Pennsylvania’s Education for All Coalition (PEAC) host a screening of the new documentary INTELLIGENT LIVES on May 4, 2019 at 718 Arch Street, Philadelphia
INTELLIGENT LIVES, a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib, has its screening at the Pennsylvania’s Education for All Coalition’s (PEAC’s) Annual Meeting on May 4, 2019.
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 story of his son Jesse, as the film unpacks the shameful and ongoing track record of intelligence testing in the U.S.
New Hampshire-based filmmaker Dan Habib, the producer, director and cinematographer of INTELLIGENT LIVES, provided materials for an engaging post-film discussion with the audience. The screening and discussion are free and open to the public.
“People with intellectual disabilities are the most segregated of all Americans,” Habib says. “Only 17 percent of students with intellectual disabilities are included in regular education. Just 40 percent will graduate from high school. And of the 6.5 million Americans with intellectual disability, barely 15 percent are employed.”
According to the CDC, 22.5% of people in the United States have some sort of disability. In Pennsylvania, 21.1% have some sort of disability. Pennsylvania ranks 30 in the country for employing people with disabilities at 37.4%. https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/statistics/2019-chart.php.)
INTELLIGENT LIVES is 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.
Advance registration is strongly encouraged. Register and learn more at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intelligent-lives-free-screening-a-dan-habib-film-tickets-59938362255
PEAC believes in an inclusive world where individuals of all backgrounds and abilities are valued members of their communities. PEAC mission is to promote education that includes all learners through collaboration with families, people with disabilities, schools, colleges, universities, and other stakeholders to create inclusive communities.
Dan Habib is the director and producer of INTELLIGENT LIVES, and the creator of the award-winning documentaries Including Samuel, Who Cares About Kelsey?, Mr. Connolly Has ALS and many other films. Habib is a filmmaker at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability. His films have been broadcast internationally, nominated for Emmy awards and translated into 17 languages. Habib gave the TEDx talk, “Disabling Segregation” and received the Justice for All Grassroots Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities. In 2014, Habib was appointed by President Obama to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
