Nonprint Media Services

The following are selected video titles in the collections of Nonprint Media Services that deal with disabilities and diversity.

The ADA on Video (45 min.)
HD7256.U5A64 1992 pt. 1-2
Contents: Pt.1. Focusing on ability (24 min.) -- Pt.2. Reasonable accomodations (21 min.)
Summary: The 1st program provides an overview of the Title I provisions of the ADA. The 2nd program focuses on accommodating persons with disabilities and integrating them into the workforce.

Dark Side of the Moon (25 min.)
HV3006.A4D27 1997
Summary: Profiles the stories of three mentally disabled men, formerly homeless, who have overcome despair, stigma and isolation to become valued members of their community.

Diversity Dilemmas (185 min.)
HD 4903.D59 1994 v-1-7
Contents: [v.1] Gender (28 min.) -- [v.2] Race and ethnicity (26 min.) -- [v.3] Age and experience (25 min.) -- [v.4] Physical ability (23 min.) -- [v.5] Sexual orientation (26 min.) -- [v.6] Interpersonal style (29 min.) -- [v.7] [General Diversity issues] (28 min.).
Summary: Discusses a mosaic of conflicts posed by differences in gender, race and ethnicity, age and experience, etc. at the workplace, and looks at how these conflicts can be managed skillfully.

A Dyslexic Family Diary: What If You Couldn't Read (53 min.)
LB1050.5.D977 2000 Summary: Chronicles a mother's eighteen-year struggle to get an education for her bright dyslexic son by navigating the waters of special education, whole language, and phonics. Explores the gift as well as difficulties that come with dyslexia, including how it plays out in educational systems, legal and health systems, work, family, marriage and daily life.

Educating Peter (30 min.)
LC4031.E386 1993
Summary: Follow Peter, a Down's Syndrome child who has always attended special schools, through his first year in a regular classroom.

If I Can't Do It (59 min.)
RC388.I3 1998
Summary: Born with cerebral palsy in an isolated Kentucky cabin, Arthur Campbell, Jr., spent his first thirty-eight years sheltered by overprotective parents at home. Today, he lives independently and is an advocate and activist for disability rights.

Now Serving - Every Customer (24 min.)
HV3011.N68 1993
Summary: Discusses customer service situations involving physically handicapped customers and how to meet their needs effectively.

One of Us (28 min.)
HV1570.O53 1992
Summary: The practice of fully including people with developmental disabilities is explored through the situations of different individuals with special needs. The lives of three children and one adult illustrate the different areas of inclusion. Four-year old Daniel has Hypotonia, ten-yean-old Peter has Down Syndrome, twelve-year old John has complex medical needs, and Maryann is an adult with Cerebral Palsy.

People First: Serving & Employing People with Disabilities (38 min.)
Z711.92.H3P46 1990
Summary: Demonstrates ways to break down both physical an attitudinal barriers in libraries seeking to serve patrons or employ individuals with disabilities.

Positive Images: Portraits of Women with Disabilities (58min)
HV1568.5.P67 1989
Summary: Follows the day-to-day lives of three working women, Deidre Davis, Barbara Kannapell and Carol Ann Roberson, each of whom has a disability. One woman is an attorney, one a human service administrator, and one a staff member at Gallaudet College.

The Power of Diversity (75 min.)
HF 5549.5.M3P68 1993,v.1-4
Contents: Module 1. Sexual harassment and gender discrimination ; Disabilities, hiring and promotion -- Module 2. Career development, minority issues ; Career development, reverse discrimination and age-ism -- Module 3. Performance appraisal ; Balance of work/family issues -- Module 4. Sexual orientation ; Career mobility, language. Summary: Facilitates the understanding of issues surrounding the managing of diversity.

Sensitivity to the Disabled Patron (29 min.)
Z711.92.H3S46
Summary: Patrons with hearing, visual, and mobility disabilities describe barriers they face in libraries and give suggestions on how these barriers could be broken down.

Serving Customers with Disabilities (15 min.)
HF5415.5.S469 1990z
Summary: Explains needs and wants of each customer with disabilities focusing on treating them as a person, not an object. Offers tips on accessibility, hand shakes, personal space, etc.

Stop the World We Want to Get on (26 min.)
HV1559.A4S76 1992
Summary: Henry Enns, one of the founders of Disabled Peoples International travels to Zimbabwe and South Africa where he visits several cooperatives run by and for people with disabilities. Looks at how difficult it is to have a disability in Africa because of the oppression due to ancient traditions and how violence has left hundreds of people needlessly disabled.

Stuttering (29 min.)
RC424.S767 1993
Summary: Looks at the impact of stuttering on children, teenagers and adults, and shows therapies designed to help them.

Twitch and Shout (59 min.)
RC375.T84 1994 pt. 1-2
Summary: Tells the stories of an artist, an actress, an NBA basketball player, and a Mennonite lumberjack who all suffer from this genetic disorder that can cause a range of involuntary movements, obscene vocalizations, and compulsions.

Valuing Diversity (230 min.)
HF 5549.5.M5V35 1990v.1-7
Contents: pt. 1. Managing differences (30 min.) -- pt. 2. Diversity at work (29 min.) -- pt. 3. Communicating across cultures (30 min.) -- pt. 4. You make the difference (25 min.) -- pt. 5. Supervising differences (31 min.) -- pt. 6. Champions of diversity (27 min.) -- pt. 7. Profiles in change (58 min.). Summary: Describes how management must consider race, ethnicity, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, and culture in order to promote productive work relations and effective communication at the work place.

Video Guide to (Dis)ability Awareness, A (25 min.)
HD7255.V52 1993
Summary: Demonstrates the job skills and abilities of people with visual, hearing and developmental disabilities. Features reactions from coworkers, supervisors and employment specialists encouraging the integration of the disabled into the general work force.

When Billy Broke His Head --and Other Tales of Wonder (57 min.)
RC387.5.W33 1994
Summary: After a motor scooter accident left him brain damaged, former radio journalist Billy Golfus went on the road to meet people with disabilities around the country, and witnessed first hand the strength and anger that is forging a new civil rights movement. The documentary explores what it is really like to live with a disability in America.

Writer's Block: Disability on Campus (27 min.)
HV1553.W7 1997
Summary: Dramatization of interviews between an admissions panel for a literary honor society and four aspiring writers, each with a different disability. Following the interviews the panel members discuss the candidates and come to the realization that they are judging the applicants based on their disabilities instead of their abilities.