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Disabilities
Able to Laugh (105)
An amusing and informative glimpse into the world of disability, as interpreted by six professional comics who have a variety of disabilities. (27 minutes)
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Acting Blind (445)
Takes audiences behind the scenes as a company of non-professional actors rehearse a play about life without sight. The performers have no problem imagining themselves in these roles: they are blind themselves. (52 minutes)
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Autism: A World Apart (039)
The stories of three families show us what the textbooks and studies cannot - what it's really like to love and care for children with autism. (29 minutes)
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Bearing Witness: Luke Melchior (404)
A year in the life of Luke Melchior, a passionate advocate for people with disabilities, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive wasting disease of the muscles. (51 minutes)
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Big Enough (424)
Meet seven people leading typical American lives, pursuing middle-class careers, and living in the suburbs. Yet their lives have been anything but typical. They are dwarfs, and this film chronicles the changes and challenges in their lives in the 20 years since the earlier film, Little People. (53 minutes)
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Boy In The World (488)
Following four-year-old Ronen, a young boy with Down syndrome, this intimate documentary concretely demonstrates that inclusive preschool classrooms benefit both children with special needs and their typical peers. It examines the nuts and bolts of successful inclusion as well as the challenges of educational practices that help all children to learn — and to find their place in the world. (44 minutes)
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The Boy Inside (449)
The harrowing story of the filmmaker's son Adam, a 12-year-old with Asperger Syndrome, during a tumultuous year in the life of their family. AS makes Adam's life in seventh grade a minefield, where he finds himself isolated and bullied. As he struggles to find a place for himself, his troubles escalate, both at school and at home. (47 minutes)
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Breakaway (318)
This provocative documentary tells the story of the conflicted relationship between two men coping with the consequences of severe, traumatic brain injury. (45 minutes)
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Breathing Lessons (180)
Academy Award winning portrait of poet and journalist Mark O'Brien, who contracted polio in childhood and spent much of his life in an iron lung. (35 minutes)
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The Burden of Knowledge (260)
Seven couples, healthcare and genetic specialists, and others explore the ethical and emotional implications of prenatal testing for genetic defects. (54 minutes)
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Business as Usual (130)
An international look at people with disabilities who have created successful businesses which provide employment, income, and self-reliance for themselves and others. (39 minutes)
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Challenge (266)
Introduces us to people with a variety of physical and developmental disabilities who participate in a outdoor sports including rock climbing, tennis, golf, and skiing. (28 minutes)
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Changes (042)
Living with Spinal Cord Injury series: Looks at the process of coming to terms with a spinal cord injury, and the beginnings of rehabilitation. (28 minutes)
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Changing Identities: A Story of Traumatic Injury and Art (476)
Each year, approximately 1.5 million people have their lives suddenly changed by brain and spinal cord injuries or stroke. Bill Richards has developed a studio program that doesn't see art just as a form of therapy, but as a means for participants to redefine who they are, and begin to see themselves not as people with disabilities but as artists. (57 minutes)
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A Culture Undiscovered (380)
Explores the needs and experiences of college students, from diverse racial and/or ethnic backgrounds, who have learning disabilities. (36 minutes)
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Dancing From the Inside Out (152)
Moving portraits of three outstanding performers with the acclaimed AXIS dance troupe, which includes both disabled and non-disabled dancers. (28 minutes)
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Don't Give Up (371)
A year in the life of a four-year-old who has autism, focusing on a special therapy program designed to break through Adrian's communications barriers. (58 minutes)
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Dyslexia (232)
Explores the experiences of people with dyslexia as well as treatment approaches; examines the potential value to society of their alternative ways of learning. Not Available for Rental. (28 minutes)
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Edges of Perception (475)
Eleven-year-old Jessica has Stargardt's, an inherited eye disease. She is legally blind, but with the calm, determined support of her parents and teachers she attends a regular classroom, plays soccer, and is a serious runner. She wants to meet her inspiration, Marla Runyan, a legally blind Olympic runner who also has Stargardt's. (14 minutes)
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Face First (259)
The filmmaker and three others born with facial deformities chronicle both physical pain and the pain of rejection, as well as the strengths that have enabled them to achieve successful adult lives. (29 minutes)
