How clubland multimedia came to disabled kids (01 Apr 2002)
Today, Dent concedes that his experience with disabled children is not conclusive proof of the benefits. But he adds: "In my opinion this is, at the very least, an important project. Kids who have restricted movement do at least have some fun."
And it is here that VJAMM loops back to its original purpose. Severely disabled people are never likely to enjoy the full sensory swirl of clubbing - yet the program enabled them to interact with the environment in a new and stimulating way. So in a sense, you could say it brought the club to them.
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