This intimate family portrait made by one member of the family explores the impact of the developmental disability of a sibling on the interaction and relationships of the family as a whole. The program is divided into two 28-minute parts. Part One allows family members to open repressed lines of communication and express their feelings of guilt, resentment, over-protectiveness, embarrassment. Questions about basic human rights and the sexuality of the intellectually disabled are also brought forward. Part Two focuses on long-standing family conflicts and misunderstandings that skew relationships when disabilities command attention... unequal sharing of responsibility, planning for future care, the special concern of parents for a child who will never really achieve full adulthood.

*See also the sequel COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS DISCUSS "A FAMILY HEALING" #11272 $89.95