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    Betsy Wynne - Betsy's Story - Video◊ "A LIFE OF CHOICES: BETSY'S STORY" (2007) Leading a full life with a disability requires a family working together.Betsy's Story features the success possible when a child with cerebral palsy grows up in a supportive and inclusive world. Betsy pushes boundaries, defies limitations and challenges barriers to seek the same joys, responsibilities, and roles as peers with disabilities. Video illustrates her transition from high school to college and then to a professional career. Pre-release DVD copies are $15 plus mailing for a short time. Video is in the process of being captioned. Cost will be $39.95 in the future.

    Donnie's Story - Video Cover◊ A LIFE OF CHOICES: DONNIE'S STORY (2003) shares the inevitable despairs and delights of an adult with disabilities who grew up in an institution as he moves into the community. From memories of the Milledgeville institution to his first pay check, Donnie's experience reveals the path and the supports needed for major transitions. Whether you need to educate institutional staff to the value of community living, employers to the value of work, community to the value of inclusion or future professionals to transitions, Donnie’s story delivers a powerful and effective message. (VHS; 17 min. Available in Closed Captioned in English, Open Captioned in English and Spanish, and Audio Descriptor in English; cost $39.95.)

    A Life of Choices - Lois and Elaine Story◊ A LIFE OF CHOICES: LOIS & ELAINE’S STORY (2003)takes the reader from the back wards of institutions for people with developmental disabilities to the halls of the United States Supreme Court. Two women with disabilities wanted to live in the community. An attorney fought for their rights. They won inclusion for all people with disabilities. But, that’s really when this story starts…learn how they found the best places to live, and followed their natural talents to become entrepreneurs. (VHS; 17 min. Available in Closed Captioned in English, Open Captioned in English and Spanish, and Audio Descriptor in English; cost $79.95.)

    ◊ HELP YOURSELF TO COLLEGE (1997) — Best practices in the transition of high school students with disabilities to post-secondary educational opportunities, and consideration of appropriate ADA regulations. (VHS, Open Captioned in English; 19 min. for students, 8 min. for counselors; cost $29.99)

    ◊ WADDIE WELCOME: A MAN WHO CANNOT BE DENIED (1997) — Award-winning videotape about a man with severe disabilities who desires to live in the community after years living in a nursing home. A classic study in person-centered planning, the video signifies an effort to sustain justice and challenges the redesign of the service delivery system. (VHS, Open Captioned in English; 26 min., cost $79.95)

    To request one or more of the above titles, please contact IHDD at 706-542-3457 or E-Mail: contact@ihdd.uga.edu.

    If contacting by email, please send your name, title, agency name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address. Our mailing address is: Institute on Human Development & Disability; The University of Georgia; 850 College Station Road; Athens, GA 30602-4806 - (706) 542-3457.