcover, leaving Zoops at leather, medium, while free little the ends for handles. This embks me to remain catalog full of seated on the cushion while I m puZZed into or out of a car over treasures: back a thin masonite sliding board 112" z 30"). rests, blanket "In order to do this, I remove the left 'theelchair am rmd roZZ supports, pil- aZongside the frat passenger seat. My driver gets in first and lows, cushions, slips the board wwkr my cushion mrd pulls me in by the hmzdle. electric foot This is made possible, too, by the fact that I have the 20" wheels warmers, a mag- of a junior size chair .which makes the wkeels only an inch above netic-e-z-reach, seat level. Getting out we reverse the process, with my helper and the "know strmding against my right wheel. My husband manages to help me in 'h \ hov" of sleep. this faahion while supporting himself on his crutches. " TRANSPORTATION ODDMENTS AND ENDMENTS PORTA-RAPP, ramp and auto-carrier for electric wheel- chairs. Invented by a quad, Gene Nelson, 699 Blackthome Ave., El Cajon, California 92020. VEHICLES FOR THE SEVERELY DISABLED. Comprehensive and informative summary of a master's thesis. 12-page article in April 1967 WHABILITATION LITERATURE, National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Inc., 2023 West Ogden Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60612. Reprint DR-38. 25~. THE PfAN BEHIND THE IMELS or How to Handle and Push a [fieelchair - With Suggestions for Trips. 9 pages. Free. By Mrs. Margery D. McElullin, Director, Easter Seal Home Carl Habermann, 3336 Sycamore Knoll Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43219, has been Service, 239 Park Ave. South, New York, N.Y. 10003. a polio since 1954. He drives to and from his job as a research engineer WHEELCHAIR NARROIJER, invented by a para. Para-Van Ser- with NAA-Columbus in an especially rebuilt Renault. The roof has been vices, 6669 Main St., Vancouver 15, B.C., Canada. $12.50. raised, the floor lotrered and a rubber matted ramp enables him to wheel ADJUSTABLE WORK TABLE. Fesco, Inc., P.O. Box 1565, Hans- himself in and out. The Ohio Highway Parrol has given the vehicle an OK. field, Ohio 44907. $69.50 or $83.50. The remodeling was done by Joseph Yurco. Carl writes, "Mr. Purco is a PLEXIGLASS LAPBOARD designed by para, Joe Fuetsch, fits first-rate body mechanic and would like doing work in remodeling auto- any standard wheelchair. B & L Engineering, 9126 E. Fire- mobiles €or handicapped people. Anyone interested please contact me or stone Glvd., Downey, Cal. 90240. $49.94 F.O.B. Do~sney. Mr. Yurco at 5378 Central College Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43054." VANGUARD 28, stainless steel wheelchair. Lightweight. Stainless Specialties, Inc. 1604 Monravia Ave., Newport Beach, California 92660. Free catalog. CAR DOOR OPENER AND WHEELCHAIR TO CAR ASSIST. S. H. * CHIN-CONTROLLED IJHEELCHAIR * Camp & Co., Jackson, Nichigan 49204. TIJO-SPEED WELCHAIR GEAR KIT. $94.50. Klymer Associ- Pierre Gariepy, Alberta: "Jean Elar:: is just ates, P.O. Box 2422, Menlo Park, California 94025. one of the guys! k'hat greater corplinent = VHEELCHAIR FENDERS invented by para. E. Loustaunau, for could a girl receive from her Eellov polios? any chairs, with arms, $40: without arms, $30. Wheelchair And all because of her su~er-new E & J Elec- Attachments, 14912 Touchaood St., Bellflower, Cal. 90706. . / ' T,.( tric wheelchair, the gift' of the Polio Foun- m CAR UPHOLSTERY GUARD. $10. Henry E. Jacobs 6 Co., 2959 dation of Alberta. Jean nad been 'getting a- West Lawrence Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60625. round', in wheelchairs almost continuously m ENGLISH CAR SEAT swivels and raises. About C.65. Medico- since Polio felled her in late 1953. But Therapeutics, Ltd., 44 Connaught Gardens, London N.13. only in the old-fashioned type that someone EPIC, new English electrically powered indoor chair. had to push for her. Now she is mobile and, A.C. Cars Ltd., High Street, Thanes Ditton, Surrey. cheerfully runs errands - both real and im- ICE-GRIPPING CRUTCH TIPS. $4.95. Occupational Services, aginary - for everyone on the polio ward, Inc. 17 Redwood St., Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201. University Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta ....I1 * SWEDISH CURB-CLIMBING CHAIR * PAUL DRIVER, Athol House, 138 College Rd., London, S. E. .19. England. (respo) "The Swedish 'Permobil' makes it possible for an almost totally paralysed person to move around not only indoors but outdoors too. The chair climbs a 5" kerb or a flight of wide shallow steps. I.lith a speed on level ground of 35; m.p.h., it has a range of 6 - 9 * IMPERIAL MOBILE LOUNGE CHAIR * miles on one charge. "The 'Permobil' has large pneumatic-tyred Designed for outdoor and indoor use on wheels in front and slightly smaller rear gravel, grass or grug. Stainless steel wheels which are set close together and fit- body frame. Automobile finished fiber ted with ultra low pressure (5lbs/sq.in.) glass body. 3" foam rubber cushion. tyres. The rear wheels serve for both propul- Dimensions: Width - 28%". Length - 53"- sion and steering, being propelled by a 36 Weight - 312 lbs. Battery operated. volt electric motor and steered by a second one armrest. The control panel carries a Built-in battery charger. Two speeds. motor. The steering motor is powerful enough 3-position speed selector switch and 4 Finger tip control, either armrest; op- to turn the wheels through 180' while the switches operating legrests, back rests, posite armrest moves out of the way chair is stationary. The front wheels are brakes and lights. Little more than finger for transEerence. Self adjustable re- fitted with drum brakes operated electrical- movement is required to control the chair and clining back rest. Release of finger ly: when descending hills the brake switch it can be adapted to mouthstick operation. tip control stops motor which acts as a is engaged and the chair driven downhill "The 'Permobil' has beea designed by Dr. brake. Liqhter and ash tray. 12 volt safely under power. Per Udd6n and is produced by Stiftelsen Tek- lights. Optional attachments: electric "Power is supplied from three 12 volt and nisk Hjalp At Handikappade, (Technical Aids powered footrest. special headrest. two 6 volt car-type batteries: therefore, for the Handicapped, a n4n-profit foundation) swing around table. Price: $1250 FOB the all-up weight of the chair is high, 400 Kopmangaten, Hogbo, TIMRA, Sweden. A batch of Tucson, Arizona. lbs. Its overall size is small, 48" x 27". 500 of these chairs is being produced to Write For brochures: C. A. Barnett, "The control panel can be fitted in any con- sell at £500 (about $1400) each and should Bagco Co., 2002 Vest Camelback Rd., venient position, but ie usually mounted on become available during 1967." Phoenix, Arizona 85015. .. * ReMOTE CONTROLS * * FROG BREATRING * HAROLD FRYER, 5811 - 121 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta. Canada. (Respo) "Although one of ~g4 the physiotherapists at the hospitals had I 4 worked hard and long to reach me the proper - method of G.P. breathing, I had never been able to master it except with a clamp on my nose. Then the thought occurred to me: maybe the insrructor who had taught our physios the frog breathing technique could give me some pointers by mail. I wrote to Miss Miriam Zumwalt, who was then at Rancho Lob Amigos Hospital, and she fired back these instructions: ROSS S. "BUD" CAIRNS, 62 Springbrook Gardens, Toronto 18, Ontario, I1 I First, with the nose clip on, practice G.P. breathing Canada. (Traumatic quad) Bud designed and markets a simple but until it is performed easily. I am presuming that you use a versatile controls system, TOSC (Touch-Operated Selector Controls), stroke that is relatively quiet if not altogether so. The Photo at left illustrates his touch-operated, voice-operated second step is to change your stroke to a very loud and dictating machine control. noisy one. Retain your tongue roll, but say UP at the same Right, 8ud operates the clasping and opening of tweezers by time you pull the tongue back. It will be a gutteral sound. touching the plate on the end of the flexible shaft with his cheek. At first this may be difficult. Some persons say they can't "New developments are bfodular Construction and Radio Control. The do it, but have always succeeded in the end. Keep this up selectol: will accommodate plug-in channels pre-wired aad programmed until you can make a loud sound while stroking and still EO operate varied electrical devices." take in air. Next, practice cutting each stroke off in a For details, write to Bud requesting a reprint of the July1 I itacatto manner. Caution: make sure you are filling your August 1966 issue of the Medical Services Journal Canada. chest with air easily on each step before trying to proceed to the next one. HERBERT EIERRILL, 93 Depot Road, Falmouth, Maine 04105. (Respo) An "'Repeat the loud stroke and practice chopping it off electronics design engineer, Herbert has his custom designed elec- until you can do it with ease and are obtaining enough air tronic controls equipment manufactured to order. Ask for brochures on each stroke to Eill up readily. This may require from one of his SWITCH-0-HATIC which controls TV, recorder, telephone, etc. to three weeks. Be sure you are putting effort into the stroke. Work at it as if you meant business. When this has POSSUM, a mouth-operated pneumatic system was developed by Hr. been accomplished you may take off the nose clip and there Reginald G. Maling. The Ministry of Health has recently assumed should be no leaking. You can test with a mirror or feather. responsibility for providing the units to the disabled. Write to: "After following these instructions for a week, I removed Mr. Maling. 34, Queen's Park, Aylesbury, Bucks. or to The British the clamp and voila! I was a full fledged G.P. breather. In Polio Fellowship, Clifton House, 83-117 Euston Rd., London N.W.1. fact, I am probably the world's only living mail-order glossopharyngealist (frog breather to the uniniated)." BLOW-SIP CONTROLLER, An American-made device similar to POSSUM is manufactured by Mr. D. Greenberg, Energy Sources, Ltd., 16 TjC has additional material on learning frog breathing Serpentine Lane, Old Bethpage, Long Island, New York 11804. available on request. * PORTABLE LUNGS * was built over the knees so that they by the National Foundation. 'My Mother, could be bent in order to shift position. Dad and I went on a fishing trip and I WILLIAM M. KING, Route 1, 1680 Newlove Two thicknesses of fiberglass strength-ened slept in it for 9 nights. It works wonder- Road, South Charleston, Ohio 45368 (Respo) with thin Formica strips ruere used around fully. ..If anyone needs a lung, contact me "I sent a survey questionnaire to the 22 the opening of the respirator, and two and I am sure the man who made inine would people who had requested TjC's plans for plywood ribs were added to the lid. The make more or give the details on how to the Australian fiberglass lung. 13 replied; sealing has been troublesome; 2" masking make it.' 3 had built the respirator. tape is used all around the edge to seal "Mr. Maurice Wade. 420 IJynola Street, it, a temporary solution. It is powered by "If other readers construct portable Pacific Palisades, California 90272, looked a Thompson A1P unit furnished by the lungs, I do hope they will send details to at the plans and decided to make a plywood National Foundation. The original hose did TjC so I can conrinue correlating this box from 1/4" plywood with some reinforce- not move enough air; a 2%' Ward's vacuum information. Eventually, we should know ments for strength, and use a Thompson hose is used now. If she were going to do about pdrtablee around the country which portable motor unit that is attached to it again, she would enlarge the opening to other vacationing respos could borrow." the box with a flexible plastic hose. It make it easier to get in and out, put works well enough for two or three nights another rib in the lid, and use a 3" foam R.H. BLLMXR, Broad Oak, Breinton, Here- away from home. rubber mattress. It works well and has Eord, England. (Respo) "I have just taken been used on 7-day camping trips. the "Booth" respirator away for a fort- night's holiday and it behaved perfectly. It will supply a negative pressure up to about 40 cm. of water. I actually ran it at 27 cm. "One advantage of it over other rotary type respirator pumps is that it is pos- sible to have positive pressure as well as negative. The only drawback to it is the noise, which is similar to that of a household vacuum cleaner. I was able to overcome this in my own case by wearing wax ear-plugs. "As originally supplied, it was rather awkward to move about. but I: have had a canvas and leather cover made for it which makes it easier to handle. "The Booth pump which 'I have, belongs to The British PolioSellovship and is there- "Mrs. Mary Lou Spiess (above), 652 High "Mr. Nelson Brock, 706 10th Street, fore available,for anyone who wishes to Street, Sebastopol, California 95472, made Levelland, Texas 79336 built the portable borrow it for holidays. I should be glad some design changes. Built from fiberglass, respirator (above) from fiberglass. The to hear from any of the various polios in it was lengthened 4" to accommodate her neckpiece and mattress from his large lung England who are interested in portable size and allow for a footboard. A bubble were used. The power units were furnished respirators ." * SPONSORING AN ALIEN ATTENDANT * tax deductions, but when Elisa had to re- involves varies considerably; a minimum turn to Wexico, we sponsored her sister. would be two months. While no expense is MILLIE ALEXANDER, 321% Virginia St., El She is with us now. Meanwhile, we are ar- involved on this side, only postage and Segundo, California 90245. (Polio quad) ranging to sponsor Elisa so they may ex- patience,various expenses to the applicant "After six years of top-notch care from a change places periodically. including the cost of a physical examina- marvelous German woman, we had employed a "We feel we have found one solution to tion, total about 50 American dollars. In succession of grandmotherly types, none of the ever-threatening, irksome household many cases the sponsor assumes all or part whom stayed more than six weeks. After six help problem. Living near the Los Angeles of these expenses. months of this, we heard about a 37-year area is an advantage in that there are al- "We have found these girls full of energy old nurse from Argentina who could not most one million Spanish speaking people and the desire to please, of excellent find work because she spoke practically no in that area and an abundance of young moral character and standards of cleanli- English. In desperation, I agreed to try women seeking live-in employment. (Perhaps ness. It's a stimulating and challenging her. Thus began the revelation. in other areas there is a preponderance of experience learning first hand the customs "Narurally Maria's experience as a nurse, other nationality groups.) of another country, trying their Eood and, her good nature and willingness to please "For example, our ad in La ~pinio'h,the above all, learning their language and were tremendous assets. Once she had been daily Spanish language newspaper, offering teaching them yours. Spanish speaking help shown the getting up and getting to bed $125 per month for a 5-day week, drew an may not end all your problems,but by learn- technique and I learned key words like up average of 30 calls per day. ing Spanish you open your doors to a new, and dorm, push and pull, parts of the body "Briefly outlined, the procedure for spon- eager, youthfu1,seemingly unlimited source and clothing, we managed quite well. soring an alien from Mexico (once you have of labor. lBuena suerte, amigos!" "An enjoyable fringe benefit to this ex- found one to sponsor)is to have her obtain