Video Topic: Intellectual Disability
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Think Higher. Think CollegeThis short video highlights the many things students with intellectual disability love about college: living in the dorm, taking classes that they choose, making friends, eating good food, participating in campus activities, and being independent. Hear from students and faculty from 5 different college campuses around the country about all the ways everyone benefits from students with intellectual disability going to college.
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April 2023 | 48 | High Expectations, Inclusion, Intellectual Disability, Postsecondary Education | |
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What to Know about Trusts & ABLE AccountsThis video describes trusts and ABLE accounts and explains how they can help individuals who receive government benefits to save money as well as pay for many kinds of expenses. Information is presented in straightforward language and at a measured pace to make it easier for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to understand. However, it contains basic information of interest to any person with a disability who receives government benefits such as SSI and Medicaid, as well family members who want to learn how these accounts work.
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October 2017 | 379 | Benefit Programs and Supports, Independent Living, Intellectual Disability, Person-Centered Planning, Self-Advocacy, Special needs Trust, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) | |
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Should we build new institutions?Research indicates that people with disabilities have better outcomes when they have supports to live in the community rather than living in institutions, however, initiatives to create new institutional lving settings are being proposed in many U.S. communities. This video considers whether that is a good idea. It is adapted from the white paper "Community Living and Participation for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: What the Research Tells Us," from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD).
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October 2017 | 149 | Community Inclusion, Community Supports, Disability Rights, Housing, Independent Living, Autism, Intellectual Disability | |
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Alternatives to ConservatorshipAlternatives to conservatorship allow people with disabilities to make independent decisions about their life while maintaining support from family and/or community members. Some alternate examples include power of attorney, representative payee, supported decision-making, and healthcare surrogate.
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April 2017 | 455 | Guardianship, Independent Living, Intellectual Disability | |
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A #JobCreators Family Interview - The Perez FamilyThe Perez family explored self-employment as a way to create a meaningful future for their 11-year-old daughter with Down syndrome. In this video they describe their journey and the benefits that exploring self-employment has had for their now teenage daughter.
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January 2017 | 488 | Employment, Entrepreneur, Family Support, Intellectual Disability, Preparing for Employment | |
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Meet Sue PrattMeet Sue Pratt, well respected leader in the parent advocacy movement and mother of an adult with autism. In her series of videos Sue shares stories and insights about understanding autism and being a strong advocate for her son as he made the transition from school to living in the community.
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April 2016 | 657 | Autism, Intellectual Disability, Supportive Adults, Perseverance, Impact of Disability on Family | Voices of Experience |
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Why college matters for people with disabilitiesDaniel Jarvis-Holland is a sophomore at Benson Polytechnic High School. He has Down syndrome and wants to go to college. Now he finally can.
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November 2015 | 499 | Postsecondary Education, Intellectual Disability, Family Support | |
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Meet Dao XiongMeet Dao Xiong, a parent advocate at PACER and father of an adult daughter with intellectual disabilities. In this series of videos, Dao speaks about maintaining high expectations for his daughter, how his culture has impacted those expectations, and offers advice to other Asian-American families with youth with disabilities.
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April 2015 | 330 | Asian-American Parents, Intellectual Disability, Impact of Disability on Family, High Expectations | Voices of Experience |
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Dao Xiong on How Culture Impacted ExpectationsDao Xiong discusses how his cultural beliefs and traditions have impacted his expectations for his daughter’s future.
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April 2015 | 176 | Asian-American Parents, Intellectual Disability, Family Support | Voices of Experience |
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Dao Xiong on Advice to Asian-American ParentsDao Xiong shares advice for other Asian-American families who have youth with disabilities.
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April 2015 | 164 | Asian-American Parents, Intellectual Disability, Community Supports, Family Support, Preparing for Employment | Voices of Experience |
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History of the Disability Movement in the United StatesA dry but informative presentation by University of Kansas Professor Michael Wehmeyer that characterizes the history of people with disabilities, particularly people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as having 3 distinct waves. Firstly, the Professional Movement, predominant from 1850 to mid 20th century; secondly, the Parent Movement that emerged in the 1950s; and thirdly, the Self-Determination Movement.
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February 2015 | 474 | Community Inclusion, Civil Rights and Legal Protections, Community Supports, Family Support, Health, Independent Living, Intellectual Disability, Self-Determination, Special Education, Transportation | |
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Matthew Success StoryYouth with disabilities discuss how the decisions to disclose their disabilities have affected them at school, at work, and in social situations.
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March 2014 | 456 | Employment, Self-Advocacy, Self-Awareness, Self-Determination, Intellectual Disability | |
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Wilson Family: Holding High ExpectationsYouth with disabilities discuss how the decisions to disclose their disabilities have affected them at school, at work, and in social situations.
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March 2014 | 483 | Employment, Family Support, High Expectations, Intellectual Disability, Transition, Vocational Rehabilitation | |
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Meet JeanMeet Jean, a student who uses an iPad to do school work and access modified curriculum. She also uses hearing aid Boots which allow her to listen to audio directly from her iPad.
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February 2014 | 1126 | Assistive Technology, Accommodations, Intellectual Disability, Hearing Disability | Assistive Technology in Action |
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Decisions Decisions DecisionsCasey and Reece talk about making choices and decisions and how young people with intellectual disabilities benefit from decision-making skills.
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May 2013 | 77975 | Intellectual Disability, Self-Advocacy | |
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I Am Thinking College (Even with My Disability)Students with intellectual disabilities enrolled in a postsecondary education program in Tennessee talk about their experiences at college and highlight the need for more such programs. Developed by the Tennessee Alliance for Postsecondary Opportunities for Students With Intellectual Disabilities (tnpsealliance.org) and produced by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.
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February 2013 | 7793 | Postsecondary Education, Intellectual Disability, Self-Determination | |
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Changing Roles of FamiliesIn this video, four parents discuss the growth they saw in their youth with intellectual disabilities, and in themselves, when their kids went off to college.
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September 2012 | 367 | Intellectual Disability, Postsecondary Education |