For Our Kids, Going to the Mall Is a Real Education.

Ellis, Patti

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ERIC Number: EJ398968

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Publication Date: 1989

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For Our Kids, Going to the Mall Is a Real Education.

Ellis, Patti

American School Board Journal, v176 n11 p38 Nov 1989

The Storefront School for mentally disabled youth in Ottawa (Ontario) serves as both a classroom and a headquarters for students who are assigned work in the shopping mall. Visibility of the program makes the public more aware of the potential of the mentally handicapped. (MLF)

Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation, Normalization (Handicapped), School Business Relationship, Secondary Education, Special Education, Work Experience Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Ottawa)

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