WNCT: Film offers local perspective

Dr. Lindsey Oakes does an interview with WNCT reporter Davis Suppes.

WNCT provided coverage of the March 11 “The R-Word” film viewing and panel discussions, emphasizing the local aspects of words and attitudes and perceptions about people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Coverage aired March 11 and full coverage remains available online via WNCT.

Dr. Lindsey Oakes, assistant professor in the ECU Department of Recreation Sciences, served as lead organizer for the event.