Segment 1 Disabled children are seen playing as the narrator says that anyone can have a 'mentally handicapped' child. A classroom with disabled students is seen and the teachers talk about helping the children learn as well as introducing some of the children. A nurse helps a boy wash and says that she hopes that through practice he will be able to wash himself one day. A doctor talks about a child development centre where very young children are evaluated for possible disabilities. A physiotherapy session with a toddler is seen. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:05:33:00 Length: 00:05:33:00
Segment 2 Two nurses discuss a child who is having problems feeding. A community nursing officer talks about her job as she drives to visit a family in their home. Their disabled son is seen; they are working on feeding him using a cup and spoon instead of a bottle. The mother talks about her frustration at times and the nurse talks about how the mother feels guilty for having given birth to a disabled boy. Next, residential care is discussed. Older disabled people live in the home and care staff look after them. The narrator says that often this is because their parents have become too old themselves to look after them. Disabled adults are seen having sand and water therapy in a sandpit and swimming pool. A therapist discusses the importance of making eye contact with the patients. Time start: 00:05:33:00 Time end: 00:11:02:06 Length: 00:05:29:06
Segment 3 Singing therapy and music therapy sessions are seen and a nurse discusses linking music with movement to help mobility. A disabled girl plays the recorder. Sports are seen; a therapist and child jump on a trampoline together. A cooking class and another mobility therapy session are also seen. One staff member talks about the general public's attitude to disabled people, saying that often they are surprised that disabled people are being helped to achieve a level of independence. Time start: 00:11:02:06 Time end: 00:16:07:16 Length: 00:05:05:10
Segment 4 A therapist helps a man, Michael, with a coordination exercise. She talks about his development since he arrived at the centre, saying he used to masturbate and self-mutilate but now joins in activities and can use his hands much more. A sign language session is seen; the therapist and patients pour each other orange squash and communicate in sign language. Two health visitors, one general and one working with the disabled, discuss their relationship. The general health visitor refers disabled babies to the community nursing officer. The officer drives to see a family with a girl who has language and behavioural difficulties. Time start: 00:16:07:16 Time end: 00:22:04:12 Length: 00:05:56:21
Segment 5 At the family's home the nursing officer and mother talk about their concerns regarding the daughter's incontinence. The nursing officer shows the girl a picture book that will help with her language skills. The film ends with scenes of care homes and therapists working with disabled people as voiceovers are heard saying that with the right teachers and training there is the potential to minimise the effects of brain damage. Time start: 00:22:04:12 Time end: 00:27:12:20 Length: 00:05:08:08