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Publisher
CNN Productions/State of the Art, Inc
Pub. Date
[2004?]
Language
English
Description
A documentary about Sue Rubin, who is autistic. Sue was diagnosed and treated as mentally retarded until the age of 13 when she began to communicate using a keyboard. Now she is a junior in college. This documentary explores Sues world, her writings, and the remarkable friendships she has created while in college.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
My Future, My Plan is designed to motivate and guide students with disabilities and their families as they being early transition planning for life after high school. Directed at students who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP), these materials promote positive attitudes, self-advocacy, and help make the transition planning process more effective. My Future, My Plan tells the inspiring stories of three students who overcame barriers to...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In Wretches and jabberers, two men with autism embark on a global quest to change attitudes about disability and intelligence. Determined to put a new face on autism, Tracy Thresher, 42, and Larry Bissonnette, 52, travel to Sri Lanka, Japan and Finland. At each stop, they dissect public attitudes about autism and issue a hopeful challenge to reconsider competency and the future. Growing up, Thresher and Bissonnette were presumed "retarded" and excluded...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When Peter Gwasdauskis, a child with Down syndrome, was mainstreamed into a public school, he had a lot to learn about dealing with differencesand so did his classmates. Filmed over the course of the third-grade school year, this 1992 Academy Award-winning documentary vividly captures Peters achievements and frustrations as he makes a place for himself among his peers. The program features interviews with Peters parents, teachers, fellow students,...
