Season 1, Episode 28 - Disabled Children in Schools (1989)
The Angela Show
Details
Collection:LSA
Genre: Panel
Place Covered: Louisiana General, 1989, 1980s
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Department of State
Date Issued: 2024-07-23
Duration: 00:21:40
Subjects: EDUCATION | Educational change | Education, elementary | PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Parents Reaching Out Model Program Training (PROMPT)
Contributors:
- Hill, Angela Host
- Samrow, Nancy Interviewee
- Duda, Sharyn Panelist
Description
Host, Angela Hill interviews Nancy Samrow about raising a child with special needs. Her son, Steve Samrow, has spina bifida. They discuss mainstreaming children with disabilities into public school classrooms. Sharyn Duda, the head of Parents Reaching Out: Model Program Training (PROMPT), joins the panel to discuss advocating for policies that support parents and disabled children in the public school system. A live studio audience is present and takes part in a question and answer session. Air date: December 12, 1989.