The subtitle of this documentary implies that Mr. Welcome has led a life full of confrontation. However, until he was in his 60s, this man born with cerebral palsy led a perfectly happy life with his family. After his last brother died, he was placed in a nursing home, where he began communicating his desire to "get out" to his friends. Waddie Welcome was fortunate that a group of individuals interested in disability rights came to his aid; he was not only "sprung" from the nursing home, but placed with an African-American family and is now happily living with them, going to church, and being part of a community once again. This feel-good tape primarily consists of the activists complimenting each other for a job well done, but begs an obvious question: What about the rest of the nursing home residents? Almost anyone living in a nursing home would rather be in his or her own house, or a relative's house, or even in a stranger's house that was homelike...but most are not eligible for the developmental disabilities grants Mr. Welcome received. This oversight is a serious shortcoming in a tape which makes the point that no one, no matter their physical disabilities, should be shunted away from society. An optional purchase. Aud: P. (R. Reagan)
Waddie Welcome: A Man Who Cannot Be Denied
(1997) 26 min. $89 (study guide included). University of Georgia (dist. by Program Development Associates). PPR. Color cover. Open captioned. Vol. 14, Issue 1
Waddie Welcome: A Man Who Cannot Be Denied
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