SpecialQuest

Video Information

Playtime: 17 min 16 sec

Volume Title: Including Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

Session: Adults with Disabilities: Creating a Long-Term Vision

Video Description

In this video, Marvin and Jack share their experiences and perspectives about living with disabilities. They discuss growing up with a disability, identify what helped them and their families, and share their affirming views of their lives and futures. Marvin and Jack serve as positive role models for infants and toddlers with disabilities, their families, service providers, and communities. Marvin & Jack was developed for SpecialQuest in 1999 and is the winner of the 2002 Aurora Awards " Best of Show" Platinum Award. Aurora is an international competition designed to recognize excellence in the film and video industries.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will recognize the value of learning from individuals with disabilities.

Participants will realize how important it is to develop long-term visions for infants and toddlers with disabilities.

Participants will recognize that involving adults with disabilities in all phases of their program has a positive impact on the program, the children, the families, and the service providers.

Participants will discuss how they will take actions to involve adults with disabilities in their programs.