perience was an adult Spanish class at the and send you a Eorm 3 III B from the Amer- local high school where we met interesting ican consulate. This you take to the local people and took part in many extracurricu- Department of Employment where you com- lar activities, such as potlucks. plete a form and are given 9 copies of ES "\hen Maria had to recurn to la Argentina, 320. (In some instances the department we hired a Hexican girl, also 37 and unmar- will take the needed information over the ried.Even without the advantage of nurse's phone and mail the forms to you.) After training, she was more satisfactory than the completed 320's are returned to the Efaria.By this time I was proficient enough Department of Employment, they are for- in the Spanish language to explain ade- warded to the appropriate U.S. Department quately, though ungrammatically, what our of Labor office for approval. procedure was and she learned very quickly "In order to avoid a possible disapproval "Being completely ignorant about federal and an unnecessary delay, before you com- laws with regard to alien help, we were plete the forms it Is advisable to verify somewhat shocked to discover, after Elisa with the Department oE Labor the minimum had been with us several months, that our wage they will approve. In the Los Angeles most sacisfactory little Mexican helpmate area this is $150 per month.0nce the forms ". . .EZena, my Mexican helpmate and X was here on a tourist visa and was not sup- have been certified by Labor, copies are jetted to CtmdaZajara, stayed at posed to be working. This complicated our returned to you to be forwarded to the ap- Larry Kegcm's motel and then to Social Security arrangements and income plicant. The length of time this procedure Mexico City to visit her fmriZy. . ." perience. Excessive yawning and sleepiness Some people find that when they have a or sluggishness can also indicate under- cold or other illness the chest respirator ventilation. It might be wise for all of affords them the extra ventilation needed you to appoint a close friend or relative during this added strain. Also, the posi- who is alert to watch for these signs, be- tive pressure blower (vacuum cleaner) can JANE JEFFRIS, R.N. cause being overly hypoventilated can ren- give you that extra help needed far cough- 4920 N. Leavitt, Chicago, der you incapable of noticing your own ing. Using the rocking bed in conjunction Illinois 60625. (respo) sluggishness. with the blocter affords added air during An awareness of situations that can ef- periods of stress too. Recent findings show that weak muscles fect your breathing is important too. Fe- In cases of severe illness one may need can be ovetworked to the extent that grave ver, illness, pain, fatigue, anxiety, ten- to go back to the tank respirator or other damage can occur.' This can happen with sion, and metabolic changes can reduce types of positive machines, however these respiratory muscles as well as many others. your oxygen intake.PIost respiratory polios problems can be worked out by your phsyci- The theory that evolved in the early days (and others with respiratory involvement) cian.Certainly, it should not be looked on of the tank respirator was to push the pa- have a reduced vital capacity when sitting as a disaster, nor should it be worried tient out as soon as possible, frequently erect. Of course you should all know that about as that just causes more anxiety - disregarding his condition. However, it excessive weight gain is undesirable for and you know what that does! was found that many patients could go with- any para or quadrlplegic. To summarize: going without enough air out aid for days and indeed, some were mo- What can you do to avoid hypoventila- over a period of time can be foolhardy, tivated to go indefinitely, but they devel- tion? During times of stress, as in ill- you can reach a point where the situation oped pneumonia or irreversible heart fail- ness or anxiety, don't push beyond your is "irreversible." Use respiratory aid ure. With the advent of respiratory cen- limits. Going without rest and/or respira- when needed and never, never get too far ters this viewpoint was changed and today tory aid when you are ill or overtired from your respiratory aids. Always have through lab tests, breathing tests, and will prove nothing. respiratory equipment set to correspond to close watch of vital signs such as blood All respiratory rates on equipment should your individual needs. If you have a pro- pressure and pulse, these problems can be be set to correspond with your own rate of longed period of fatigue, which seems to avoided. breathing (normal is 16 to 20). Rates be unreasonable, consult your physician. But what about the person at home or oth- should never be either too slow or too Nith proper ventilation you rdll find that er setting where there is no professional fast, as they are of little value that way. you can function better, you will be less "watchful eye?" As most oE you know by Pressures on respiratory equipment should irritable, and you can even think better. this time it is up to you to perceive the be set high enough to be comfortable and danger signs.I'm sure you are all familiar insure adequate ventilation (normal is a- References with the feeling oE "shortness of breath." bout 20). During illness or other times of There are other signs of hypoventilation stress pressure can be increased to meet 1. Bennett, R. L.: Unusual Loss of Muscle which you should be aware of too such as: your needs. Strength, Contact, Newsletter of the Geor- rapid heartbeat, rapid breathing, flushing, With the rocking bed the dip should be gia Warm Springs Foundation, page 1, April, sweating, recurring headaches, and the deep enough to cause adequate inspiration. 1967. use of accessory muscles of ~espiration.~The rocking bed and abdominal belt afford 2. Benton, J.G. and Kriete, B.C.: Rehabil- After discussions with many of my respo less air than other types of respirators, itationofthe Long Term Respirator Patient, friends we decided there were several symp- so you should always take this into consid- Journal of Chronic Diseases, page 519, toms we would like to add from our own ex- eration. November 1956. JADS LADIES' HOME JOURNAL 1s postponed because the respo, Bb ~rbaraCory Good, who was E cooking q of pneumc,nia and .compli- ptions. . on Christmas Eve. Alone with this. we did rainstorms. Just love it when you let us know of a change- of address. T,jG1s sent fourth I class are not Forwardable. Please keep us posted. I TALKING BOOKS ARE THE GREATEST..! 45 minutes of playing time per 1 ISSUE: Iare recorded by trained actors I Home-baeed and actresses..! Theyare free, I DON'T GET FLEECED.. .Always investigate: (1) Any company offer- including the loan of a record ing you a mail-order business "opportunity" to make a fortune. player.. : Call or write your Better Business Bureau first, before sign- ing anything! (2) Home Study Courses. Before enrolling, send Turn the page for details on how for a list of accredited home study schools: National Home you may qualify to get on this Study Council, 1601 18th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009. fabulous wordwagon..: P ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, PoZios," by Dr. Nagi. U.S. Government Printing caZZy Inccrpacitated Young Committee for the Specialized Placement of the Handicapped. Office, Washington, D.C. Adults. 41-page committee Mr. Meyer S. Siegel, Chief, Vocational 20402. Rehabiliktim Record. report. 1965. Order from: Services of the Institute is a consultant Bi-monthly. $1.75 per year Social Planning Council of on this continuing project to explore and plus 50~for foreign mail- Metropolitan Toronto, 55 develop techniques for the placement of hg. Highly recommended to York St., Toronto 1, On- the severely disabled. all who want to keep in- tario, Canada. Price: 60~. A committee of 30 representatives from formed of the Vocational business, industry, and the professions Rehabilitation Administra- has a monthly two-hour meeting at the In- tion's projects. Have you read TjC reader John stitute, introducing job applicants to Frye's article "EZectraics and the Committee and to potential employers. Although the placement program is prim- arily available to patients of the fnsti- Meye? S* SiegeZ tute, these services are selectively a- ernmeat Publications. vailable to DVR, hospitals, and rehabilitation centers. THE NATIONAL PARAPLEGIA Two valuable reports of the studies of the Vocational Re- FOUNDATION. 333 North habilitation AdminFstration by the Institute are free: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Michigan Ave., Chicago, Specialized Placement of &&pZegics and other Severely NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, Illinois 60601. Basic DisabZed. 1963. 67 pgs. Mimeo. Request from Mr. Siegel. Printing & Publishing Office, Library of Paraplegia Camprehensivs FolZm-Up Study of Spinal Cord Dysfunction Washington, D.C. 20418. PubZications, a list of crnd Its ResuZtant LXsabiZities. 1966. 184 pgs. Hard cover. The ~antr02of External Power 36 publications. 25~. Request from Publications Unit. in Upper-Extremity RehabiZi- The Service Needs of tation. 369 pgs. 1966. Free. PmapZegics mrd Quad&- This informative and well- p tegics. Summary of a presented report on a Confer- Research and Demonstra- BACK ISSUES of TjG ... $2 per copy to non-disabled, the same or Ph.D. 5 pgs. 25~. TALKING BOOKS. Ruzzahs to respo Ruby Heine of Omaha, Nebraska, and her Congressman, Repre- sentative Glenn Cunningham! Her appeal to him in 1962 to extend the program of talking books for the blind to include the severely disabled reeulted in his introducing the first bill. which culminated in Public Law 89-522 (JU~Y 30, 1966). And pats-on-the- Mrs. Ida Daly, director of Seattle U?m-ZLimso Photo . I back to TjC readers who helped to implement Handicapped Center, rec1e1vea ' ' an awara passage by writing ag& and aga& to C 5, rnt of DARE was its .J. Lampor preside as Washington State's 1landicapped ni amed Illiilois Hand] American of their Congressmen. . .. . - - American of The Year fj:om Harold The Library of Congress has now extended the Year by Dr. Frank J. Jirka, Jr., Russell, chairman of ttle President's chairman of the Governor's Committee its books-for-the-blind program to residents Codttee on Employmen, : of the of the U.S. and its territories who cannot on Employment of the Handicapped. Handicapped. Right, William McCahill, executive read printed materials because of physical ' secretary of the President's Committee limitations. on Employment of the Handicapped. These physical limitations include disa- 7 bling paralysis, muscle or nerve deterioration affecting coordination and control, and con- finement in iron lungs and other mechacal devices. Among the causes of these conditions I are cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, muscu- lar dystrophy, arthritis, and poliomyelitis. Readers with these handicaps-may now borrow recorded books and magazines, together with I phonographs. The entire service is free, in- cluding free mailing privileges. An individ- ual must obtain a brief statement, certifying his physical disability, from a competent authority. Cleveland's Mayor Ralph S. Locher, pre- For catalogs of books available in renional sented the Mayor's Committee on the Em- Carolyn Osborn, artist, chosen Texas libraries and information on national serv- ployment of the Handicapped award to Handicapped Person of the Pear by the ices and resources, write: Division for the Tic's editor, Mrs. Gini Laurie, who Governor's Committee on Employment of Blind and Physically Bandicapped, Library of has been working as a volunteer with the Handicapped, received the award Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540. the severely disabled for 18 years. from John Hill, Secretary of State. I HIGHER EDUCATION A Special 21-Page Feature John Hessler, Left, a C5-6 quad since 16. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY ~d Roberts, respiratory polio at 14. Special Adaptations of Equipment good help. Students are generally very necessary. Ed also receives forty hours John uses an electric powered rrheel- conscientious -- sometimes better than of research assistance. (They do all chair; writing brace; raised tables; professional help (one very good rea- library work.) One can also qualify for Handi-hook; specially devised knobs for son for teaching at college level) ." aid from the War on Poverty if low in- radio,television, recorder, etc.; "PUSH- Finding proper housing is the most come personnel is hired for attendant UPS" (See 1966 TjG, page 83). difficult problem. For example, most care. Ed supplements his income by work- Ed uses an iron lung; Thompson Ban- dormitory rooms are too small, most ing as a teaching assistant in the poli- tam; mouthstick. apartments have stairs, etc. The Berke- tical science department, earning ap- Both use a microswitch speaker phone ly campus of the University of Califor- proximately $300 a month. John tutors with a direct line to the operator; a nia has a student hospital located French at the rate of $4 per hour. He Stenorette with special controls; and right on campus. In 1962, its director, just finished tutoring the Chancellor's keys to the campus elevators. Henry Bruyn, admitted Ed as a resident son .r on an experimental basis. The Universi- . I, Method of Taking Notes ty's previous experience with handi- Advice John and Ed can always find someone capped people had been bad. There were "For any handicapped person contem- to take notes for them although they none on the campus at the time Ed en- plating entering college, the following furnish the carbon paper for this serv- tered. Ed made it during his first year, advice may be helpful. Have your living ice. They suggest picking an intelli- so, in 1963 John was admitted. Then, in conditions settled before entering gent member of the class, preferably a 1965, a third quad was added to our mot- school because it is extremely diffi- girl as they have found feminine hand- ley crew -- Larry Langdon, an entering cult to go to school and to have to writing usually easier to read. Zerox- freshman, who had broken his neck six struggle with physical environment. Be ing is also a good method. months previously. There is talk now of persistent in demanding the correction expanding the quad ward into a full of administrative errors and the elimi- Exams wing. Future plans are contingent on a nation of mental and physical obstacles. "The best thing to do is to talk to federal grant. For example, we have found that you your professor, explaining that you can- shouldn't let secretaries stop you. Per- not write for two hours at once. Usual- Finances haps the most important ingredient in a ly the professor will allow you to take All three students receive support successful academic life is self confi- the exam home, designating a specific through California's Aid to the Needy dence,a most difficult thing to explain time to return it. Exams aren't open- Disabled. This is to cover the $350 per how to attain. It is important to have book of course." Ed takes many of his month room and board charges at the hos- supporting people around who will give exams orally and sometimes dictates his pital. Ir also provides some outside encouragement. God knows you are your exam answers to a person of either his attendant care. The state's vocational own worst critic." or the professor's choice. rehabilitation service provides books, . - tuition,transportation, and maintenance. Goals Attendants and Housing For example, it provides forty hours John is working on his M.A. and plans "Attendant care usually isn't a prob- per month of secretarial help for Ed to teach at junior college level. Ed is lem because students always need employ- and John, and pushers to take Ed to working for his Ph.D. with an aim to- ment. If you are careful, you can get class and remain with him as long as