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Who Cares About Kelsey? Featured
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July 10, 2012
July 23, 2012
OSEP Project Director's Conference, Washington, DC
July 31, 2012
OSEP Leadership Conference, Washington, DC
August 6, 2012
Mann Symposium,
Minneapolis, MN
August 6-8, 2012
14th Annual Autism Summer Institute
August 15-16, 2012
7th Annual APEX Summer Leadership Institute
September 18, 2012
Rivier College, Nashua, NH
October 2, 2012
Keene State College, Keene, NH
October 19, 2012 Baldwin County Public Schools, Baldwin, AL
November 13, 2012
Pinkerton Academy,
Derry, NH
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 is part of the National Center for Inclusive Education
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at the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire
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Greetings!
Over the past four years I've screened and discussed my film Including Samuel more than 400 times both nationally and internationally. Throughout this journey, I have repeatedly been asked the same question: "But what about kids with emotional and behavioral disabilities? Can they be successfully included in school and community?"
The new Who Cares About Kelsey? Project addresses that question through film, social media, educational materials and national outreach and events.
Please visit our just-launched Who Cares About Kelsey? website to:
- Watch our two new Who Cares About Kelsey? film trailers
- Learn about the issues addressed by the project, such as the inclusion of students with emotional/behavioral disabilities, school climate and culture, bullying, racial disparities and the school-to-prison pipeline
- Screen some of the nine mini-films that are part of the project
- Find out about upcoming screenings throughout the country
- Read our blog and recent press coverage
WGBH Radio host Callie Crossley said to Kelsey, "Thank you for sharing your story with all those kids that you'll be touching across the country." Please check out the trailer on our website and we hope to share the film with you soon!
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The Documentary
 | | Kelsey talks with her mentor at Somersworth (NH) High School, Kathy Francoeur, in a scene from Who Cares About Kelsey? |
Kelsey Carroll's goal is to graduate from high school. But there are plenty of reasons why she shouldn't. She attends a school with one of the highest dropout rates in New Hampshire and has dealt with homelessness, self-mutilation, abuse, and ADHD. Who Cares About Kelsey? is the story of Kelsey's transformation from a defiant and disruptive "problem student" to a motivated and self-confident young woman. Along the way, critical figures in her personal and educational life shape her coming of age and play important roles in an education revolution that's about empowering - not overpowering - youth with emotional and behavioral challenges. |
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Who Cares About Kelsey? Educational DVD Kit
The Who Cares About Kelsey? Education Kit is now available for pre-orders through the IOD Bookstore. The individual DVD will be released in 2013.
Each Education Kit contains: - A DVD of the 76-minute documentary film with closed captioning and audio description.
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Long and short film trailers.
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Nine mini-films illustrating a range of evidence-based practices.
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A license to use the Education Kit materials for educational, instructional, and institutional use.
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Who Cares About Kelsey? educational materials (60+ pages in digital format on an enclosed CD).
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Access to exclusive online password-protected educational materials.
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The Mini-Films
The Who Cares About Kelsey? Project includes nine mini-films. Click on the images below to watch three of the films on our website, including (from left) Thasya Lumingkewas, a student with autism; schoolwide transformation at Somersworth High School; and an interview with Tariq Zubhuza, who discusses the life factors that led him to prison.
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Who Cares About Kelsey? Social Media
"Like" Who Cares About Kelsey? on Facebook, and join us on Twitter and YouTube to hear the latest news on the project, watch new videos as they are released, see photos and comments from recent screening events - and check out the wild shoes Kelsey wears to our events! We will also share national coverage of issues that matter to kids, families, schools, professional and communities.
For the next six weeks, we will randomly select one person a week who has 'liked' the film on Facebook to receive a free copy of the Educational DVD Kit.
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Help Kickstart Our National Outreach: Make an Impact and Receive Thank You Rewards
 | | One reward is a signed copy of Dan Habib's photo of Bill Clinton running for President, taken in 1992. |
Go to our Kickstarter page to see the rewards we are offering for a limited time as a thank you for donations to the Who Cares About Kelsey? Project. Your donation will be matched 1:1 by a challenge grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and will help:
- Schools, families and communities support and include students with emotional/behavioral challenges.
- Create a cutting edge resource for educators, students, self-advocates, families, policy makers and professionals.
 - Raise awareness about the link between behavior challenges and learning/communication disabilities.
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 | | Kelsey and Dan discuss the film for a crowd of 900 at a recent conference in Montana. |
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MAJOR OUR SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERS
For a full list of supporters and our advisory board, click HERE.
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