Parents' Campaign
for Handicapped Children
and Youth

1201 16th Street, N.W.
Suite 606E
Washington. D.C.
20036

Telephone:
Area Code 202
633-4160

April 22, 1981

Dr. C. Everett Koop
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health
Department of Health and Human Services
Room 717H, Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20201

Dear Dr. Koop;

  It was a privilege and great pleasure to meet you last week, and
to have the opportunity to share ideas about the critical needs of
handicapped children and their families.

  It was very meaningful to me to hear you speak of your deep
concern for every handicapped child, no matter how severely disabled,
and your wish that each be treated with dignity, and respect for his
human needs.  As I said to you, we at Closer Look are dedicated to
the task of providing parents with psychological support and information
about a full range of services -- so that the potential of each handi-
capped child can be reached and helped to grow.  We share your commitment
to offering this kind of information to every parent who needs it --
combining the warmth of personal concern with an efficient system for
collecting and disseminating appropriate materials.

  I look forward immensely to talking further with you about your
ideas for helping families of handicapped children and youth. We
will be delighted to show you our resources and explain the Closer
Look operation fully, whenever you can visit.

Sincerely,

Barbara Scheiber
Executive Director