ward college teaching. @ IINIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - RIVERSIDE by Bruce Hi1Tarn Five and a half years ago, when I was sixteen, I dove into an eddypool near Oceanside, California, and became a C5-6 quad. After six months at the Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, where the doctor told me I would be confined to a life of watching T.V. and reading in bed, I entered the Orthopaedic Hospital of Los Angeles, whose staff had a much more enlightened point of view. Six months later I was again attending h5gh school for four hours a day. Aft- er two years of high schob'l, I graduated and started at- tending nearby Palomar Junior College. As graduation ap- proached, I had to find a place to go to do my upper divi- sion work. Riverside came very close to meeting my requirements. The current enrollment is about four thousand students. The climate is just perfect. Temperatures usually range in the high seventies to the low eighties. There is no snow to worry about, and rain is infrequent. The girls' dorms were made with several rooms designed for the physically handicapped, but there is no such provision in the boys' dorms. I find the dorms quite easy to live in. No major problems have arisen and all the minor ones were easy to solve. There is a good Health Center on campus and two good hospitals, Rancho Los Amigos and the Orthopaedic Hos- pital of Los Angeles, within sixty miles. When I came up for my tour, I went to the placement of- fice to see about hiring a student attendant. In the place- ment off ice the second-in-charge, Mr. Joel Bryan, happened to be a quad who had attended UCR for four years. Through an ad we found my present attendant who has proved quite satisfactory. I told a friend I had met in the hospital about UCR, and he decided to come too. He has a similar in- jury and so he required an attendant. The school found one for him by ads placed through the dorm and by phoning the male residents. We are going to start an early campaign to recruit next fall's attendants. With the help of the place- all multi-storied buildings have elevators, there is no ment office, we plan to send a letter to various clubs, problem about getting to classes. A wheelchair student can such as the pre-med club, individuals, and pass the word even get into the rest rooms in any of the classroom build- through the dorms. ings quite easily. The campus is small enough so that a The faculty and administration have listened to every- person in a wheelchair can get from one class to another thing with an open mind. The students in the dorms and on even when classes are scheduled right after one another. campus are all very helpful-you just have to ask. I think At the present time there are seven students in aheel- about half the boys on my hall have emptied the drainage chairs attending UCR,taking courses from lower to graduate bag at one time or another. I've found that once the ice division. There are three girls, all paraplegic, and four is broken, most of them,forget the wheelchair. boys, three quads and one paraplegic. Two quads live in The administration has expressed an open interest in the the dorm, two of the girls live with their parents, and problems of attending UCR in a wheelchair. During enroll- the rest live in apartments off campus. UCR has the reputa- ment week, Dr. Norman Better, the Associate Dean of Stu- tion of offering the best undergraduate education of any dents, called a meeting of the six students attending UCR of the nine campuses of the University of California; but, in wheelchairs. At this meeting we discussed the problems with good study habits and lots of persistence, a physical- of the campus, what improvements we thought were needed to ly handicapped scholar has nothing to fear. overcome these problems. A study committee for future Admission requirements are the same at any of the nine building design and present building remodeling is being campuses of the University of California. Students who formed with wheelchair students and administrative repre- have done work at the junior college level should investi- sentatives. The goal of this committee is to make UCR a gate UCR as a place to finish their studies. There is a perfect school plant for wheelchairs instead of just good. variety of financial aid programs, including scholarships, The equipment that I have on campus consists of an E & J grants, loans, and part-time employment available to quali- power chair, a lift, and an electric typewriter. After a fied students. tendon transfer operation, I find that I do not need any There is a wide variety of student activities on campus, assist devices or splints to eat, write, or type. I am tak- and all students are encouraged to participate.The largest ing a normal load of 15 hours plus a lab. My fees and student activity on campus, UCR's Tutorial project, is books are paid for by Vocational Rehabilitation Service, chaired by a rolling student, and another is secretary of while room, board, and my attendant are paid for by Aid to the Associated Women Students. the Totally Disabled. Yearly expenses run about $1,000 for The administration would like to see more students in room and board, $800 for books, supplies, student activity wheelchairs attending here. Dr. Better once said that no fees, and personal expenses. public university is truly public if it permits architec- All the buildings on campus are accessible either by the tural barriers to deny an education to a segment of the front entrances or some side door. Ramps are being put up public. If any TjG readers have any unanswered questions, wherever a need is indicated. Curbs are even being rede- please feel free to write me, Bruce Hillam, Aberdeen Hall, signed so wheelchairs can go up them. Special parking per- Box 318, 640 Linden St., Riverside, California 92507, or mits are provided and special parking spots on campus have to Dr. Norman Better, Associate Dean of Students, Universi- been reserved for wheelchair students. Keys are given to ty of California, Riverside, California 92507. 1 hope to handicapped students for the different elevators,and since greet several of you next year as fellow students. @ OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EX-~arine~ick Maxwell is a ~4-5 quad who is beginning by ~i~k~~~~~ll hie junior year in finance at Ohio State University. Dick, at 25, is making the grade at college-in fact making even better grades than he achieved before being injured in a fraternity intramural football game in the fall of 1963. He suffered a broken neck diving into the end zone for a touchdown. A friend, Dr. James Bailey who earned a medical degree at OSU while confined to a wheelchair, was at the hospital when Dick arrived."He.gave me a kick in the pants and started me back to school." For the first six months after the injury, it was a phys- ical battle. Then, the rehabilitation work began-getting the chair (the fraternity sponsored a dance to buy it) and learning to use the splints that enable Dick to write, eat, comb his hair, and brush his teeth. He turns pages with an eraser fitted to the splint on his left hand. The splints were made economically of light-weight metal. Most of the attachments were adapted and made by either his father or O.T.'s at Dodd Hall, With the help of his splints, Dick keeps all his own class notes. He goes over them with classmates before ex- ams to make sure he hasn't missed anything.Tests are taken with the class,bu'i sometimes Dick supplements written work with orals if he runs out of time to write. Taking a five-hour economics course and also five hours in accounting, Dick is working .toward a finance degree that may be the groundwork to studying law. He goes to afternoon classes with assistance from his Phi Delta Theta fraternity brothers, high school friends, and his mother. She picks him up and he rides in the back of a 1965 Dodge Sportsman which his father converted for the purpose. "She can' t drive the thing very well," Dick laughs, "but she's a good sport about it." Fraternity brothers meet him at the class buildings and help him through doors and up steps. Dick believes in going to the top to solve problems. On I L his agenda: consultation with University President Fawcett -g about obtaining use of the freight elevator so he can , :;.i , 'T i' 4 drive his battery-powered wheelchair to class. He now goes J% 1 to class in a light-weight aluminum chair that needs "f riend-power .I' Dick goes to all the OSU football games, attends frater- nity parties, goes out with the boys, drinks a little beer - and has a good time. In his chair, loaded with re- flector tape for night trips out of Dodd Hall and decorat- ed with Marine and fraternity insignias, he sometimes cuts a fancy figure eight on the field after a Buckeye game. "Anyone who owns an E h J power chair should notice in the photograph how the control switches on the chair were moved and adapted by my father so that I can control the speeds independently. It has 'four on the side' and a top speed of four miles per hour: "If anyone has any questions please feel free to write me at 2419 Indianola Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43202." In a recent letter, Dick wrote of sometimes being unable to do all he wants to do, but "maintaining patience is the key word and a virtue... "This is something I've learned to live with and have made some of the necessary adjustments. Being back in school has made a world of difference and has shown that if you stay in there swinging things have a way of working out .I1 @ - M.S. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Now working on Ph.D. (Physics). 11,000 students. Official policy requires that physical condition cannot be considered when admitting a student. Once a student is admitted, Stanford assists in any way possible. This includes finding an attendant, pro- viding physical therapy, and building ramps on campus, if necessary. The campus is flat and most buildings have lev- el entrances. A lot of the buildings also have elevators. The size of the campus is the only problem. It is about one mile long and 113 of a mile wide (that is just the classroom area). Most of my classes are located 1/3 - 112 mile from the dorm. STANFORD I designed my own wheel'chair to get around campus. Weight is about 100 pounds including battery, speed is 4.25 mph, UNIVERSITY and range on one charge of battery is 12 miles. It will go through sand or mud. Only problems are to be admitted - less than 1/10 of the by Bob McCown applicants are admitted - and cost - over $1,600 tuition, Physical condition - Post polio quad ('54) with s~meshoul- and $900 board and room. I wouldn't be here if I didn't der movement and so-so biceps (can lift 5 pounds). Can pro- have a government fellowship. nate and supinate both hands, but = motion in wrist or For more information about S.U. policies concerning hand- fingers. I have a couple of good muscles in right foot, icapped students, write Dr, Osborne, Director, Student which I use to control C02 artificial muscle splint on my Health Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California. right hand. I have not needed respiratory aid since seven months after contracting polio, except for a few bad colds. Undergraduate activities - Dating. Belonged to a frater- nity. Dormitory counselor. President of church Fellowship Education - B.A. HASTINGS COLLEGE, tlastings, Nebraska. 800 group. Worked for student newspaper. Dramatics - lighting students. Campus about 4 square blocks. Lots of steps, but for quite a few plays and acted in 3 (narrator for two and none in dorms, dining hall, student union, library, music a "push-on" as blind paralytic beggar in one). Student gov- building, and chapel. Steps were no problem, however, I ernment - rewrote constitution and completely reorganized would wait at the steps until 4 men came along (just asked Student Association in Senior year; also served on Student the first 4 who arrived) and they would pick up my chair Judicial Council. (with me in it) and carry me up (or down) the stairs. The Studies were sometimes worked into my schedule. campus is not hilly and is small enough that I easily got While in high school, I borrowed some money and opened a around with an E & J electric chair. The administration hobby shop which I then managed.1 made enough to eliminate will help in any way it can, including a roommate-atten- my debt within 2 years. I closed out the shop when I went dant. Only drawback is snow. I averaged ten school days a to college. I saved some of the HO gauge model railroad year snowbound in the dorm. locomotives because I love model railroading even though I don't have a layout because I couldn't possibly build one, Girls almost always accept. I always double date the first couple of times, and by then the girl knows how to clamp Financial assistance - At Hastings, the State of Nebraska the wheelchair to the floor of the VI? so that we can sin- paid tuition and secretary's salary. At Stanford, I have a gle date. She drives, of course. N.S.F. (National Science Foundation) Fellowship and a uni- versity scholarship. Together, I receive tuition and fees, Goal - To teach physics on college level. plus $2,700 cash. This is just an outline of my experiences. Perhaps it will Notes and exams - No note-taking. Exams were oral in all help others who are now planning to attend college. If any but math and physics,where I was given extra time to write details are unclear, feel free to write to me about them: them. I dictated all papers to a voice-actuated tape re- Physics Dept., Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. @ corder and a secretary transcribed. If I needed notes for a course,I asked the teacher or another student if I could have his photocopi( Eating When I en dining hall, the first hasher to - SEVERELY see me gets a tray, up my meat, seasons food, gets a REWILITATION OF TEE DISABLED. Final straw (long - so I just lean over to get a drink), and my Report of a Project Conducted in California. special fork. I'm on my own after that, but the dining hall 1964. 41 pages. Prepared by A. G. Garris. Send is full of 'people who will help if I run into trouble. requests to Mr. Garris, State Department of Re- habilitation, 107 So. Broadway, Room 7005, Los Transportation - In addition to my special electric wheel- Angeles, California 90012. A thought-provoking chair, I have a VW bus with a 7-foot ramp hinged at the study for the severely disabled and those pro- rear door. The wheelchair is clamped to the floor. I have fessionally concerned with their rehabilitation. a seat belt attached to the bus floor, not to the chair. Free. Highly recommended. Attendant - At H.C. the dean's office contacted students for me. At S.U. the Student Employment Service sent inter- ested students for interviews. The attendants have been very cooperative and have lasted 1-2 school years. I live in a double room in a dorm and pay my roommate-attendant's TALKING BOOKS ARE GREAT 1 board and room in return for his services. His duties av- erage about 1% to 2 hours per day: bathe, dress, lift me into my chair, assist me in bathroom (a schedule works best for this), lift me into bed at night. Dating - I'm not shy about asking a girl for a date. I've BuZZetin Board 41 asked some girls out only a few minutes after meeting them. See Page @2~),;j: WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY 2. ,+>> Universities and Wheelchairs by M. Morley surveys English Universities. THE CORD, Autumn/#inter 1966. -- ily investigated many many colleges Wheelchairs on Campus - PERFORMANCE, in their area but they were unable students and nurses. May 1966. The President's Committee on to find one with suitable physical "Robert and his student attendant Employment of the Handicapped, Wash- facilities and geared to handle a share two rooms with an adjoining ington, D.C. 20210. severely disabled student. bath, giving them both independence His mother wrote enthusiastically yet enabling Robert to call on his Employment for the Handicapped by of their final choice, "Wayne State friend when in need. They both eat Julietta K. Arthur. "Pros and Cons of was the only school that offered to on campus, and on the weekends they College." Pgs. 81-106. See review in find a student attendant. The direc- go out to eat or have food sent in. Bookshelf, page 23. tor of the Physically Disabled Stu- "Our experiences indicate that, dents' Office, Miss Ferris, is an despite the assistance of people in For detailed information on scholar- extraordinary woman, and one well rehabilitation, the only way to a- ships, grants, loans, and other aid, suited to her job. Robert felt in- chieve our objectives has been to request the free reference folder, stantly at ease with her and is se- fight for them. People still do not A Guide to Federally Supported Pro- cure about living away from home accept this minority group because grams. Division of Student Financial despite the problems. of the 'unknown.' There is much to Aid, Bureau of Higher Education, U.S. "We are well pleased with the ar- be done and that is why your little Office of Education, Washington, D.C. rangements. Wayne does not have a magazine is important. I' 20202. dormitory for men, but utilizes the Robert's home address: 38 Ridge facilities of a nearby hotel for Road, Harrington Park, N.J. 07660.B Aft= s srudanr is enrolled, this of£lce supplments regular University @ WAY.. 8TATB TJNIVEJRSIT'Y ofinntation sassions by providing the idomation of particular sig- D~~.IC+, n mprr mmu- D-OR. IICIIIW "101 1 nilimca to physicnlly handicapped students. For axample. this I,..' includes infmtion abat wpIOcbtlonJ for Students in wheelchairs md trav~lorientstion to the campus mafor blind students. The office -. -oms. Decmber 7. 