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Chairman

THE CRIPPLED CHILDREN COMMITTEE

(Usually a Subcommittee of the Community Service Committee)

The crippled children committee is

composed of a chairman who is a.

member of the community service com-
mittee, and such other members as the
needs of the local club may require. In
a small club it may consist of but one
member, whereas in a large club it
may have several.

The crippled children committee
studies the needs of the community,
considers the steps necessary to provide
a remedy, and makes recommendations
to the board of directors as to the best
procedure. It then assists in carrying
out such plans as the board of directors
and the club may authorize.

As a guide to the crippled children
committee, Rotary International has
published a pamphlet (No. 40) “Crip-
pled Children Work by Rotary
Clubs,” which offers suggestions for ac-
tivities, and presents references where
additional information can be obtained.
A copy of this pamphlet should be
found in the club secretary’s office. He
can get additional copies if desired from
the secretariat.

The central office of the secretariat
of Rotary International has on file in-
formation concerning the work of crip-
pled children committees in many
communities.

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THE CRIPPLED CHILD’S “BILL OF RIGHTS”

(Adopted by the World Conference on the problem of the cripple, The Hague,
Netherlands, 1931. This is a digest. The complete text may be secured from
the secretariat.)

1. Every child has the right to a
sound body.

2. Every child has the right to de-
velop under clean, wholesome, health-
ful conditions.

3. Every crippled child has the right
to the earliest possible examination,
diagnosis, and treatment.

4. Every crippled child has the right
to the most effective continuing care,
treatment, and nursing.

5. Every crippled child has the right

of the first nine.

6. Every crippled child has the right
to training for a suitable vocation.

7. Every crippled child has the right

to vocational placement.

8. Every crippled child has the right
to considerate treatment.

9. Every crippled child has the right
to spiritual, as well as bodily, develop-
ment.

10. This article is a recapitulation
of the first nine.

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