Intelligent lives /

INTELLIGENT LIVES stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities - Micah, Naieer, and Naomie - who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce. Academy Award-winning actor and narrator Chris Cooper contextualizes the liv...

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Other Authors:	Cooper, Chris, 1951- (Narrator), Shaheed, Naieer (on-screen participant.), Monplaisir, Naomie (on-screen participant.), Feldman, Micah Flalka (on-screen participant.), Matisyahu (composer (expression)), Brill, Paul, 1968- (composer (expression).)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[United States] : [LikeRightNow Films LLC], [2018]
Subjects:	People with mental disabilities. Youth with mental disabilities > Education. People with mental disabilities > Vocational education. People with mental disabilities > Employment. Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle. people with mental disabilities. People with mental disabilities People with mental disabilities > Employment People with mental disabilities > Vocational education Youth with mental disabilities > Education Documentaries and Factual Films documentary film. Documentary films Feature films Nonfiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction. Vidéos pour personnes ayant une déficience auditive.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

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Summary:	INTELLIGENT LIVES stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities - Micah, Naieer, and Naomie - who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce. Academy Award-winning actor and narrator Chris Cooper contextualizes the lives of these central characters through the emotional personal story of his son Jesse, as the film unpacks the shameful and ongoing track record of intelligence testing in the U.S. INTELLIGENT LIVES challenges what it means to be intelligent, and points to a future in which people of all abilities can fully participate in higher education, meaningful employment and intimate relationships.
Item Description:	"Produced in collaboration with the Institute on Disability/UCED, University of New Hampshire"--End credits.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (71 min.)) : flv file, sound
Playing Time:	01:10:31
Production Credits:	Directed and producer, Dan Habibfilmed ; editor, James Rutenbeck ; story editor, Jody Becker ; music, Matisyahu ; original score, Paul Brill.