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autism, with verbal and physical
skills well beyond most. He has
the ability to comprehend and re-
peat long stretches of conversa-
tion or musical lyrics, a
characteristic of some with the
disorder.
He is upbeat and affectionate
with his family, but he has lim-
ited concentration. He engages
in repetitive, compulsive behav-
ior and has awkward social skills.
His parents — his father is a psy-
chotherapist, his mother a social
worker — say Sammy needs lots
of direction and structure.
When his mother tried to en-
roll Sammy in a swim class at the
Jewish Community Center she
was told there was no separate
class for disabled children. Since
Sammy cannot swim on his own,
his mom asked if she could be
with him during swim lessons.
Yes, she was told, but she would
have to pay for her own mem-
bership as well as her son's. That
she could not afford.
Chris Lewis, director of oper-
ations at the JCC, said Ms. Mor-
ris received bad information. The
JCC will not force parents or
caretakers of a disabled child to
pay a separate membership fee.
"We will of course make al-
lowances in special cases like
this," Ms. Lewis said.
She added that the JCC offers
myriad activities for people with
disabilities. (See accompanying
list).
Ms. Morris ran into more dif-
ficulty when she tried to enroll
Sammy in a summer camp. Nei-
ther the JCC nor the temple to
which the family belongs accept
children who are not toilet
trained.
"It is a problem," Ms. Lewis
conceded. "We just don't have the
staff to manage. Ideally, we'd love
to be able to expand our summer
camp to accommodate people of
all needs, but at this moment
we're just not there."
The Morrises say they are also
troubled that Jewish day schools
in the area have no comprehen-
sive program for disabled chil-
dren. Sammy will receive special
tutoring and a mainstream edu-
cation when he enters the pub-
lic-school system next year, his
mother said.
But changes are afoot. The
Jewish Federation of Metropoli-
tan Detroit has earmarked a seed
grant of $45,000 for the develop-
ment of special-education class-
es. A pilot program at nine school
sites begins this spring, accord-
ing to Howard Gelberd, executive
director of the Agency for Jewish
Education.
`The Jewish community in De-
troit has been slow in responding
to kids with special needs," he ac-
knowledged. "The good news is
we're beginning to meet those
needs."
Mr. Gelberd noted that after-
noon-school programs at Con-
gregation Shaarey Zedek,
Temple Beth El and at the AJE
have long had activities for a
handful of disabled children, but
much more is needed.
He estimated that 600 to 800
of the roughly 8,000 area children
who receive a Jewish education
require instruction for either a
learning or physical disability.
"Our biggest issue is inclu-
sion," Mr. Gelberd said. "We don't
want special-needs kids to feel
isolated and pulled away and
dealt with separately. We want
them to feel a part of these
schools, and we want the parents
of these kids to feel comfortable."
More than half of the Feder-
ation grant — $23,000 — will be
paid to Anita Naftaly, whom Mr.
Gelberd described as a special-
education consultant.
Ms. Naftaly is married to Fed-
eration president Robert Naftaly,
a relationship Mr. Gelberd said
played no part in her selection or
compensation. Ms. Naftaly was
selected from a field of candi-
dates, Mr. Gelberd said.
"It has nothing to do with fam-
ily; she turned out to be the most
qualified," he said.
Ms. Kaczander, of the Jewish
Information and Referral Service,
said parents of disabled children
should start with her agency
when they are searching for the
right program. The most impor-
tant thing she said she can offer
parents is her agency's phone
number: (810) 967-HELP.
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