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Focus (484)
This film dramatizes the feelings of a withdrawn, depressed high school student with untreated, possibly undiagnosed learning disabilities. The teenaged filmmaker embodies each of the voices battling to control his behavior. Are these inner voices or the real voices of the people in his life: parents, teachers, school counselors, peers? Students will bring their own experiences and feelings to the discussion of this provocative trigger film. (7 minutes)
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Fragile X Family (414)
Takes viewers inside the lives of a developmentally disabled family who are affected by Fragile X Syndrome, an inherited chromosomal disorder which is the second most common cause of mental retardation. (11 minutes)
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Front Wards, Back Wards (472)
They were called idiots, simpletons and fools, and for 160 years Fernald State School — America’s first institution for people who were then labeled mentally retarded — was where they would stay. Through the recollections of staff, residents and families, this program profiles the evolution of our attitudes toward people with developmental disabilities. (57 minutes)
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The Healing Arts: A New Pathway to Health (471)
This compelling and evocative documentary profiles a unique program which uses the arts in an innovative treatment approach for people living with chronic, disabling physical and emotional challenges. It integrates technology, writing, music, theater, dance, and other arts into patient care, staff training, and wellness programs. (28 minutes)
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Helping Hands (174)
Technology, creativity, and flexibility are the keys to accommodating people with disabilities in the workplace. (37 minutes)
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How Come You Walk Funny? (418)
Profiles a unique experiment in 'reverse integration': a school where non-disabled kids attend a kindergarten designed for children with physical disabilities. The kids and families tackle their differences and discover common ground through 'finding a way that all can play.' (47 minutes)
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How We Play (092)
For the people we see in this video, disabilities are a challenge, not an obstacle, to the enjoyment of vigorous outdoor sports. (11 minutes)
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In Our Midst (356)
Neonatal intensive care units save thousands of infant lives each year. This film profiles a family whose children are all "graduates" of the NICU, and explores the impact of medical technology on their lives. (56 minutes)
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In the Middle (011)
Documents the problems and joys experienced by a young girl with spina bifida, along with her parents and teachers, as she is mainstreamed into a Head Start program. (28 minutes)
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Key Changes (111)
A profile of a successful and talented jazz singer who is also a wheelchair activist and advocate for disability rights. (28 minutes)
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Kiss My Wheels (367)
Through an exhilarating season of training and competition, the members of a junior wheelchair basketball team deal with difficult issues, from gender conflicts to injury, illness, and thoughts of death. (56 minutes)
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Lest We Forget: Silent Voices (490)
Documenting the least-known part of the civil rights movement, these are the first-person stories of people with developmental disabilities — labeled “mentally defective” — who were sent away to state institutions. It also features the voices of the mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters who were left behind, as well as pioneering professionals and advocates who put their own lives and careers in jeopardy to change the system. (42 minutes)
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Living with Spinal Cord Injury Series (900)
The producer, himself injured in a helicopter crash, brings a unique perspective to this classic three-part series on coming to terms with spinal cord injury. These films offer enduring proof that "a tough break doesn't have to mean a ruined life." (84 minutes)
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Mayor of the West Side (395)
What happens when love gets in the way of letting go? As a teenager with multiple disabilities prepares for his Bar Mitzvah, his family and community consider what Mark's life will be like when they are no longer able to protect him. (38 minutes)
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Meet Us Where We Are (337)
People with physical and developmental disabilities are frequent victims of crime, but the problem has been under-reported, and sometimes ignored by government and community agencies. (14 minutes)
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A Mind of Your Own (290)
It's been estimated that every classroom has two or three kids with learning disabilities. This video profiles four courageous kids who don't let learning difficulties hold them back or get them down. (38 minutes)
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Mister Spazzman (478)
At 40, Robert Goldsborough fell out of a tree and broke his neck, becoming a quadriplegic. A professional musician before the accident, he expresses his frustrations and passions through the songs he writes using a voice-activated computer. While his faith and his musical partnership with David grow deeper, his relationship with Diane is seriously challenged… (47 minutes)
