A Good Life

Wed, Aug 5 5:00 A.M. NH World (11.3)

Life is full of joys and struggles. But the experiences of individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are not fully understood or appreciated by everyone. A GOOD LIFE is an hour-long documentary that takes an intimate look into the lives of six adults living with I/DD and their families. The film shares the challenges and opportunities they face as well as insights from leading national experts and historians in the field. The film's producers embedded themselves with these adults and their families, filming moments from their everyday lives and providing the opportunity to share their stories from a first-person perspective. Viewers see each family dealing with aging in a unique way that is specific to the time period and constructs into which they were born. The film also offers professional perspective and historical context from experts, including Dan Meyers, Al Sigl Community president emeritus; Jeiri Flores, an advocacy specialist with the Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities; professor Tamar Heller of the Institute on Disability and Human Development; Dr. Allison Carey, disability activism sociologist, professor, and author; Nicole VanGorder of Upstate Special Needs Planning; professor Jorge Matos of City University of New York Center for the Humanities; and Dr. Stephen Sulkes of Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities.

Duration: 56 minutes and 45 seconds