We are delighted to announce that this year CSIE will be marking UK Disability History Month with two free screenings of the film Intelligent Lives. This is the latest film by award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib. It tells the stories of three young adults with learning difficulties as they navigate school, college and the workplace. The film encourages viewers to explore their thinking about learning difficulties and hopes to transform the label from a life sentence of isolation into a life of possibility.

Each screening will be followed by a community discussion. What do we lose when intelligence is a number? What are the implications of having the label of “learning difficulties”? And can any attempt to measure intelligence predict a person’s value, or their potential to contribute meaningfully to the world?

These free screenings and community discussions are a must for learning support assistants, teachers, senior leaders and school governors who care about equal opportunities for every child. The events are also relevant to students, researchers, academics, families and other members of the public.

These events are being organised by CSIE, in collaboration with a local partner for each event: the BRIDGE research group at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, and iHuman, the University of Sheffield, in Sheffield.

Do come do one of the free screenings and join the conversation:

Bristol:

Thursday 28 November, 6:00-8:00 pm

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intelligent-lives-film-screening-bristol-tickets-78326872785

Sheffield:

Wednesday 4 December, 6:00-8:00 pm

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intelligent-lives-film-screening-sheffield-tickets-79123623889