Intended for professionals and students in the fields of child welfare, developmental disabilities, healthcare, early intervention, education, and vocational rehabilitation, this poignant video outlining the difficulties faced by developmentally disabled mothers and fathers and their children deserves a wider audience (especially following the attention over the Oscar-nominated I Am Sam, starring Sean Penn). Through the candid presentation of six stories of affected parents, the program effectively explores the factors enabling some developmentally disabled adults to succeed at raising their own children, while others fail, and also looks at the issues surrounding clashes over custody. Medical professionals, social workers, and parenting educators tackle these topics, and discuss the prejudices faced by disabled parents, outline the most effective support services, and point out that the lack of standardized services from state to state can have a devastating impact on the lives of developmentally disabled parents and children. In the end, of course, it's not what the professionals say that affect your heart; it's the words and actions of the mothers and fathers themselves as they attempt to cope with the day-to-day living that many of us take for granted. Highly recommended. Editor's Choice. Aud: C, P. (S. Fisher)
A Fair Chance: Parents with Developmental Disabilities
(2000) 53 min. $125. Sixth Street Productions (dist. by Program Development Associates). PPR. Color cover. Volume 18, Issue 1
A Fair Chance: Parents with Developmental Disabilities
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