Presently very few opportunities exist in the community for adults with disabilities to get vocational training – even fewer opportunities are out there for adults with disabilities to learn the needed vocational skills to work in the entertainment industry.

To address this need, the program seeks to provide:

  • positive vocational training
  • an entertainment industry skill set
  • and enriching experiences for adults with disabilities.
The videoabove is a short interview with actor Ron Masak.
 
 

Programming will be individualized to assure that it is purposeful and functional for the individual. Students will be able to learn skills in television/film or animation as well as interpersonal skills needed in any job (appearance, eye contact, conversational skills, etc.) at their own pace and through self initiation. If the student can choose what they would like to learn and when they would like to learn it, it will instill a sense of control while minimizing frustration in the student.

The student will also have a sense of mastery of the skill prior to moving on to the next skill set so that they can one day secure a job and feel confident that they can perform the job well.

The main focus of this program is to have the students learn an entertainment industry skill set while learning to interact appropriately in the workplace. It is the hope of the Advanced Media Vocational Academy that every student that attends the program has the skills and self control to secure a job in the entertainment industry.

 
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