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Examining the causes of disabilities, this program reviews the characteristics and capabilities of and expectations for children with a variety of special needs. It covers such topics as mental retardation, physical and neurological impairments, sensory deficits, physical disabilities, communication limitations, learning disabilities, and emotional/behavioral disorders.
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Shows children with significant hearing, vision and other impairments as they learn the skills required for daily life. Each program recognizes that parents are the first and most important teachers of their children. This DVD uses demonstrations of children with vision and mobility impairments more than hearing loss although the information is applicable to all children.
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An upbeat inclusion-friendly program for kids that profiles three children with disabilites -- hearing, visual, & physical impairments. The project focuses on accepting differences as an essential part of growing up, demonstrates how those involved cope, and introduces singing, prosthetics, assistive technology, and Braille.
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Deprived of his sight at an early age, Wolfgang Fasser turns to his ears for access to a world he once feared would be closed off forever. Awed by the restorative powers of sound, Fasser established a physical therapy retreat for disabled children where they use music and noise to communicate with others and gain control of their own bodies. As they embrace the physicality of sonic vibrations, the children's bodies slowly begin to move in harmony...
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Driving with Richard tracks the history of Deirdre and Carley who reveal with candour and humour how their expectations about motherhood were altered and how they have created lifestyles that fulfill their own needs. Laced with home movie footage of Richard's development as a child and concluding with the celebration of his eleventh birthday, Driving with Richard reveals two women whose vitality and commitment to their children and to each other has...
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"FAR FROM THE TREE follows families meeting extraordinary challenges through love, empathy, and understanding. This life-affirming documentary encourages us to cherish loved ones for all they are, not who they might have been. Based on Andrew Solomon's award-winning, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling non-fiction book "Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity."--Container.
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Listen 2 the kids as they talk about the inclusion of their friends with special needs in the classroom, on the playground and in the lunchroom. This brief study of the inclusion process in an exemplary elementary school accents the joys and challenges of everyday life. The culture of acceptance is evident throughout. This film is a "must see" for teachers, teachers in training, counselors, psychologists, parents and advocates for the education of...
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Four hearing parents of children who are deaf discuss their feelings, experiences, and successful hints in parenting. The topics focus on the importance of parental self esteem and encouragement, advocacy, education, and the IEP. Personal experiences are the basis for the information relayed. Parental involvement in the educational process i sthe overwhelming message of the tape. This tape is recommended for parents of newly-diagnosed deaf and...
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"This film explains the process of speech and language development, guides parents through the decision making process, and shows families using various methods of communication. Several families share their early experiences as five approaches to communication are highlighted."--From publisher's website.
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Mary Lennox is a prickly and unloved ten-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents. When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin, who has been shut away in a wing of the house. Together, these two damaged, slightly misfit children heal each other through their discovery of a wondrous secret garden.
12) Graduating Peter
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Graduating Peter is the sequel to the Academy Award®-winning film Educating Peter. This inspiring and thought-provoking follow-up to the 1992 Academy Award-winning documentary Educating Peter highlights the experiences of Peter Gwasdauskis, a child with Down syndrome, in sixth grade, eighth grade, and high school as he adds speech therapy and life skills classes and on-the-job training to his academic coursework. Interviews with Peters parents,...
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Focuses on four students of varying ages who have disabilities. It presents the stories of these students and their families, teachers, classmates, schools, and communities, and enables viewers to observe the successful inclusion of each one into general education classrooms. Additional interviews are presented with professionals with whom these students are associated.
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This is a series of 24 lessons on DVD and a manual especially for paraeducators, teacher's aides, and teachers that features skills and strategies for communicating effectively with young children who have special needs with a focus on children who are sensory impaired. Topics include recognizing and responding to communication signals, building communication into daily routines, interactive turn-taking, active vs passive communication, choice-making,...
16) Regular Lives
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We produced this film over twenty-five years ago, at a time, when most people with disabilities were excluded from education and often warehoused in such institutional settings as hospitals for the mentally ill, adult residential centers and large group homes. Allowing people with disabilities into regular school classrooms, job sites and other community activities is known as mainstreaming or inclusion. Regular Lives, portrays early, successful...
18) Including Samuel
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Before his son Samuel was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, photojournalist Dan Habib rarely thought about the inclusion of people with disabilities. Now he thinks about inclusion every day. Shot and produced over four years, Habib's award-winning documentary film, INCLUDING SAMUEL, chronicles the Habib family's efforts to include Samuel in every facet of their lives. The film honestly portrays his family's hopes and struggles, as well as the experiences...
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This tape explores communication options for young children who are deaf or hard of hearing. It discusses various aural-oral communication approaches and visual communication options (ASL and Manually Coded English) and bilingualism. Featured in the tapes are families who use each method of communication. The tape can be especially useful for parent advisors as they discuss communication options with families.
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Formatted in a friendly, easy-to-learn style intended to assist parents in helping their child learn to listen and speak. The Top Ten were developed over a sixteen year span of working with parents of infants and toddlers diagnosed with a hearing loss. These strategies are not intended to replace but rather to be used in conjunction with other therapy techniques and activities used in an auditory-oral or auditory verbal approach.
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