1966 also assists srudsllta with registratla procedures, enabllng the= to - and urmga programs sccording to individusl needs physics1 tolersnc~s. We coordinate arrnngwents €01 rel0~atiOnOF classes, accessibility to Mrs. Pml Sckidt ClUsrO(PS, parkln~and various ndsidstrative prob1e.s. A,SiICLIIt witor. .IOOMEY j GUm Box 149, Chagrin Palb Ohio Special aphosir is plreed on vocatlanal-educational counseling because I feel strongly that these shldents must plan more arefully than other Dear Mrs. Sthddt: students and should be as well 1nEomed as possible shut thalr om abilities, the oplopent market and physical demands of csrears. Mrs. Axan has forrarded your letter to me and re have received Counseling Is coordinated witi~various University acndeoic units and the back issues of the Gazette uhich you mantioned. I as very sponsoring agencies loterasred in.lndivldrul students. Students are intarestad in your publication end have Fovnd much worth resdlng. also uaisted in findine solutions to pnrsonal, medical. financial Thank you £or including u~ on your mailing list. and mplopent probltas and are referred to appropriate University md/or cmunity r4rvices when indlcatad. It is a pleuura to write you concerning facilities st Wayne Smce University for studmts with physical disabilities. Nthough our Ti10 Mivenlty Health Sewice pmvides roucine medical urn en a services are offered to each student according to Individual needs, clinic basis. For students needing specialized care. The RababllLtation they are centnlized in this office. (ma of our basic objeccivas Institute of Detroit, looted neu campus, has axtenrive ~sedlcnl~habil- is to help each student derlve the naximua in educational erperiencer itation S~TV~C~Savailable on s private b-is. me University offers ulth a mlnb loss 0E independence. Students nttend regular M adapted physical educntion program whereby students are integtated University cluses and meet the ssme acadsnic responslblllties as into rsgular clasaas whenever possible. Last year sme of the students all other students. Presently there are over 100 students attending orgmized B wheelehnlr athletic tnam which I$ open to any student uishing Wayne who have malor physical dissbilities. to participate. me cenpvs is situated ten minutes fra the center of Det~~oicand Is We would be vary happy to answer questions from my 05 your subscribers surrounded by various -unity cultural institutions. The about Wayne Sure Univaraity. We are also in the process of prepnring Unlversity area Is on level grand, making it ideal for wheelchairs. a bmchura hut the propram ind will be glad to put you on our mailing Ill majo~classrom buildings. as well as the library and cafeteria, list u soon as It is available. I hope this letter has answered some are accessible to wheelchairs and contain elevators and special of pur quaatioe?r abwt the University and uill be glad to answer my toilet facilities. In addition, rhera am arb cuts at major othars you might have. street corners uhich allow students to be as independent as pol- sible in getting around campus. There is a women's domitory Sincemly yours, whlch has several units thoroughly designed to acc-date wheelchairs. Ptesently them is no men's dowltary, but there are some suitable toms a shon dist~cefrm campus. %%& Q F& In cooperetion with the undergraduate and graduate admissions Eliubech A. Ferris, Dirsctor offices, students arm evaluated by this office end the Hea1Ch Servlce Physically Disabled Students' Offlce prior to their admission to Wayne. Readiness to function at Wayne Is eurluatd with wnslderation given to classrotn skills, ability to perform daily activlties of living, hmulng acuraodations and medical needs. Ma do not have an oqanized attendant caw set-up but have fortunately been able to make special prrengments for W:lb . . Mrs. Ann's son, Robert. As you are probably aware. it is dlfflcult to make satisfactorj arrangaents lor attendants and that we have no asawmce that such attangments will wort out. k'e have been very lucky so far with Roberr. SOUTHERN - ILLINOIS I UNIVERSITY ' by Tom Meath, Jr. I Double-mirrored page turner Chin-operated 'qe recorder Typing on Larye paper roZZ Just after starting fifth grade, I con- time, we requested and received an exten- versity in the morning and brought me back tracted respiratory polio. In the hospital sion of the Connecticut D.V.R. support I for supper. some effort was made to continue my educa- had been receiving during college. This For homework, and for activities during tion. Then, returning home, I received extension helped a great deal.but it still the day on campus, I relied on the methods home instructions along with a telephone wasn't enough. (As it turned out, annual I had used at Fairfield (the usual ones). intercom to the local high school. After expenses totaled more than $3,500.) Student workers were contacted through the graduation,wlth student drivers,l was able University newspaper, or the Student ldork to attend Fairfield University in person. Apartment and attendants Office. Volunteers included the other stu- IJe chose an apartment rather than a dorm- dents in my classes, neighbors,and a group Federal Traineeship itory room-at the suggestion of the Uni- of Scouts who were engaged in a program of During my Senior year, 1 was accepted by veraity because of the-lack of space for aid to the disabled. Southern Illinois University in Carbondale respiratory equipment. We arranged with and offered a Federal Traineeship (renew- N.F. to have an iron lung delivered, had Exams and notes able in the second year) of $1,800 plus our VN bus driven out, and then flew out. I took exams orally, or dictated to an free tuition and fees.1 had contacted more Mom stayed to set up the apartment and approved writer, or tape-recorded the an- than 75 universities. S.I.U. was the only to train the two students who would live swers which were, in some cases, later one which encouraged me to enter its grad- with me as roommate-attendants. TJe placed transcribed on paper. The Testing Center ate school to study for a master's in re- ads in the local and school papers, con- on campus had a policy of helping disabled habilitation counseling. tacted the Student I?ork Office and the Cam students with exams if the Cencer were nor pus Housing Office. After five weeks, rre too busy. I found it best to approach each D.V.R. support Pound two students to take care of me for professor well before an exam, explain my As the initial step, first Dad and then free room and board. Evenings and weekends situation, and ask him how he thought we Mom flew out to the University to arrange they were free to leave, in shifts. In the should proceed. I indicated that I pre- for a room and attendants. At the same VW, they drove me the two miles to the Uni- fered a tape recorder because I could cov- er a question as thoroughly as I wanted. they wexe providing. ties of mouth positive pressure breaching I have a "Dictet" tape recorder mounted As soon as I arrived home, we made ar- (M.P.P.B.). Previously I had used it only on the am of my wheelchair. It was modi- rangements for me to enter Goldwater Memo- during transportation. I now understand fied by its maker, the Dictaphone Corpora- rial Hospital for a week of testing.lt was that it can also be used at night while tion, so that I can start and stop it with found that for years my portable respira- sleeping, and it is virtually as efficient my chin. For written reports, I dictated, tors, when operating the Pnemobelt, had as the iron lung. I hope to make more ex- then replayed the recording to myself, been set at pressures that were not high tensive tests with it in the future with through earphones, while dictating to the enough to give me adequate respiration. the ultimate goal of eliminating the iron transcriber a corrected version. For class. Evidently I had been using the little lung for sleeping. Clearly, this will Z preferred a carbon of someone else's breathing ability I have to make up for greatly increase my ability to travel for notes to using the tape recorder. what the respirators had not been provid- extended periods, ing. Although I had been needlessly using S.I.U. equipped for disabled my energy in this manner, it had not seri- The future There are more than 18.000 students at ously affected me until the final academic Fortunately. I was able to complete the S.I.U. Now there are about 300 disabled quarter. Between the demanding, stepped-up course requirements before returning home. students, about 30 of whom use wheelchairs. pace and the need to expend energy in As soon as I complete my thesis, and spend For the most part, the University allows breathing, my system had rebelled with the at least three months at an approved in- the disabled students to manage by them- resulting symptoms of exhaustion. ternship atsome institution in the rehab- selves. Each of them must provide his own ilitation Field, I will receive my M.A. attendants when necessary. Yet if a dis- Respiratory solutions I hope to replace the iron lung with El. abled student has a problem the University r To correct the breathing deficiency. P.P.B. and to acquire an electric wheel- is prepared to listen and advise. There is Goldwater strongly suggested that both the chair which I can operate-perhaps by a a D.V.R, office on campus and a Dean of pressure and the rate on the portable res- Sight Switch (pg. 91, TjG, 1966). I should Disabled Students. The buildings are e- pirarors be increased. have much the same abilities as Bruce Lowe quipped, or being equipped, with elevatoPs The Pneumobelc would be placed vertical- with his GIMCS (pgs. 92-93, TjG, Spring and ramps; a number of dormitories have ly instead of the usual-horizontally. 1965). Clearly, such abilities would in- rooms especially arranged for wheelchairs; r In addition, it was suggested that I sit crease my chances for employment. the clinic provides physical and psycho- up straighter in the wheelchair to allow I thoroughly enjoyed my two stimulating logical therapy at a very reasonable cost. gravity to have more effect on the dia- years at S.I.U. It was an opportunity to phragm. A back brace would be used to main- experience a new way of life, and the peo- Respiratory problems tain a proper position, and to assist in ple involved. Just as important, it was an During the last quarter of the second preventing me from falling. opportunity to experience "being on my year I was carrying my heaviest load of The advantages of these suggestions own," without the protection and guidance credits- nineteen. (An average load is should prove to be more than physical. Sit- of my family. As a result, I now have a twelve.)l was up at 6:30 for early classes ting nearly upright will increase visibil- much greater appreciation of my situation and night classes and library work kept ity, provide a more normal perspective,and and a more confident viewpoint for the the lights on until 10:OO p.m. As a result, facilitate mobility by decreasing the over- future. (B it is not surprising that, during final all length of the chair. The resulting exam week, breathing on my own became much psychological uplift may be significant. more fatiguing. In fact, both portable res- If anyone would like additional informa- pirators (when operating a Pneumobelt) P1.P.P.B. tion or clarification, please write to me were also functioning inadequately unless a A secondary advantage of the hospital at 34 Deep Spring Lane, Stamford, Connect- I exerted extra effort to augment what visit is my introduction to the possibili- icut 06907. also run the University of Notre Dame. I was accepted at Stonehill on the basis of my BY TAPE m rn having been accepted at Bos- ton University. STONEHILL COLLEGE Originally, we had planned to use the intercom and plas- by Bill Wood\rorth tic records used in the Bos- ton U, program. Because of Being a respo since 1955, 1 am concerned the economy, we decided on a about my future independence and security. tape recorder. Like so many others, the means I am using The Purple Key, the campus for this end is education. men's organizatian, and one of my junior high buddies High school by telephone carry the tape recorder a- The day I entered a respirator, I was round and record my lectures. supposed to enter high school. Over the Each evening, my father picks next two and a half years, I completed my up the tapes. The next day, 1 studies with the help of tutors. listen to the tapes and study ACter leaving the Mary )lacArthur Respi- just like my fellow class- racor Unit, I returned to my home, where I mates. These lecturrs are supplemented by I use a mouthstick developed by me. It attended high school via telephone inter- periodic visits by my professors for dis- consists of a 1/4" dowel; an eye dropper com. I graduated with my class in 1959 and cussion, clarification, and examinations. bulb as a tip; and a paddle-type mouth- spent the following year fulfilling lan- I attend classes about once a ueek. piece fashioned by my father from solid guage and science requirements for College nylon. It is durable and tasteless. Boards. Note-taking and mouthstick typing My notes are taken by a student who puts The future College??? carbon paper under his notes. This has IJhen I graduate in June 1967, I will re- The next year was spent hoping and wait- saved me many hours of tiring note-taking. alize that I have had an education in many ing and praying for the opportunity to at- Ply IRE1 Selectric is the most wonderful ways more profound than the average stu- tend college. The Retlabilitation Commis- machine for mouthstick operation! With it, dent. Being a resp? in college has opened sion turned me down because I was "too I can type 35 words a minute. My father is just as many doors as ic has closed. It handicapped." In 1961 1 was accepted by a machinist so he designed a positioner. has created a student-professor relation- the Kospital and Tutorial Program at Bos- We bought an extra heavy Lumex table from ship more personal and more valuable than ton University and given a $5600 scholar- American Hospital Corp. To preserve the the average student's. ship. However, because I