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‘Out Of My Mind’ Director Amber Sealey And Co-Star Luke Kirby Hope Movie Helps Normalize Disability – Contenders TV
Out of My Mind director Amber Sealey hopes to show people can talk to those with disabilities, even if that person will respond in a different way.
In the film, Melody communicates by pointing to symbols on a board representing her feelings or requests, and later uses an electronic speech device. In the film, Dr. Katherine Ray (Courtney Taylor) voices the concept of presumed competence, a term Sealey discovered in her research. He encourages Melody to try mainstream sixth grade, against the wishes of his wife (Rosemarie DeWitt) who feels she should remain in special education.
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