INTERACTIVE VIDEO FOR AIDS PREVENTION EDUCATION FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION

IN RESPONSE TO THE DESPERATE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE TRAINING TOOLS, INFOUSE WILL PRODUCE AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO SYSTEM ON AIDS/HIV PREVENTION FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION TO BE USED IN AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES TO THAT POPULATION. A PROTOTYPE DEVELOPED PREVIOUSLY HAS GATHERED GREAT SUPPORT IN THE FIELD AND SHOWED POTENTIAL FOR EFFECTIVE EDUCATION. THE PROJECT AIMS TO REFINE THE INFORMATION NEEDS FOR AIDS EDUCATION OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION, CREATE AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO SYSTEM PRODUCT, DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PRODUCT, AND CREATE A PRODUCTION-READY SYSTEM. STEPS TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS INCLUDE ASSEMBLING AN ADVISORY PANEL, TESTING THE PROTOTYPE FURTHER, CREATING A TOPIC OUTLINE AND AN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN, DEVELOPING A STORYBOARD, SCRIPT, AND VIDEODISK, CREATING THE HYPERCARD PROGRAM, EVALUATING THE SYSTEM, AND CREATING THE PRODUCTION-READY SYSTEM. THIS PRODUCT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR THE AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE MORE THAN 6 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES WITH MENTAL RETARDATION.