was supposed to formica top, he fitted two steel bands a- I intend to write eventually, but I am attend classes on a regular basis and we round the table, held by two thumb screws. looking for employment now, so 1 can at- could not afford the extra car and atten- The front of the typewriter is bolted to a tend graduate school. &lean~?hile, in my dant, I had to look around. piano hinge between the front ends of the spare time, Z edit and publish my church two bands. Bolted to the bands in back of newspaper, and operate a magazine service College by tape recorder the typewriter are two hinged guiderods, specializing in student subscriptions. Fortunately, North Easton is the home of which clamp it in a variety of tilting de- If I can answer any questions, please the small, liberal arts Stonehill College. grees. The table has adjustable heights feel free to write to me at 51 Williams It is run by the Holy Cross Fathers, who so it may be used in bed or wheelchair. St., North Easton, BLassachusetts 02356. (B Janet Berry - Lawrence U. Sharon Stem - Long Island University "~ttending"LawrenceUniversity via telephone intercom (Executone), Attending Long Island University via cheek-operated Executone is Sharon Stern, a Janet is working toward her %.A. She respiratory polio patient at Goldwater Memorial Hospital since 1955. The enthusiastic plans to perfect her Spanish, take cooperation of the faculty enabled Sharon to master English, history, Hebrew, biology, on French, and possibly Italian, psychology, and speech. Sharon hopes to teach English to the handicapped in a hospital. with the hope of doing work in Her tuition, books, Executone, attendants, and transportation (she is attending Hebrew translating and tutoring. classes personally) are being financed by the National Council for Jewish Women, federal Janet has a rare skin and muscle funds, and her parents. Write Executone, Att: Mr. J. A. Richards, 47-37 Austell Place, disease known as dermatomyositis. Long Island City, N.Y. 11101. In Sharon's words, "Executone gives you an arm with which She mites, "You should know your you can reach out and touch people." full capabilities and get expert Marilyn SavioZa, another respo at Goldwater, is also a L.I.U. Executone student with advice and help to enable you to do D.V.R. paying her tuition. Over 20 wheelchair students attend the Brooklyn Center and, the best and the most with what you although the university is not designed for wheelchairs, it has a special admission have." Address: 123 North Green Bay committee for handicapped students. Address: Respiratory Center, Goldwater Memorial Rd., Appleton, Wisconsin 54911. Hospital, Welfare Island, N.Y. 10017. Judith Murray U. of South Africa by correspondence Harold Fryer Correspondence "I became a respo in 1956 when I was ten. Aft- - er 3 years in hospital in Durban, I came home to live with my parents on our sugar farm in Michael CaZZaghan - S.S.C. Zululand. I sleep in a lung but am out all day on a trolley (cart), "Efost of my time is spent in reading as I am A respo since 1952, Michael re- in my final year B.A. major-ing in history and "I am a natural born non-achiever ceived his B.A. from Stanislaus English. I study through the University of ...I accomplished little while in State College in 1966. He is now South Africa which is an entirely correspondence the hospital...I was a rehab drop- working there on his secondary university. It has about 18,000 students, in- out. '' teaching credential and hopes to cluding some in U.S.A. If any TjG readers are Barold has always worked out his teach in a hospital. interested, they should write to the Univer- own problems better by himself. A Michael has also taken five cor- sity's Registrar, Box 392, Pretoria. respo since 1953, he is married and respondence courses from the Uni- "My most exciting prospect is that I may go has three lively children. He uses a versity of California. He found to Rancho Los Amigos Hospital for spinal fusions portable respirator by day and a this a difficult and boring way to (halo style) and rehabilitation. We are going to rocking bed at night. acquire credits, but with the ad- be U.S. bigrants as my parents want to work He has completed four years of vantage of being able to work at (my father used to be a civil engineer) while 1 high school through correspondence home a> one's own pace. undergo the long treatment. Transport is the courses. Harold hopes to be a writer "I would be happy to share ex- main problem. My father is going to build a and, with help from the Department periences with other students or Colville portable lung which will be easy to of Veteran's Affairs, he is now en- others in the teaching and edu- take in an aeroplane, we hope." rolled in a creative writing course. cation field. " Address: PIBag Gingindlovu, Zululand, South Address: 5811 121 Ave., Edmonton, Address: 2221 Cherry Ave., Africa. Alberta, Canada. Merced, California 95340. CaroZe Parsoizs - U. of 'Wisconsin John Brock - Texas Tech John Izworski, Jr. - Hof stra U. Her consuming interest and main motivitation being the completion of her education, Carole is a Junior majoring in psychology with future A respo for 14 years, John hopes of attending graduate school sleeps in an iron lung. His Making excellent use of the fine ramps at Hofstra and working in the field of rehabili- portable lung, which he uses Un.iversity, John is working towards a master's degree tation. Over 30 credits have been on trips, is pictured in in education of the handicapped. He holds a B.S. degree earned through correspondence study. IDEA PAWE (page 35). in electronic engineering and was formerly a government She has attended 4 semesters at U. John travels 30 miles to GS-12 electronic engineer. John's disability, which he of Wisconsin at kdison and will attend classes at Texas considers 'slight', consists of partially paralyzed return next fall. Meanwhile she is Technological College at legs and a slight impairment of his vision as a result studying through correspondence. Lubbock either by car pool of multiple sclerosis. His address: 26-32 210 Place, Interests: French, Japanese poetry, or driving his own car with Bayside, N.Y. 11360. reading, Buddhism and music. power steering and automa- In 1965 Hofstra became the first university in the A respo, she uses a rocking bed tic transmission. East to make campus and buildings readily accessible and oral positive pressure; eats and "I can go just about any- to the handicapped. (A film has been made to describe types with an artificial muscle. where I want to as long as to other institutions how the job of remodeling Carole would very much enjoy cor- I am back home in time to buildings can be done.) For information about special responding with other TjG readers. go to bed in the lung." provisions at Hofstra, write: Assistant Dean Stuart Address: McDonald Rd., Lake Geneva, John's address: 706 10th Seader, Bofstra U., Hempstead, N.Y. 11550. Wisconsin 53147. St., Levelland, Texas 79336. Car02 VaccarieZZo - Denver U. Lou Ann Lohnis - N.M.S.U. 1 :dczrilyn JCJ Chapman - U.C.L.A. I Now working parttime as a speech Lou Ann has been a respo since 1952. She com- therapist and doing her dissertation A graduate student in philosophy pleted high school by telephone intercom, then to complete her Ph.D., Carol plans to at U.C.L.A., Marilyn, who has mus- began to attend New Mexico State University in do therapy and teach on the college cular dystrophy, plans to obtain her 59. Strur and kidney surgery interrupted her at- level. master's in June 1969, and then to tendance for 2% years. In 1962 she resumed her Carol became a respiratory polio in teach in a local junior college. studies and active participation in numerous hon- her senior year at high school. Still She is a member of three honor orary societies. A psychology major, she gradu- a quad, she no longer requires res- societies, including Phi Beta Kappa. ~ ated in January 1967 with the highest average. piratory aid. Student attendants accompany her to "I may decide to return for a master's in audi- After graduating from Baldwin- and from school and on campus. ology, counseling and guidance, or social work.1 Wallace, she married and gave birth Marilyn received scholarships plus am interviewing different professors about the to a daughter, Maureen. Then she ob- aid from Vocational Rehabilitation possibilities in their fields of graduate work. tained her master's degree from Ohio during undergraduate years and a Counseling and guidance is the only program of University and moved to Denver to graduate year fellowship. the three mentioned which is available here." begin her doctorate study. "I needed all the help I could get. Lou Ann is shown here with her parents and her "I had complete scholarship coverage Contact your national, county, and married sister, Nell, of whom she wrote, "I'm so for all tuition and for approximately local agencies. Be prepared to lucky to have a wonderful family that helps me three-fourths of my other costs." defend your goals." get around." Address: 12566 Claridon-Troy Road, Address: 1932 Overland Ave., Apt. Address: 1700 N:rth Alameda, Las Cruces, New Route 1, Chardon, Ohio 44024. 101, Los Angeles, California 90025. Mexico 88001. Johil M. WiZZims Southwestern College Hale J. Zukas - U. of Cal i fornia, Berkeley Ca - U.C. L.A. Adolf's struggle to attend a univer- "The photograph shows my 'Il'oody Woodpecker' technique sity in the U.S.A. was recounted in John has been a C5-6 quad in typing. I use an IBM Selectric with perforated metal the 1966 TjG, "Odyssey of a Bavarian since a diving accident in keyboard to prevent striking more than one key at a Scholar," He has done well scholasti- 1956. h he experiences of time. The helmet is hand-moulded to my skull with Elas- cally and has adjusted happily. A others in TjG built a fire toplast webbing glued into several layers by acetone respo, he uses a chestpiece at night. under me to attempt college.' application. To it is attached the dowel stick which I "1 have met many nice and extremely Deciding that "the life of use for page turning when a removable pencil eraser is helpful people. I am living in a dorm a professional patient is attached. I am strapped to a chair and my arms are on the campus with a roommate atten- not for me," he bestirred 'handcuffed' at the wrists with webbing wristlets to dant. It's an exciting life in com- his bones off to college in control the 'overflow' motion caused by my athetoid parison to my former life in the hos- 1964 at the age of 31. cerebral palsy. pital in Munich...I have applied for He is now a Junior in his "Thanks to the Selectric's various type-spheres I am a scholarship ." home town college, aiming at able to type Russian symbols and to make mathematical Early in '67 Adolf was the jubilant personnel management, office notatfons for college calculus....The State Vocational recipient of a $6,000 student loan. work, and/or accounting. Rehabilitation Division provides my expenses for an at- Address: 401 Wolfshill Dr., Los Address: 615 PWllington, tendant and Welfare Department pays my bed and board." Angeles, California 90024. Box 162, Ir'infield, Kansas. Address: 2209 Woolsey St., Berkeley, Cal. 94705. by Robert E. Tanton, Jr. (C5-6 quad) Re-Re -Rehabilitated Last year in the late spring I left the Rotary Rehabilita- "I'm Robert Edward Tanton Junior ... tion Center in Mobile where for seven months I had exper- I live at 719 Ousy Street in Dothan, ienced seven months of extensive re-rehabilitation after Alabama . . . I want to register!" Then six years of quadriplegia. I returned home in high spirits in the same desperate gasp I recited and good health with renewed self confidence and many, my telephone number, my Social Securi many plans. I confess I thought myself a very fortunate number, date of birth, and zip code. fellow. That was a gross underestimate! When he recovered from his initial Within a month, with the advice and assistance of my voca- surprise he smilingly directed me to tional rehab counselor, I became a full-time student in the registrar's office. Janitors are one of Alabama's newest Junior Colleges. From June 1966 to such nice people! the present I have experienced the "sweet agony1' of col- lege life. It has been a most rewarding experience! An hour later I was an official student with an official number and 87 pounds of official textbooks. I began my college career as do most overaged entering freshmen . . . terrified, and not a little confused. On reg- istration day hordes of prospective students milled aim- lessly about the campus with expressions resembling chil- The first major difficulty was getting to and from the dren on their first big day at kindergarten. college. The campus is only 10 miles from my home el imi- nating the many problems of living away from home, but In this maelstrom of dazed humanity, I promptly forgot all commuting presented a tremendous problem for awhile. We the pre-registration instructions I had received so I finally procured a bus of sorts, a pre-historic re1 ic of cruised around until I met a well-dressed chap sitting at Germanic origin that somehow worked, 0ccasionally.After a a huge desk looking quite important. Here was my chance! few minor breakdowns (17) it still works . . . occasionally. My Mother, God bless her, drives me to the college. The curbs at home and at school are fortunately high SO we can manage without a ramp. the courses I want or need at the time Transportation a t school h:. I want or need them is no problem. Sonreone has been my biggest academic stuck this sign on problem. Last quarter I took the back of my chair one day. 3 major courses in the morning and one at night. Presently, I left most of i t there. I'm the only student on campus taking four different English courses at once. What is sad about this ...? I'm an art major! B Eating and drinking were minor obstacles which I adapted to my needs: huge breakfast ... starvation at school ... in the evening, food and water aplenty. There was no lessening of intake, just a simple re-scheduling of it. . . .In sports I failed to make the checker team so I set a record for being the worst ping pong player in the school's history (I$ years). While I'm at home "at rare moments" there is homework to be done ... letters to be written. As my friends and profes- sors can attest I am not too consistent at either. Field trips are great fun!! II. ...There is so much I would like to say. I owe so much to so many people but I have neither the time nor the ability to write of these things. . ..For me the chance to attend college was, and is, an opportunity to learn, to re-enter society as an active, competing, contributing member. I can only hope for 0"; college newspaper and that my experiences will for many of you revive memories; a 1ittle photography. for others, mirror reality, and ... for some, echo dreams.@ EMPLOYMENT A Special 19-Page Feature Nita Weil Nita has twins, Shelley and Bill, age HOSPITAL RECEPTIONIST AND GIRL FRIDAY sixteen,born shortly before onset. [I52 respo] Nita has a V.C. of 400 cc. She lives in a nearby apartment and and uses a chestpiece at night and a has a full-time attendant who has been Pneumobelt during the day. Muscle re- with her for eight years. Her attendant turn: partial use of one arm and shoul- worked in the outpatient clinic, but re- der, one hip and leg and two useful fin- tired from that position two years ago gers. Her functional left arm is assist- and now works only for her. ed by an improved version of the "arti- In her spare time, Nita writes poet- ficial muscle ." ry, paints, sketches, and sculptures. Since 1959 she has been receptionist According to Dr. William A. Spencer, at the Texas Institute for Rehabilita- Director o£ the Institute, she performs tion and Research where she checks in a service infinitely more valuable than patients and visitors, types stencils, mere receptionist work. "She is what re- is Advisor of Volunteers, works on the habilitation is all about. She shows hospital newsletter, answers calls for that problems can be surmounted and 4 infomatian, and is generally "girl Fri- does so with the impact that one person -1% day''. "My work is so much fun, it's has upon another." hardly fair to call it work. It took me Address: T.I.R.R., 1333 Moursund Ave., years to think of it as work." Houston, Texas 77025. ...It it's hardly fair to-ca2Z it work." high school diploma by working at home. I might have tried to go on to college, as many other handicapped people have done, b"t I iouidn' t see AUTOMOTIVE WRlTlWB and RESEARCH where that would solve anything in my particular case.1 was anxious to get something rolling. Fortu- Telephone 4B2.4179 Area Code 517 . 