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Jerry W Smith

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Media Producer/Director

Jerry Smith is a filmmaker and media director specializing in documentary and educational programs supporting people with developmental and other disabilities. At the Institute on Community Integration Jerry has directed dozens of award-winning films for broadcast, DVD, and web delivery. He also manages a number of web-based multimedia projects, including Self-Advocacy Online, a web portal for self-advocates funded by the MacArthur Foundation that provides accessible, media-rich content and social networking features, and Leadership in the History of the Developmental Disabilities Movement, a wiki-based, multi-media site delivering presentations on key leaders and collecting and sharing historical content from site visitors. Through RTC Media Productions within the Institute, Jerry develops earned-income media projects in partnership with advocacy and support organizations across the country.

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Active Support Interventions and Their Effect on Increased Participation of Persons With Disabilities
Conducts a longitudinal, randomized control study to examine the impact of Active Support (AS) interventions in 20 group homes in Minnesota. AS is an organizational intervention that enables Direct...
College of Direct Support (CDS)
Offers a nationwide, online, competency-based training curriculum to enhance the skills and knowledge of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), frontline supervisors, and managers supporting...
Dropout Prevention Initiative Documentary and Monograph [Archived]
Synthesized the results and findings of the five-year, federally-funded Dropout Prevention Model project implemented by the Minnesota Department of Education with seven school districts in the...
DSP Workforce Development Program
Provides state-of-the-art resources to help people with disabilities and their families find and retain quality Direct Support Professionals (DSPs). Specifically, the program updates and markets...
History of Leadership in Developmental Disabilities: A Wiki Project
Uses Web and Wiki technology to collect, preserve, and share the history of leadership in the developmental disabilities field over the past 150 years, and pass on to future leaders the stories of...
My Voice, My Vote
Provides resources for teachers, program leaders, and individuals to use in teaching and supporting young adults with disabilities in relation to civic engagement and voting, and motivating them to...
New York State Association of Community and Residential Agencies Video Project (NYSACRA) [Archived]
Produced an original Realistic Job Preview (RJP) video program and several 30-second public service announcements (PSAs) for broadcast television. The RJP was directed toward traditional service...
North Dakota Realistic Job Previews Video Project [Archived]
Created two 15-19 minute Realistic Job Preview videos on working with individuals with developmental disabilities for the North Dakota Department of Human Services, Medical Services Division. The...
QualityMall.org Web Site on Person-Centered Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Provides resources and information on leading-edge, person-centered supports for use by individuals with disabilities, families, advocates, government officials, and service providers, in a wide...
Reinventing Quality: A Biennial Conference on Person-Centered Supports
Showcases best practices in person-centered supports from across the nation.
Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC) [ICI center]
Conducts a wide range of research, training, and technical assistance and dissemination projects related to community supports under its center grant and related project funding. The RTC is a...
Self Advocacy Association of New York State Video Project (SANYS) [Archived]
Produced a broadcast documentary on individuals with intellectual and related developmental disabilities who moved from group homes or other congregate living arrangements into their own homes by...
Self-Advocacy Online: Research and Development to Bridge the Digital Divide
Develops a model for making Web sites accessible for people with intellectual and related cognitive disabilities, and launches an educational and networking Web site for teens and adults with...
State of the Science: Theories, Concepts, and Evidence Guiding Knowledge and Practice in Inclusion, Employment, and Self-Determination [Archived]
Develops a state-of-the-science conference about the most influential theories, principles, and concepts ("big ideas") that shape policy and practices in community supports for persons with...
The Normalization Principle and Wolf Wolfensberger Project
Produces a 56-minute (one-hour broadcast time slot) documentary on the work of Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger, an influential American academic and sometimes controversial leader in the reform of human...

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