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Mothers of Courage (406)
Bethany has multiple physical and developmental disabilities. Like thousands of dedicated parents, her mother has had to fight for years to get Bethany the medical and social services she needs. (48 minutes)
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Multiple (461)
For six years, actor and director Alison Peebles has been keeping a secret: she has multiple sclerosis. Now, in the midst of working on an important TV series, she finds she can no longer hide her symptoms. She's afraid this revelation may destroy her career — and she'll also have to kiss goodbye to her sexy, high-heeled shoes. (29 minutes)
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Not Just Surviving (273)
Four women who have been living with Spinal Cord Injury for as long as 30 years discuss topics that include rehabilitation, healthcare, sexuality, parenting, menopause, and how to live day-to-day with hope. (40 minutes)
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Not on the Sidelines (280)
Profiles four ordinary people whose lives were suddenly changed by injury or illness when they were teens or young adults. Challenging their disabilities, they have created new, active, and rewarding lives. (26 minutes)
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Nuestras Mas Fuertes Partidarias (339-S)
(Our Own Best Advocates) Encourages breast self-examination for women with disabilities, using whatever arm and hand mobility they have, or working with family, partners, or personal care assistants. Dubbed in Spanish. (14 minutes)
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On the Spectrum (457)
Adults living with Asperger syndrome describe the ways AS has affected their lives, their work and their relationships. They discuss learning to cope with the disorder and the comfort and reinforcement of participating with others "like them" in an Asperger's support group. (53 minutes)
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One of Us (163)
Four stories about integrating people with developmental disabilities into our schools, churches, neighborhoods, and communities. (27 minutes)
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One Strong Arm (421)
Diagnosed with a brain tumor at eighteen months old and suffering a series of strokes that paralyzed one side of his brain and body, Cody Wagner, now sixteen, embarks on his first serious arm wrestling competition against more experienced, "able-bodied" opponents. (19 minutes)
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Our Own Best Advocates (339)
Encourages breast self-examination for women with disabilities, using whatever arm and hand mobility they have, or working with family, partners, or personal care assistants. (14 minutes)
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Outside (043)
Living With Spinal Cord Injury series: Looks at the lifelong process by which people with spinal cord injuries have created active and rewarding lives. (28 minutes)
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Outsider (453)
Judith Scott has Down syndrome, is deaf, and does not speak. Yet after 35 years of institutionalization, with the help of a sister who never gave up on her, she emerged to create a series of sculptures that have fascinated and mystified art experts and collectors around the world. (26 minutes)
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Parkinson's: Lynda's Story (422)
Parkinson's disease is robbing Lynda McKenzie of normal coordination and movement. She's prepared to participate in a clinical study of surgery to transplant fetal cells directly into her brain, but she will have to live for a year not knowing whether she has received the actual cells or a placebo. (46 minutes)
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A Passion for Justice (164)
Bob Perske, author of Unequal Justice, crusades for the legal rights of people with developmental disabilities including some who have been convicted of crimes they did not commit. (29 minutes)
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Phoenix Dance (462)
Renowned dancer Homer Avila lost his right leg and most of his hip to cancer. Following the creation of a pas de deux choreographed by Alonzo King, Phoenix Dance takes us on a journey of transformation and healing, challenging our expectations of what it means to be "disabled." (22 minutes)
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Plan F (495)
For Ed Marko, being an occupational therapist was “Plan A” but at the age of 20 he lost his eyesight. Plans B through E didn’t quite work out either, but by the time he got to F, he’d figured out his life’s work: running his own auto repair shop. Gruff and down-to-earth, Marko is an unlikely hero, but he demonstrates the power of reinvention when life forces a change of plans. (25 minutes)
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Pushin' Forward (463)
Growing up poor and Latino, James Lilly was a gang member and drug dealer until, at fifteen, he was shot in the back and paralyzed. Today, he shares his story with inner city kids, and tells them about one thing that helped him move on — wheelchair racing. In Pushin’ Forward he takes on the world’s longest wheelchair race, from Fairbanks to Anchorage, Alaska, in six days! (39 minutes)
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Raymond's Portrait (267)
This video introduces viewers to a remarkable young man born with Down syndrome and it is a powerful example of what can happen when a child is encouraged to develop to his full potential, regardless of others perceptions about his abilities. DVD version has both closed-captions and audio description. (30 minutes)
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Refrigerator Mothers (346)
