Page 4 Page 7   Cover: A deer hunter exemplifies the action orientation of today's handicapper. Photo courtesy of Thea Brite.

FEATURE Theater for Youth: How to Handle Auditions ...................... 4 SPECIAL ARTICLES 1980 IPRA-IAPD State Conference ............................... 7 Advisory Groups: Citizen Involvement: Advisory Committees................... 28 The Use and Misuse of Advisory Committees ................ 30 1980 Congress: "Life. Be in it." .................................. 33 DEPARTMENTS Potpourri..........12 Legilative Scene.............23 IPRA Highlites.............24 IAPD Highlites.............25 People, Places 'N Things............26 Mailbag ............32 Editor's Page............34 Associate Members ............35 SPECIAL FEATURE Therapeutic Recreation: A Profession in Action.................15

ILLINOIS PARKS & RECREATION

IAPD-IPRA JOINT EDITORIAL BOARD

David Markworth, Des Plaines Park District, Co-Chairperson
Morgan Powell, Commissioner, Champaign, Co-Chairperson
Jeff Boubelik, Dolton Park District
Ralph Cianchetti, Commissioner, Highland Park
Lawrence Clark, Geneva Park District
Robert Dunsmuir, Wheaton Park District
Earle Hodgen, Park District of Highland Park
Chuck Paxton, Zion Park District
Robert Seif, Commissioner, Urbana

Editorial Office: 300 East Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62701

Illinois Park and Recreation   3   January/February 1981