1980s Summer Camp for the Handicapped 220339-04 | Footage Farm

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03:16:23 Scenic shots countryside, summer camp facilities: canoes, team huts.
03:17:07 On bus, handicapped children w/ adults from Lackland Air Force Base. Summer Camp supported financially by the Air Force Aid Society & actively by staff members of the Wilford Hall Medical Center.
Bus arrives & handicapped children taken off. Air Force Captain Dr. Chris ( female ) Johnson w/ children & helpers in lake, speaks of aims of camp over shots camp activities.
03:17:31 Kids & helpers in water. Helper talks of working w/ handicapped. Kids in wheel chair. Kids at table doing crafts. Canoeing. AF Col. Dr. Robert DeLemus helping kid out of canoe; talks about medical problems of the children over medical procedure & ball game. Other activities: bow & arrow, canoe down rapids. CU bumble bee on flower (thistle?). Volunteers work with kids walking, pushed in strollers. Handicapped riding a horse. Parents of handicapped children talk of benefits of camp. Various camp activities. Mock court w/ jury. Teenagers;
JOHN DENVER MUSIC MUST BE CLEARED.