"Credo for Support" by Norman Knuc & Emma Van der Klift (Video Presentation) - 5 minutes This powerful 5 minute video set to music offers a series of suggestions for people who care about and support someone with a disability. It prompts viewers to question the common perceptions of disability, professionalism, and support. Designed for use in presentations, in service, staff training, and orientation programs, this video can be a provocative catalyst for a dialogue on these issues. Winner of the 1996 TASH Media Award Poster: $10.00 (U.S.) Click Here to view a pretty good replication of the Poster A Credo for Support 18" X 24" Poster (link to order video)
"Inclusive Education:
Rediscovering Our Right to Belong"
by Norman Knuc (Keynote Address) 120
minutes
In a fast paced and challenging presentation, Norman Kunc explores the attitudes,
assumptions, and fears that prevent students with disabilities from being
included into regular classrooms. He maintains that our current emphasis on
achievement, tracking, and segregation leads most, if not all students to
see their membership in school and their "sense of belonging" as something
which must be earned. A central tenet of inclusive education is that belonging
is an inherent need of all people and must not be reserved solely for the
"best of us." Learning to value and work with a diversity of people is the
first step in building an education system which fosters a sense of belonging
among students and staff. Inclusive education may prove to be a vital catalyst
in this process. (link to order video)
The Other Side of Therapy: Disability,
Normalcy, and the Tyranny of Rehabilitation by
Norman Knuc 120 minutes
In this presentation, Norman Kunc points out that individuals with disabilities
have "the right to be disabled." He describes a series of events in his life
which led him to the realization that disability is not a deficiency but a
vital part of the diversity of the human community. Norman recounts his experience
with rehabilitation and questions whether therapy really serves the best interests
of the "client" or whether it is a symptom of a society which idolizes normalcy
and perfection. He examines some of the assumptions which underlie rehabilitation
and the harmful impact that therapy can have on an individual. Norman encourages
parents to focus on their child's "physical well-being" rather than attempting
to eradicate the disability through relentless therapy. (link
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The Story of The Stranger
by Norman Knuc (High School Assembly) - 50 minutes
In a humorous talk to an audience of high school students, Norman Kunc describes
what it was like to have cerebral palsy and go to a regular high school. He
shares with the students his discovery that he didn't need to hide his disability
in order to be liked. Norman generalizes this message and points out that
most people believe that they're not good enough as they are, and continuously
strive to find a place where they feel they belong. He stresses that it is
vital for schools to create a sense of belonging for all students, and especially
for those students who are seen as the "strangers" among us. He encourages
students and teachers to value their own diversity and to look for the stories
in each other. In this way we can actively work together to create schools
which are safe and positive places to learn. (link
to order video)
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