government and its citizens. Many people felt they had suffered needlessly, and that the government had a new obligation to protect them from circumstances beyond their control, a sentiment that eventually manifested itself in the public's attitude toward the mentally handicapped after World War II. One of the most important breakthroughs in securing civil rights and services for the mentally handicapped occurred in 1950 with the formation of the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC). Consisting of the parents of mentally handicapped children and other interested citizens, by 1960 the group claimed a membership of fifty thousand people and had become an effective lobbying organization. "Its very formation signified a breakthrough since it indicated that an increasing number of parents, rather than being ashamed of their retarded child, were willing to work for better services for them" (Ingalls, p. 93).
Education. In Flowers for Algernon, Charlie's family commits him to the Warren State Home and Training Center when he reaches adolescence. His uncle rescues him, however, and secures Charlie a job at a bakery so that he can live on his own.
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