322 Gr~enlownAve. LANSING, MICHIGAN 48910 mately I had always had a strange fascination with engineering and technical I can heartily recommend the free-lance wtiting business subjects since I was a little boy. I devoured engineering for severely handicapped people who are more or less en- and science books after the accident. I probably had the tirely home-bound. It's a job you can do behind four walls, equivalent of a college education in some of these sub- entirely through mail and telephone correspondence, with- jects by the time I was 18 yearg old. out ever leaving your home. You must be able to use a type- The idea of writing technical magazine articles grew writer - but you don't have to be able to type fast. Set kind of gradually during this period. It seemed worth a your own pace. And this work definitely does not demand a try anyway. Since my main technical interest seemed to be 140 IQ or a college education. It-calls for a lot of read- in aviation at that time - and aircraft magazines were ing, a lot of thinking, a lot of hard work and stick-to-it booming at the end of World War I1 - I gave it a whirl. I determination. But it does not require a super-creative sold the first article I tried. But my output was very mind. I believe fiction writing dght, and I don't think I slow in those days, and I didn't earn over $500 per year could do'lt. I've never tried.-I do all non-fiction writ- for the first three years. Also the aviation mags started ing. Technical etuff, engineering stuff. It's easy. You to fade soon after the war, and the market dried up. wrfte.what you read in boob and magazines and papers - This was when I was lucky to be in the right place at with a little personal intuitive interpretation to add fla- the right time. Just as the aircraft magazines were fading, vor. I almost believe w reasonably intelligent person the new consumer automobile and hot rod mags were starting with enough determination could do it. And the market is to show up on the newestands. And it's.really only a short huge. technical step from airp1,anes to cats, (I love 'em all.) I made the switch in the late 1940's - and I've been in cars Here's my story . . . ever since. Of course the business didn't boom all at once. My spinal column was partially severed at the 5th and The early years were lean, and my output slow and labori- 6th vertebrae in a high-diving accident when I was 15 ous. One magazine went bankrupt owing me $800. But 1,kept years old. It left me paralyzed from the chest down, with p1uggi;g away. There wasn't anything else to do. By the no use of fingers but partial use of arms and shoulders. early 50s 1 was fairly well known by the major editors in The outlook was pretty dark - even after I had earned my the field, and was working full time with a steady output. Today I write for most of the magazines in the field, at then switched the controls to a '66 Olds Toronado front- least occasionally - including HOT ROD, CAR CRAFT, CAR wheel-drive - that I love like my brother! LIFE, CARS, POPULAR HOT RODDING, SUPERCAR, AUTOCAR (Lon- I enjoy driving a great deal. It has not only expanded don), and SUPER STOCK - plus an occasional piece for one my social horizons, but it has made it possible for me to of the science magazines. Also I still do a little avia- cover story assignments in Detroit (90 miles away) that re- tion stuff. I put out an average of three pieces a week. quire my interviewing engineers and executives on the spot. The subject matter consists mostly of straight engineering I could not take these assignments before 1 got the car. pieces (explaining complex mechanical subjects in simple And certainly the extra income resulting from these assign- terms), stories on new technical developments in the car ments is more than the cost of running the car, so there's and hot rod fields, question-and-answer columns, and vari- a net gain. Plus the extra contacts. But I want to still ous commentary columns where I interpret late developments emphasize that get tin^ around is not at all necessary to in the car business. (Don't ask if it keeps me hopping to success in this business. I was doing fine before I got keep up with what's going on!!) the car. And if I lost my ,driver's license tomorrow I 30 words a minute with one hmd 18 drawers of automotive references Special hand controZs on my Toronado I mentioned earlier that this type of non-fiction writ- wouldn't go out of business by any means. The car is just ing could be done from behind four walls. This is very a nice bonus - in personal pleasure as well as business. true. I did it for 15 years that way. Hokvever in 1962 I fi- So let me leave you with these thoughts: Free-lance writ- nally got the bug to own and drive my own car. (I could ing, L feel, is a very promising field for the home-bound kick myself for not doing it sooner.) I learned to slide handicapped.1 think non-fictLon writing is easier to break in and out of a car seat from my wheelchair on a board - into than fiction; but this would depend a lot on your per- (though I never learned to put the chair in the back seat sonal aptitude. At any rate, a college education is by no behind me). I bought a '63 Olds, had it fitted with hand means mandatory in either field. You can get what you need controls that I could use, and learned to drive it in two on your own from books. ldith or without higher education, weeks. I drove that car 50,000 miles in three years, and expect a lot of hard work, long hours, and some lean years. @ 65 I I b;y Donna McGwlnn (respo) Ohlo creative /' .Robert M. Cjlo~er. . Zuthor For -1. honors in this yearr* Ball of' Fame the royal red carpet is technical / 99 Bennett Rood rolled-- - out to Robert Glover. techni- cian turned word artist. In the high- ly competitive field of technical writing Robert has typed deep ihroade of success, topping the preferred list of many editore besides thoee at G. The only difference is that we know of the extensive handicaps he surmounts to produce an article while other editors do not. We therefore be- stow upon him double kudos, for his talent and for his resourcefulness. Sporting the rank of staff sergkant in the United States Air Force,Robert was an airborne radar techniciad when he was grounded by .polio in 1956. Then 21,this young husband and father lost the use of most of his muscles and faced a bleak, unprpmising future. What wai there to do when you had on- ly slight movement of your hands and 30% of donna1 breathing capacity? When the periods of crisis and ad- justment to paralysis were past Robert felt the need to again become the family breadwinner. Vocational Electronics and Broadcast Engineering. getic man found time to tutor two choices were few so he returned to an Another national technical magazine, young boys in electronics. Every Sat- old sideline, television and radio re- PF Reporter, stands ready to buy six urday afternoon he would instruct pair. Although he limited his efforts of his ideas whenever he finds time them in such complex matters as digi- to transistor radios, the venture to write them into articles, So excel- tal computers. Another of his leisure failed. As Robert puts it, "It took lent is Robert's work that he was se- time activities is building model air- me 5 minutes to diagnose a trouble lected to edit a Home-Study Course planes. and 25 to fix it." for Sams Technical Institute. That as- Despite the tragedy of a broken mar- Then with the assistance of the Vet- signment completed he is now working riage, Robert continues to invest en- erans Administration Vocational Rehab- on an Elementary Electronics Course ergy and hope in his personal and vo- ilitation Department this ambitious for the same school. cational life. Be lives with his moth- man found a successful way to use his Working 5 hours a day, Robert makes er and three children, ages 12, 11 electronic knowledge and experience. an average of $60 to $120 for a 10 to and 8,,*in Camel, Indiana, His family, He began the study of technical writ- 15 page article. Writing requires con- a sense of humor, many interests, and ing and editing. With the typewriter, tinuous study to keep informed, parti- the Pact that he is a working, crea- writing materials and electric wheel- cularly when one is specializing. tive part of the exciting technologi- chair furnished by the VA and the tal- Robert's interest is semi-conductors. cal world are the satisfactions in ent generated by Robert, a scribe was At the moment he is taking a speed- Robert's life. born. reading course in order to more quick- And his achievements in re-estab- After two years of study in techni- ly obtain information about new devel- lishing a productive, fulfilling ex- cal writing Robert began to turn out opments in this field. istence give warm satisfaction to the professional manuscripts that were ac- Somehow during this intensive read- rest of us who personally know how cepted by such publications as Radio ing, studying and writing this ener- great was the challenge. @ Jack E. Whitehouse Harry Driver Ray Wright WRITER - POLICE SCIENCE TV SCRIPTWRITER DETAIL DRAUGHTSMAN ['59 respo] Jack had been a Culver [I56 polio quad] Following polio,Harry C'59 respo] "I have completed 7 years City police officer for four years when turned his energies to writing and now with polio, the last 4 of them at he became a Tespo. He uses a chestpiece teamed up with his old show business home with my wife and 3 children. and Pneumobelt full time. Eriend, Vince Powell. After L years ot "I am fully employed again as a detail From the hospital, he has continued hard ~ork,they sold a TV script. draughtsman at my old firm whose cooper- his education towards a police science Success slowly came as he rewrote and ation and encouragement made this possi- degree from California State College at retyped with a knitting needle as a ble. I work at home and have the work Long Beach and has written articles for mouthstick. For 5 years he was one of brought to me each week. major police journals . Jack writes by the writers of the well-known "Corona- "I cannot lean forward to reach the dictation with a large easel suspended tion Street" series. larger drawings so I thought that the over his bed which serves as a desk for Last fall he and Vince saw the open- work surface should come to me with a reference texts. ing of one of their brainchildren,a new roller at the far end of the board and His next plan is to enter law school show in the Sid James and Peggy Mount one at the near end revolving a P.V.C. by correspondence. comedy series, "George and the Dragon." band and a-.motor fitted to the far rol- Eventually he hopes to solve the prob- The lean days are over far his wife ler to turn the band very slowly. lems of attendant care and a suitable and family. He has an assistant-secre- "My bell and the micro switches, oper- residence so that he may return to live tary, but still works 8-10 hours a day ated by a pencil touch, are fitted just with his wife and two children. and travels to the studios daily. in front of me to an overhanging rail. Address: Ward X-13, V.A. Hospital, Address: 75, Audley Ave., Stretford, Address: 20, The Oval, Sidcup, Kent, Long Beach, California 90804. Lancs., England. England. Edward J. Klanit SALESMAN - CHAUFFEUR SERVICE [I55 polio quad] Ed organized a service agency to provide uniformed drivers for privately-owned cars in 1957. The idea caught on and his re- ferral service expanded with the in- creasing demand for his chauffeurs to drive cars on special occasions: weddings, funerals, theatre parties, sightseeing trips, and meeting trains or ships, etc. As president of Chauffeurs Un- Don Kraatz Jack Genskow limited, Ed now employs 8 office TEACHER-GUIDANCE CSUNSELOR DIRECTOR-PSYCHOLOGIST.EVALUATI0N CENTER workers and over 100 chauffeurs. In addition to New York City, he ['59 C4-5 quad] "My college education: [I55 respo] Education: pre-polio, one has branches in Washington, D.C., 3 years at Southern Illinois U. and 3 year at Yale U.; post-polio, B.S., U. London, Paris, and Toronto. at the University of Illinois, followed of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; M.A., Univer- "1 do believe that handicapped closely by 7 (post-accident) years in sity of Illinois; now completing disser- people in large cities could devel- the 'University of Hard Knocks.'" tation for the Ph.D., U. of Illinois. op this service as I have in New Presently Don is employed as teacher- Jack has had varied financial assis- York and earn a livelihood. They counselor at the School of Adult 6 Vo- tance: "D.V.R.; federal graduate sti- may not achieve the level we have cational Education in Cairo, Illinois. pend for rehabilitation counseling; here but it could be a profitable His mother uses their Ford Window van counseling and teaching assistantships; method of endeavor. The physical for his daily 30-mile drive to Cairo. father's and wife's help too." requirements are a good speaking "This job consists of intake counsel- Job: Director and psychologist of the voice, ability to write, and pa- ing - placement, academic and vocation- Evaluation Center for Illinois Division tience. To succeed, one should have al - continual testing and evaluation of Vocational Rehabilitation. a level of business or commercial of all 500 students.1 also work closely Goa1:"Perhaps try to work in a univer- experience. Our technical know-how with the vocational counselors when stu- sity counseling center with research on a franchise basis might prove dents are ready for job placement." and teaching responsibilities." helpful." Don's many interests range from an- His family: Lillian, holding Kenneth, Address: 310 West End Ave., New tiques to world affairs, and include and Karen, riding on his lap. York, N.Y. 10023. C.B. radio and tapesponding. Address: 1024 North Linden, Decatur, Address: Olmsted, Illinois 62970. Illinois 62522. James A Graaskamp, Ph.D. Donald W. W. Blake, Ph.D. Neil Compton, M.S., M.Litt. ASST.PROFESSOR IN BUSINESS,WISCONSIN U. GEOLOGY INSTRUCTOR IN HIS HOME ENGLISH PROFESSOR - DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN [' 50 polio quad] Education, pos t-disa- [I52 polio quad] Dr. Blake is an in- [I55 respol "I was able after two years, bility : A.B., Rollins College ("excel- structor in geology at Chestnut Hill to return to my job at Sir George Wil- lent for wheelchairs"),M.B.A.,Marquette Academy in Philadelphia in its embel- liams University. Though I find it tax- University ("not convenient for wheel- lished science program. There is, how- ing. I carry on a full-time schedule chairs"), Ph.D. in Urban Land Economics, ever, one deviation in this arrangement. with the help of student assistants, an U, of Wisconsin ("U. of Wisconsin in The school transports the boys to his electric wheelchair, speaker telephone, Madison and Nilwaukee is improving home, where he teaches the pupils from a dictaphone (Stenorette), and a public daily ...special remodelling programs to his bedside. The dining room has been address system, which has enabled me to aid disabled students"). converted into his bedroom and class- lecture to classes of up to 600 stu- "1 carry a full range of faculty du- room, with maps lining the ceiling and dents...This year I am President of the ties including extensive travel ...I op- walls. Association of Canadian University erate independently as a teacher and a His father, A. F. Blake, of New Bruns- ~eac'hersof English. business man (real estate) with the aid wick, Canada, has invented a number of "S.G.I.J.U. would be an ideal college of three students who live in my home ingenious gadgets: page turner; mouth- for a male-paraplegic. Both its two for board and room, two student drivers operated multiple switch that controls large Suildings are designed for wheel- (have station wagon with Kartop lifter), lights, electric fan, TV, radio, elec- chair users, and one is connected by and three student secretaries...Drivers tric blanket, percolator, telephone. ramp to the YMCA, with residence, cafe- move me between buildings on campus." (Photo: THE PHILADELPHIA EAQUIRER) teria, and swimming pool." Address: 202A Breese Terrace, Madison, Address: 7 East Willow Grove Ave., Address: 259 Metcalfe Ave., Montreal I~'isconsin 53705. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118. 6, Quebec, Canada. Lawrence Becker, Ph.D. Ronald H. Doneff, M.D. Lewis Gumerman, M.D. PHILOSOPHY INSTRUCTOR - HOLLINS COLLEGE DERMATOLOGIST - FULL-TIME PRACTICE RADIOLOGIST - U. OF PITTSBURGH MED.SCHL. [I52 respo] Polio left Larry with total [I55 respo] "Polio struck in senior C'55 respo] After polio, just before paralysis of the upper extremities, re- year of Medical School (was graduated entering his second year at the U. of quiring a chestpiece at night. "I write with my class in 1956 without further Pennsylvania Medical School, he comple- with my feet. I took exams that way in schooling). Interned at St. Mazy Mercy ted medical school, living first in the the dorm (honor system); took no notes Hospital. Gary, Indiana; residency at Rehab. Center, then in the dom with a in class - recorded them later. Marion Co. Gen. Hospital, Indianapolis. classmate attendant."Eaculty acceptance A.B, from Nidland College, Nebraska. "I have use of my hands and forearms and encouragement were tremendous." He was a member of Blue Key, and was a- and get about in a motorized wheelchair He was an intern and resident at the warded both the Woodrow Wilson and the with lapboard and use a Thompson Bantam Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. Danforth Fellowships for graduate study. respirator with mouthpiece for I.P.P.B. Now he is head of a section of Nucle- M.A. and Ph.D. were earned at Univer- continuously by day and sleep in the ar Medicine, Department of Radiology, sity of Chicago. He lived in a graduate Emerson tank. U. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. dorm; two other grad students exchanged "My work after polio always involved He uses a chest respirator during attendant services for room rent. talking to, examining or treating pa- sleep. "I haye use of my hands; I lean "I have been re-appointed here at Hol- tients and I found them very understand- on a bridge board on my wheelchair arm lins as Assistant Professor of Philoso- ing and cooperative and other personnel rests." phy; I will marry in June; I am writing eager to be helpful." He is married and has one daughter, a book on moral philsophy ." Dr. Doneff is married and has two Me'Ira Lies. Address: Box 641, Hollins College, children. Address: 262 N. Dithridge St., Apt. Virginia 24020. Address: R.R.l, Hobart, Indiana 46342. 403, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213. Darlene Calvert Audrey Johnson Harrison Carrie Esther Hammil FREE LANCE WRITER GOODWILL WORKER & FRUSTRATED TEACHER TEACHER - RETARDED CHILDREN --r l 53 respol "Received high school di- [~irth:Cerebral ~alsy] "I have a B.A., ['40 Multiple ~clerosis] "I have the ploma after 3 years of home tutoring. with majors in biology and sociology, Bachelor of Arts in Education, 1958, U. Since then (9 years ago) have been from Kalamazoo College.During my Senior of Arizona, and Master of Education, studying through correspondence and TV year I applied to several schools of so- 1961, U. of Arizona...Because of M.S. fron 5 different universities - English, cial work,in order to train as a worker attacks which repeatedly caused me to education, psychology, and creative with the aged. No graduate school would drop out in the middle of a year, fif- writing . accept me because of my handicap. teen years elapsed between my first col- "~ftera year of tutoring children in "I then entered Western Michigan U. lege enrollment and graduation ...1 have my home I felt it was unsatisfactory. I to take speech therapy under a world completed half of my Ph.D., but dropped find writing more rewarding, both emo- renowned therapist...I became interest- it because it was too hard on me to tionally and monetarily. ed in teaching and obtained an English teach and go to school evenings too. "I'm on the staff of a trade journal, major and teacher's certificate." "I teach a Special Education class of and write for trade journals and pulp Hoping to teach high school English, retarded children of intermediate ages magazines. I average five hours a day she applied to more than 200 schools, at the Marana Elementary School. writing ...Physically, the biggest helps mostly in Michigan, and received more "I teach confined to a wheelchair, were roller-bearing feeders and the ab- than 200 negative replies. paralyzed from waist down, with partial dominal belt...It has taken years to Meanwhile, an interim job at Goodwill use of arms, wear two hearing aids, and build sitting endurance." Industries led to love and marriage. am blind except for travel vision." Address: 514 Wyandot Avenue, Akron, Address: 2425 Douglas Ave., KaLamazoq Address: 2308 East Kleindale Road, Ohio 44305. btichigan 49007. Tucson, Arizona 85719. Lisbeth Hild Mary Bramer Philip G. Smith, Jr. TEACHER IN HOSPITAL TEACHER - PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER - HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS ['48 respo] Lisbeth received her B.A. ['49 polio quad] While being tutored 1'51 respo] Polio left Philip able to at Rice University and took a post-grad- at home through high school, Mary deci- write and to stand with crutches and a uate course at the U. of Houston. ded that teaching would be a possible corset. He uses a chestpiece at night. With swivel feeders and a handsplint, career. "I was turned down for State Re. Education: 4 years of high school in she is able to write. "Some professors habilitation funds on the basis that no 5 years (by home tutor); 4 years of col- let me begin exams early because I am college would ever accept me nor any lege in 6 years (by telephone and at- slow ...I hired a boy who lived on cam- school system ever hire me. tendance in wheelchair); 1%years in pus to help me change buildings, other- "My undergraduate work took 6 years: grad school. A.B., Columbia University. wise I ' thumbed' a push. by phone, correspondence, and night "Entered college with theoretical phy- "I decided to be a hospital teacher classes at: Elgin Community College and sics in mind - soon combined this with during my Junior year because the local 2 years at the U. of Illinois where my college teaching goal. Dissuaded from rehabilitation center was hoping an ex- mother lived with me in an apartment. physics by Physics Dept. and switched patient would work there. The school "I am in my 7th year of teaching in a goal to math -- still college teaching. district objected at first, but agreed regular public school and am completing Then found my limitations as a mathema- to let me try...I have been teaching my master's in the teaching of Eng- tician and aimed for high school - am for 54 years ...I have been transferred lish through swmner school and exten- very happy I ended up there. to Shriner's Hospital where I am the sion courses...I hope to teach English "I hope to continue teaching and to only teacher and I like my work." in a small college." move to an apartment by myself .I1 Address: 621 Voss Road, Houston, Address: 455 N. Commonwealth. Elgin, Address: 93 Euclid Avenue, Hastings Texas 77024. Illinois 60120. on Hudson, New York 10706. Paul R. Hibbard Alan Arnold Floyd H. (Mike) McBurney, Jr. LAWYER,OFFICE OF STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL TRIAL ATTORNEY LAWYER, DANE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY [I55 respo] A.B., Wofford College, S.C. [~iyatonia congenital Born a quad, Alan r'54 C-5 quad] After his diving acci- J.D., University of S.C. School of Law. ranked first in his class and graduated dent, while a high school junior, Mike Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Blue with honors from the School of Law, completed his education by correspond- Key, Who's Who, Wig and Robe. Western Reseme University in 1961. He ence, telephone, and attendance. In '63 Solutions of physical problems: "V.W. is a member of the Order of the Coif he graduated from the University of Nis- Microbus with folding ramp; dictaphone and received various University and Law consin Law School. with microswitch; reading stand and School scholarships. A Phi Beta Kappa as an undergrad, he mouthstick, indispensable; office Xerox, He is now married and is practicing is a member of the Order of Coif (top tremendous help in making notes; none law with the firm of Lane, Krotinger, 10%) and Laii Review at law school. of this would be very practical without Santora & Stone. In 1966 he was elected District At- my full-time attendant as assistant." "The law became my career choice al- torney of Dane County (IJisconsin's sec- Paul is now working in the office of most before beginning high school. It ~ndlargest county), "the first Repub- the Attorney General of South Carolina, was a selection derived from a desire lican in 16 years in the Dane County doing legal research on a revision of to influence others and from a need to courthouse. Y the State Criminal Code. "Law is prov- emote. The practice of law is not lim- Future plans : "Two years as district ing to be an excellent choice since the ited by physical problems, but it cer- attorney then back into private law demands are primarily intellectual rath- tainly affects man's physical and mer.- practice with my father...also have in- er than physical." tal activities. " His goal-judgeship . surance and real estate licenses." Address: 920 Gregg Street, Columbia, Address: 1540 E. 193rd St., Apt. D- Address: 915 Waban Hill, Eladison, South Carolina 29201. 107, Euclid, Ohio 44117. Visconsin 53711. Robert P. Mitchell Winifred Booth Barton 0. Hebert, Jr. GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT VOLUNTEER SECURITIES ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE [I53 polio Polio snagged Robert [ ' 54 respo] "1.linkie" was attending [I55 respo] "I am only totally para- when he was in the Air Corps in New- Bradford Junior College at the onset of lyzed From the waist up, from the waist foundland. After extensive mulling and polio. Following treatment at Ann Arbor down I have complete use of all my mus- qualifying tests, he decided to study Respirator Center, she earned a B.A. at cles." Barton uses a chestpiece full- insurance. "I would have gone on to law the University of Michigan, then did time in the day and the tank at night. but my girls were of college age." two years graduate study at Radcliffe. Education: finished high school by For five months he taxied to Brooklyn "I had and have an apartment of my telephone; completed 2 years at South- College for his Insurance Brokers Li- own ...I was lucky to find a 'friend.' western Louisiana College covering pri- cense (1957). Then he "attended" C.W. same interests, same age. Together we marily business,finance, and economics; Post College by telephone, receiving went through school. Have lived togeth- also had six months on-the-job training his B.A. in political science (magna er for 11 years. and correspondence courses on security cum laude) in 1960. "Classmates are marvelous ...People analysis and stock exchange procedures. "I operate a general insurance agency are dying to be of assistance. "I am presently employed on a full- and, in addition to my own production, "I had a goal, but it changed from time basis by E. F. Hutton & Co., Inc., have five solicitors...I plan to con- psychology to art. Physical, emotional, Member Firm of the New York Stock Ex- tinue in insurance but L have made ar- intellectual and practical elements all change. For the past four years, I have rangements to teach adult education stu; applied to my final goal. ..Presently worked at their New Orleans Office as dents in political science and history. busy with a variety of volunteer jobs." an account executive." Address: 70 Frost Pond Road, Glen Address: 221 Mt. Auburn Street, Apt. Address: P. 0. Box 3, Covington, Cove, New York 11542. 705, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138. Louisiana 70433. William F. Sherman Ruth Erickson Cel ia Tobin ANSUERING SERVICE - AT HOME CASHIER IN COLLEGE BOOKSTORE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT - AT HOME i'64 quad] Paralyzed since a diving ac- [~rthritfs] Crippled with arthritis C'55 respo] Celia uses a respirator at cident, Bill is able to sit in his wheel- since she was 6 years old, Ruth can now night. She "attended" high school by chair only 4 hours at a time with the master crutches after 7 years in a telephone and with the help of a tutor, aid of a heavy corset. He operates an a- wheelchair. and Junior college via T.V. A correspon- round-the-clock answering service which Education: she studied at home with a dence course in accounting followed and includes a lifesaving telephone check- tutor for the first 6 grades of her edu- she is now employed as a bookkeeper. in-service for the aged and the live- cation; attended a school for crippled Celia's hobbies are stamp collecting, alones. The business is billed by the children through high school; then com- knitting, reading, embroidery, movies, phone company, for a connector fee plus pleted college. theatre, and puzzles. the monthly billing. The answering ser- "I work in a little store in the Stu- She lives with her parents in a ranch vice bill comes separately. dent Union of nearby Concordia College. type house about 5 feet from ground lev- "I like music, fishkng, and photo- It is called 'The Korn Krib' ...I am the el and has a rather unique "elevator." graphy ...I have done a great deal of re- 'Kernel' ...we deal strictly in 'Kash.'" "We installed an electric truck lift cording for Recordings for Recovery and A few of Ruthfa hobbies are collect- with an especialiy constructed basket am a square dance caller ...I coach a ing foreign dolls, studying coins, trav- welded on.With remote or manual control fifth grade boys basketball team and el, and teaching arts and crafts nights it carries me in my wheelchair up to that is my love. Sports has been my and summers. Her latest project is Scan- the back porch and is protectively en- life. " dinavian rosemaling on enamel ware. closed for bad weather. Address: 116 West Nevkirk Lane, Oak Address: 1405 South 4th Street, Moor- Address: Celia Tobin, 6641 N. Talman, Ridge, Tennessee 37830. head. Minnesota 56560. Chicago, Illinois 60645. Michael J. Hagen, I1 Phil1ip Roddey Lowell (Butch) Fair, Jr INCOME TAX AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE FREE LANCE PHOTOGRAPHER HOME PRODUCTS SALESMAN [Arnyotonia congenital A quad since [' 53 respo] A polio since he was 12, ['53 quad] Butch is the proud owner of birth, Michael completed high school Phil uses a lung to sleep and to rest. a used, battery-powered golf cart. He with the help of a home tutor. He is "Photography started out as just a steers with his wrist by a loop on the still working on a college degree by hobby with me, Now L have my own studio steering wheel. mail from the International Accountants built on the front of our house and 1'm He works 8-10 hours a day driving a- Society which is paid for by BVR. selling picture stories and photos .'I round the neighborhood selling the "I am a member in the Navy MARS and With his mother's help, he does all his AMWAY (an international sales associa- edit our monthly magazine. We handle own enlarging and printing. tion of home products). traffic to and from Vietnam for service "I use mostly 35mm equipment because Butch is a man of many interests and men. My call is "N$XFO." L am also an it is light and easy to handle. Since hobbies including electronics, drawing, amateur radio operator ("ITB2PPE1'). my wheelchair prevents my getting close music, chess, psychology, astronomy. "I read extensively and subscribe to to my subjects, 1 use telephoto lenses and ham radio. His call letters are 'everything.' I have 3 bookcases of and I have recently acquired a pair of KhSCZ. He is active in RACES and has books in my room, a T.V., 2 telephones, CB radios to communicate with my models participated in a number of emergencies. ham rig, stereo, records, transistor when photographing them at a distance. In addition, he tracks the missiles radios, test equipment, etc. "In this picture, my pet basset hound, from nearby Cape Kennedy with specially For the last year Michael has been Kisser, is acting as my model. He will adapted binoculars mounted on his wheel- working as an accountant in his home. pose at the drop of a hat." chair. Address: R.D. 112, Box 233, Brewer Rd., Address: R.R.3, Bloomington, Illinois, Address: 2103 Clairemont Drive, Cocoa, Waterloo, New York 13165. 