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The Jamiesons were featured in a 47-minute documentary, "Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown." This stereotype-shattering film gets inside the hearts and minds of Marni and Kris, a developmentally disabled married couple living and working in New York City.

They are available to share their life experiences and perspectives at colleges and conferences. Their story, filmed by a sister, reveals contrasting, sometimes irreverent perspectives on their lives and the prejudice they face. The film invites questions about what 'intelligence' is and what it means to be human, without being saccharine or condescending.

Arlyn Roffman, a professor at Lesley University, has attended this insightful program. She has commented, "Marni and Kris work, marry, cook, plan and take vacations, have parties, laugh a lot, and remind us all that life may be fully experienced by individuals who are too often viewed primarily in terms of their limitations." Dr. Roffman is the author of the book, Meeting the Challenge of Learning Disabilities in Adulthood.

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