Film Challenges IQ Testing, Limits Placed on People with Intellectual Disabilities

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The Arc of Fort Bend County and Christ Church Sugar Land will host a screening of the documentary Intelligent Lives on March 19th at Christ Church Sugar Land.

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.

“People with intellectual disabilities are the most segregated of all Americans,” says Habib.  “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.”

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. Go to: tiny.cc/82d0iz to register and learn more.

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