61701 Florida 32922. ELIZABETH TWISTINGTON HIGGINS by Donna McGwi nn (respo) Ohio Elizabeth 's self-operable portabZe eeZephone Some of her paintings A ballerina who dances on canvas? of directing students in dance at the Hardest to conquer was the dancer's Indeed an extraordinary artist! Arts Education Trust Elizabeth joined despair of her still body. No more to And indeed an extraordinary woman the ballet Song of Norway. That tour leap and pirouette, for three years is Elizabeth Twistington Higgins. The finished she danced for stage, tele- it was merely to house a depressed TjG honors the doubly talented and vision and films and whirled her tal- spirit. Then Elizabeth found an out- tenacious spirited Elizabeth, whose ents through the London Penny Con- let for her creative expression. She continued contribution of her excep- certs for children and the King's began to paint by holding a brush in tional artistic gifts even while com- Rhapsody ballet. her mouth. A new career flowered and pletely paralyzed inspires respect Then the gay feet stopped. In 1953 on canvas vicarious ballerinas took and applause, and the special pride the ballerina succumbed to polio. To- up her finished dance. of her disabled colleagues. tally paralyzed, her life was saved Two years later Elizabeth held her Born in London in 1923, this sur- by mechanical respiration upon which first one-man show in Dover, England. geon's daughter didn't start her danc. she was fated to be forever dependent. This honor was repeated in 1960 at ing career until 1939. She entered In time she trained her neck muscles the Royal Festival Hall in London dur. the famed Sadlers Wells Theatre to perform the task of breathing, al- ing the opening of the Nutcracker School and after much study passed though this conscious effort had to Suite by the Festival Ballet. Her her teaching exam at the Royal Acade- be abandoned when she slept and at paintings, many portrating subjects my of Dancing. Following three years night she returned to the respirator. other than ballet, were exhibited at @ 'ainqyla Led MOU an yayqa %uyau?ed xaq ao sy~onyrlaqezyTg Kzp aq? 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('60 quad) During treat- ment in England at Stoke Mandeville, Ian was the pioneer user of POSSUM, a mouth- operated con;trol system. He was married in Kenya, in 1962 and he and his wife, Dulcie, first tried a water s~orting --- busi,ness .AS his paintings, executed with (Above) "Power Dive If was awarded a the brusti held between his teeth, gained speciaZ prize in the 1963 Calendar recognition he became a member of the Painting Competition. (Right) His Association of Mouth and Foot Painting painting which was raffled for funds Artists and a full-time artist-They have to help a young Coan bor~Kenya boy a house close to the beach and a boat. who broke his neck. (Right) Im at He is divinq aqain with an aqualung and work. (Below) Christmas cards. "el bow finsV(a-sort of web between elbow and waist, like Dracula's bat wings) ." Get as much education as possi- Words of wisdom See a counselor for his help with ap- ble, so that if an opportunity propriate goal; but don't depend on him presents itself in the future, for one who is to make all arrangements - take as much you will be in a position to take ad- initiative and do as much for yourself vantage of it. beginning his as you can! Overstudy! But get into all social activities you can manage. Avoid fear of requesting help, even rehabi litatim- from if you can 'do without.' If help will Don't be afraid to try new things or better your performance in school or at some of the seve~ezy to give up doing things that are too work, ask for i-i-. difficult. Accept help! Don't be pushed ciisabzed profiled on into doing things. It is more important In general, choose a field that (be- to stress your independence of mind sides being moral) is one you can-es- the preceding pages. that to stress physical inde~endence cape to, rather than one you need to and accomplishments. escape at the end of the day; stay ro not give up. Do no+ take for an in touch with others who are similarly answer. Have faith in yourself, and al- You have nothing to lose. Everytnio3 handicapped - not for encouragement so ways do your best (and a little more be- to gain. much as information that can help. And sides to make a good impression). when you seek new friends (as opposed Just keep plugging. Above all, don't to keeping alive old friendships) don't Take full advantage of all the assis- feel sorry for yourself or let anyone make any attempt to find them ,among tance available in terms of vocational else feel sorry for you. Make yourself those similarly handicapped. (If such counseling. Gain as much education as the best you can be in your field, far friends happen along, of course, that's possible. Beware of the pitfall of day- the handicapped must be a virtuoso in fine.) But the more thoroughly your dreaming. Develop a self-concept that order to compete with the normal. You friends are from 'the normal world' the is non-handicapped. must have more to offer in one respect less chance there is of your getting to make up for less to offer in another. trapped in a world that is smaller than There are all too many clichks about yours need be. self-pity, dogged perserverance, etc., After seeking the advice of a good but 1 think that believing that there counselor,ask several employers in your Try not to get an 'invalid' mentality. are many,many good people who will help chosen field whether they would hire if you'll just look for them and let you if you were qua1 ifi ed. Find some activity in which to get them know how, and spending your time deeply involved - preferably something seeking answers rather than lamenting Don't be too proud to listen to the with a future to work towards, that in- past occurrences and present circum- suggestions of-others and accept help. volves responsibility on your part and stances are two of the most important takes a significant fraction.of your attitudes one can obtain. In short, the Try to make each day a living prayer. time and energy; that is,something that philosophy of the alcoholic's Serenity Push, yet be happy where you are. Ac- will give you lasting stimulation,sense Prayer is a good general outlook for complishing is not as important of accomplishment, and commitment for all of the handicapped as well as the as trying. Be curious. Get out now and the future. average guy on the street. in the world of humankind. 33 PLACE THE MARKET PLACE - Go to the heart of the matter and find the answer to all your spe- cial wants and desires. Adver- tisers are the severely handl- capped - for FREE space write Mickie McGraw ...TjG ...Box 149 .. .Chagrin Falls, Ohio !4022. I I, SERVICES - BY AND FOR QUADSV BY AND FOR QUADSV r SPECIALIZED TOURS FOR THE HANDICAPPED including medical care THE COUNTRY SCHOOL - GIFT SHOP for crafts of the handicapped as well as travel accommodations, etc...lours nm in January and ...Greeting carde, ceramics, jewelry, etc ...For information to May - one to Europe, one to Hawaii...For further details write: BUY or SELL write: Jean Ry an... Country School F'd.... Box 484... Evergreen Travet Service ... P.O. Box 583 ...~ynnwood, Wash. 98036. 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YEAR ENDED DECEl48ER 31. 1966 1966 - 1967 STATEKENT OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEbENTS Receipts: Presidemf *Susan Armbrechc Cifts: \'Ice President Hr5. Joseph 5. L:mtrle General fund $ 4,482.04 Secretary and Legal Counsel *Alan Arnold Trb;surer *Louise K. Godec A respa editor's salary fund 600.00 EAucat ional Consul; ~nt Paul Esserc, Ph.D. Equipment fund 500.00 Prize money fund 150.00 Dr. Fern memorial fund 70.00 $ 5,802.04 Inreresc income 219.66 $ 6,021.70 *Alan Arnold Xrs. Joseph 5. Laurie Hrs. HarolC i. Banister Charles A. Pertibane *CI~arlesA. Oilley C. E. Tenney Disbursements : Beth 11. Paules, Pt.3. A. !:ilson Wood Salaries: General fund $ 3,801.03 TRUSTEES A respo editor's salary fund 600.00 $ 4,401.03 1 Princing and mailing supplies 2,682.46 Term M~WBSeptember 1967 Ui Thomas Office supplies 814.71 *Charles A. Oilley Judge Lliam K. Hrs. brri3on Ha mn Samuel Uhitman Postage 765.37 G. E. Tenney *A. Wilson Wood OEEice equipment and service: Equipment fund $ 500.00 Tern eIpires Septmbcr 1968 General fund 226.08 726.08 Xrs. Harold P. JanLster Hrs. Joseph 5. Laurle Payroll taxes 196.40 R. H. Barcholameu A. H. IlacCarthy Tho-as I. Crawford, H.D. Hrs. Oliver ,\. Reynolds. Jr. Books and periodicals 174.67 Prizes - prize money fund 160.75 Term qires Septrm6er 1969 Insurance 74.00 *Susan Arabrechc *kojooln S. Gerson Dues 30.00 10,025.47 'Blan Arnold *Louise X. Godcc Beth 11. Powles, Ph.D. Charles L. Pettibone Oisbursemencs in excess of receipts $ 4,003.77 .Lm:!!zfS Fund balances 1-1-66 10,421.30 Sidney hndorn *Richard Jaskela Fund balances 12-31-66 $14.425.07 *Nrs. Alan Arnold Sol Kellerman *Xh$ Joan Bamekw Joseph S. Laurle HIS. R. H. Bartho1or.c;' *Roger A. Llephert STATBENT OP ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ON A CASH BASIS Dorothy hrhrcns chyle% I.nng. H.D. Dr. b Hrs. Herbert E. Bill Mrs. Tharas C. Lynch ?Assets: Rev. 6 Hrs. Robert Blakeslep Hrs. A. H. WacCarthy Cash: Wits Doris Brennan XIS. Suban :khan tlr. 6 'nrs. John Brinkman Demand $ 5.290.68 *Xickie HcCraw Mr. 6 Hrs. H. he. Cjrl~on *Donna HcGwinn Savtngs Hr. 6 Xrs. ::. H. Close &Joseph P. Hurphy Deposlr - Workmen's compensation Nadene Coyne, P1.D. Dr. b Hrs. Jaws W, Osborn +Mrs. David Davls Oliver A. Reynolds, 'r. Everenr P. Derthlck Hr. b Plrc. Paul R. Scl-idt Liabilities: Nr, 6 Xre. George D. Eaton Curtis Lee Sdth Henry DuLaurence, Jr. Xr. h Mrs. Andrew Takas Payroll taxes withheld $ 73.14 .lunius Eddy Hrs. G. E. Tenney Funds : Dr. h Hrs. Robert )I. Elben Alva R. Tilron General 5 4,843.06 ).ITS. Paul L. Psserr David H. Uard Dr. Fern memorial 1,415.22 Howard N. Hopuwd, H.D. Hr. & '''rs. L. A. Uilllamn Xr. 6 >IT$. ;,ill F. Hutchins Prize money 159.25 6.417.53 Hrs. Arthur Winslow Audited by Riclmrd E. JoTiat, C.P.A. $ 6.490.67 *Iron lung polio or oultiplegfc STAFF SNAPSHOTS Volunteers and guests work busily at the Laurie's, usually E under the good luck "Foo" sign in the dining room/office. Ruth Carlton, I Sally Schmidt, volunteer, : assistant editor manages a new baby, all the correspondence bookkeeping, the P' ;;/ circulation, and a volume of correspondence she and Gini at home. do the typing, She and her P- husband, Mike, !# -. . researching, ! editing, and are taUng on , layout of TjG the unknowns of World-travellers. Jean Bohlin, a Thursday volun- t _- for offset the Christmas Blanche & Lenny Gold- teer, and Jo Sandiford, an Eng- tl I printing. card venture. water of New York City. list guest, work on the filing. Christmas card conference... Our dear friend from India, Party time: Susan Ambrecht, Brooke Dr. H.B.C. Sandiford, lortsmouth, went Paul Schmidt, technical advi- fis. Kamala V. Nimbkar, OTR, Owens, and Pierre Gariepy, director, over TjG's English files and scheduled sor ,and artist Mckie McGraw. used TjC's Selectric. Canadian Paraplegic ASSOC.. Alberta. a Canadian respo at the BPF caravan. 85 L S D (Lick, Stick & ~unk)PARTY ANNUAL TOOMEY ALU MNI REUNION On mailing day, about 75 Chagrin Falls friends of all ages gather to get the Photos by Jim Prier, T. Urn thousands of newly-printed Tic's ready for posting. In between swims, they Jim Hooper: "The weather on Au- stuff envelopes, lick stamps, and sort gust 21st was almost perfect for by cities, states, and countries. the occasion, a8 we gathefed from as far as 200 miles in Ohio, as well as some from New York. "As it was last year, the pic- nic was held in Gini and Joe Laurie's back lawn at B3 Maple. "We were all looking forward to meeting and hearing from the spe- cial guest of honor frgm England, Lady Barnilton, who is the volun- teer chairman of the Disabled rB I Living Activities Group of the - Central Council for the Disabled in London. But, due to illness, nl she couldn't make it. Everyone Robert M. Eiben, M.D., was disa~~ointed.of course. but wah hx thanks to- the friendlinees t '.- 'I;*-- of everybody, the nearly 100 guests had a good time, and a rewarding one too.'" 'Su brecht and Jim Hooper Bette Close, vol- Mrs. Dorothy Behrens and Mrs. Harold Beth H. Powles, Ph.D., and unteer, picnicking F. Banister of Vocational Guidance Bill Close, the picnic's some of the cat and Rehabilitation Services "maj or-dorno. " family. Susan Mahan, occupational therapist, and Jim Mathis. shop super- visor, of High- land View Hospital. Jim was a medalist in archery, dartchery, and basketball Paralympics in London, Rome, and Tokyo. Three belles..Ann Odiorne, Joan Alan Arnold (r) TjC's legal counsel, leads a late- Barnekow. and Doris Brennan. evening discussion of housing problems and dreams. i . .. smer c-f or winter. If cot TjC friends \ are in " % CZeve land, ! r,,, i\ come out to Chagrin p ' k A.y FaZZs md ' be weZcmed s. s. - I* through the ' a I - torri gate's Louise Bartholomew (Z), volunteer, aood luck b Donna McMnn, Bookshelf editor. The hosts, Gini and Joe Laurie. .. "F~o"sign. Iln flptttariatn Alfred C. Carr, Jr., Missouri Donald Crain, Kentucky Frankie Gearhart, Pennsylvania Barbara Coq Good, IZZinois Marjorie Feely, New Jersey Samuel S. Fern, M. D., New Jersey Sidwy. Friedmcm, Virginia Kathy Harrigcm, Ohio TOO-89j is deeply appreciative of the donations from its readers, Albert He ller, PZorida received from April 15, 1966 to April 15, 1967, which Ben Levene, Ohio GAZETTE helped pay for the printing and mailing of this issue. We Lloyd Martin, M. D., Ohio thank the Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights for $600 and the follow- Floyd W. McBumey, Wiscomin ing foundations for their grants of $300 each: The Burden Foundation, Henry S. Priest III, Missouri Louisiana; The Dinsmore Foundation, Inc., New York; The Charles H. John P. Reichert 111, Ohio Giles & Fannie M. Giles Memorial Foundation, Ohio; and The O'Neill Robert Rubin, California Brothers Foundation, Ohio. John Spain, Califomia Norman fishman, Nm York Mrs. Karl X. VolZmer, Missouri Donations are fully deductible as a charitable contribution on your federal income tax return. Make checks to: Iron Lung Polios & Multiplegics, Inc. Box 149, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022 May we suggest, instead o.f flowers to funeral services, a donaf ion to 1 ron Lung.Pol 10s 8 Multiplegics, Inc. .We w i l l acknowledge such glfts wlth appropriate letters to the bereaved. And, we can send happy-type letters for anniversaries, birthdays, etc.