Statement of Purpose:
This website is trying to be the soil in which the seed for the Alzheimer's Viewer Television is planted.
This site aims to grow the knowledge, ranging from cable technology to Neuroscientifically based programming, which will be necessary to ensure the healthy birth of the Alzheimer's Viewer Television.
"noble cause you are working on - you have tugged at my heartstrings because I have had experience with this disease"
... Nan Rollison, Federal Wildlife Service
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This project requires the support and assistance of a very wide range of individuals. All parties involved in Alzheimer’s issues will benefit from a communication base. These range very widely, from the Disabilities Issues Task Force at Federal Communications Commission to hosts of Alzheimer’s Research scientists, artists, cable company representatives, technicians, interested private citizens and students.
The purpose of this website is to facilitate communication between interested and/or involved individuals and organizations, both nationally and internationally, in order to bring into being a cable channel dedicated to the millions suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia.
NeuroTelevision Library
Until there is a national Public Television channel which carries programming appropriate to, and suitable for, viewers suffering from memory loss and other neurological impairments stemming from accidents or illness, efforts will be made to house, amass, and disseminate videotapes produced for that viewing audience in mind. A library of gentle plot-free videotapes is being established for dissemination to public access television stations located locally in Maine and throughout the USA. The home of the NeuroTelevision Library is located on Peaks Island Maine. Gentle videotapes deemed appropriate for viewing by neurologically impaired individuals are being solicited at this time from individuals, companies, municipalities, government agencies, private citizens and students. All lengths, from ten minutes upwards, are being solicited for scientific study of the effects they produce upon viewers, and for evaluation for Public Access Television broadcast-ability.
"There's nothing but rubbish on the telly, I can't WAIT for patients to have SOMEthing decent to watch!"
... Dr. Harry Witchel, Department of Physiology, Medical School, Bristol, England
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All videotapes must be non-commercial, and free from copyright encumbrances.
No Payment: Please note that you will not be paid for for any video you send.
Release: Please note that by mailing a copy of your video to NeuroTelevision Library, you are releasing the receiver from any liability that might result from your video being used for any purpose. Videos received will be re-copied, lent out to the public, possibly edited, and broadcast over television and future websites. You are assigning all rights to NeuroTelevision Library.
No videos will be returned. Videos containing warmly smiling faces, and gentle happy singing seem to be very beneficial to viewers suffering with dementia. Videos of Nature accompanied solely by nature sounds also seem to soothe and stimulate the viewers. Videos will be assessed by scientists; all attempts will be made to assign which video is appropriate and suitable for which viewer.
There are no tax benefits bestowed upon donors. All donations are considred part of a grassroots effort to bring "watchable television" to the neurologically impaired.
Please send videotapes to Alzheimers Channel, P.O. Box 88, Peaks Island, Maine 04108-88.
I will regularly present information relevant to the start-up and completion of the Alzheimer's Cable Channel.
Together, we can make it happen.
Mary Lavendier Myers
Post Office Box 88
Peaks Island, Maine 04108
e-mail: Maineislandartist@yahoo.com
"What you are embarking on is very worthwhile and useful"
... Jenifer Simpson, Disabilities Rights Office, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C.
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