Micah in high school
About these videos
Micah Fialka-Feldman is a remarkable person. He has a cognitive disability and was fully included throughout most of his public school education. In high school teachers did a good job figuring out how to teach and adapt teaching for Micah. He had a circle of support that has continued with changes into adulthood,
You can find out more about Micah HERE and can order his book Opening Doors HERE. Micah attended college, lives in Syracuse, New York where he co-teaches classes at the university regarding inclusive education and disability studies. He won a lawsuit against Oakland University when the university told him he could not live in the dorm. His mother, Janice Fialka, is a well-known speaker and writer regarding parent-professional partnerships, raising a child with disabilities, and post-secondary education. You can find out more about Janice and her books HERE. Micah is featured in a coming video by award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib. You can view a trailer of the video Intelligent Lives HERE.
(URLs for items above: Micah’s book-www.openingdoorsbymicah.com;
More about Micah - https://www.throughthesamedoor.com/; and Janice Fialka - https://www.danceofpartnership.com/; and www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjyENb2qbu0 )
Getting to know Micah will be a treat for you. Below are videos of Micah in high school taken by Michael Peterson.
Go over syllabus with professor
Micah attended Oakland University classes, a university north of Detroit. In this short video he talks about going over the syllabus with the professor in one of his classes before school started.
Friend taught me how to ride the bus
In this short video Micah tells how a friend taught him to ride the bus to various locations including Oakland University.
Micah’s coach in cross-country
Here Micah’s coach in track talks about Micah’s participation in this sport over the last 3 years. He describes what Micah is getting out of track and field. He talks about how people cheer for me. He ends with “I am glad he was on my team”.
Micah in high school ceramics class
Here you see Micah in a ceramics class. Watch him interact with the teacher. The teacher then discusses having Micah in his class. What do you think about what you see?
Special education teacher talks about Micah
Here Sharon, the special education teacher co-teaching in Micah’s classes, talks about her observations about Micah. What do you think about what she says?
Micah and going to college
Here you see Micah talking about the prospects of going to college. What questions do you have?
Micah running 200 yard race
Here you see Micah competing in a 200 yard race. Note the people in bleachers cheering for him.