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Wednesday, December 20, 1972
DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME
Five Disabled To Receive Bronze Award At X'mas Party
Five young disabled trainees from the Social Welfare Department's
Aberdeen Rehabilitation Centre are to receive bronze awards in the Duke
of Edinburgh Award Scheme at a Christmas party in the Centre tomorrow.
The awards will be presented by Mr. T.P. Khoo, Senior Princiapl
Social Welfare Officer and head of the Rehabilitation Division.
The recipients include a trainee suffering from post-palio
paralysis, an epilepsy and spastic case, a trainee with a weakness in
the left limb as a result of polio, a trainee with a hunch-back following
recovery from tuberculosis in the spine, and a trainee with a mild degree
of mental retardation.
They are receiving the bronze award in recognition of efforte
they have made to serve in first aid, life saving and home nursing. They
have undertaken training to prepare them for constructive physical activity.
In addition, they have participated in expeditions involving map
reading, and their interests have included wheelchair dancing, basketball,
archery and fencing.
They have also completed courses leading to an improved "design
for living," such as decorating one's personal environement, flower
arrangements, and the efficient and responsible handling of money.
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