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Education: Learning Disabilities / Fat City #133048

ABC Evening News for Saturday, Dec 07, 1991
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.

(East Sandwich, Massachusetts: Karen Burnes) Educational program that simulates learning disabilities for parents and teachers so they can understand the extent of the problems faced by the learning disabled featured; scenes shown to illustrate how the "FAT City" (frustration, anxiety, tension) seminar works. [Teacher Rick LAVOI - explains his program to sensitize adults to the problems faced by the learning disabled.] [Learning disabled GIRL, parent Denise WAYLAND, MOTHER - comment.]

Reporter(s):
Burnes, Karen;
Simpson, Carole
Duration:
00:03:30

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