"Intelligent Lives" Community Screening

"Intelligent Lives" Community Screening

Thu, April 25 2019 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Administered by PSESD

Presenters

  • Laura Matson

Description

From award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib comes INTELLIGENT LIVES, a catalyst to transform the label of intellectual disability from a life sentence of isolation into a life of possibility for the most systematically segregated people in America.

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 United States.

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.

Location

Puget Sound ESD
800 Oakesdale Ave. SW Renton WA 98057

Dates

  • Thu, April 25 2019
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Puyallup Room

Registration

Event # 86700

Price
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