From the 1950's through the 1970's, autism was widely blamed on cold and rejecting mothers. This film explores the devastating impact of this misdiagnosis through the stories of seven mothers and their children. (53 minutes)
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See What I'm Saying (090)
As a deaf child from a hearing, Spanish-speaking family, learns signing, we also see growth in her confidence, self-esteem, and family relationships. (31 minutes)
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Serving Crime Victims with Disabilities (907)
These two videos focus on meeting the needs of people with physical and developmental disabilities who have been victims of crime. Note: Audio-described as well as captioned. (31 minutes)
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A Sign of the Times (236)
High school basketball player Diondre can't hear the shouts of coaches, teammates and referees, or the cheers of the crowd. Working with his school's sign-language interpreter, he's become a star. (23 minutes)
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Song of Our Children (482)
The stories of four memorable children — from preschool age to high school — demonstrate the challenges, strategies, and benefits of educational inclusion for all. Meet teachers, administrators, parents, and students whose daily struggles and triumphs exemplify what inclusion really means and what it takes to make it work. (58 minutes)
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The Spectrum of Autism (344)
Children with autism may display a wide range of symptoms. In this video, we share in the experiences of several families and professionals who care for children at different points on the spectrum of autism. (34 minutes)
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Survivors (044)
Living With Spinal Cord Injury series: Explores the problems of growing old with a disability. (28 minutes)
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Talk to Me: Children with Autism (382)
Takes viewers into the lives of children with autism at home and in public school, and profiles the efforts of their parents and teachers to help them achieve their potential. (28 minutes)
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They Don't Come with Manuals (038)
Parents and adoptive parents speak candidly of their day-to-day experiences caring for children with physical and mental disabilities. Despite outside resistance and ignorance, they offer compassion and hope to new parents facing these issues. (29 minutes)
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The Time is Now (338)
People with physical and developmental disabilities are frequent victims of crime, but the problem has been under-reported, and sometimes ignored by government and community agencies. (17 minutes)
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24/7 (438)
Profiles two families exhausted by the struggle to provide all day, every day care for their developmentally disabled adult children at home, while simultaneously battling for the help and resources they need. How long can they do it alone? (33 minutes)
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Twitch and Shout (261)
People with the sometimes startling symptoms of Tourette Syndrome contend with a society which often sees them as crazy, and with bodies and minds that won't always do what they're told. (59 minutes)
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Understanding Autism (100)
Discusses the nature and symptoms of autism, and outlines a treatment program, based on behavioral modification, which can be used in schools or at home. (19 minutes)
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VideoGuide to (dis)Ability Awareness (106)
An orientation to the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), with helpful and practical suggestions for compliance. (25 minutes)
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Vital Signs (230)
An edgy, raw documentary exploring the politics of disability through performances at a national conference on disability and the arts. Open-Captioned. Contains strong language and nudity. (48 minutes)
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Voices in a Deaf Theater (229)
Follows a cast of deaf and hearing actors as they prepare to stage The Glass Menagerie. Offers a window into the expressive language and culture of the deaf world. (24 minutes)
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We Are PHAMALY (408)
Follows cast members of a musical theater group for people with sensory and mobility disabilities, from auditions to their remarkable opening night performance of Once Upon a Mattress. (19 minutes)
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A Wheelchair for Petronilia (398)
Profiles a program, organized and run by Guatemalans with disabilities, which trains them to manufacture and repair cheap, sturdy wheelchairs designed for conditions in developing countries. (28 minutes)
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When Billy Broke his Head (136)
After becoming brain-injured in a motor scooter accident, journalist Billy Golfus goes on the road in an irreverent and entertaining quest to explore the roots and progress of the disability rights movement. (57 minutes)
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When Parents Can't Fix It (255)
Looks at the stresses and rewards in the lives of five families who are raising children with disabilities. A realistic look at different family strengths and coping styles. (58 minutes)
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White Cane and Wheels (451)
Carmen and Steve once dreamed of lives on stage and screen, but their plans were cut short by her blindness and his muscular dystrophy. This program is a funny and touching exploration of a relationship filled with frustration, but held together with patience, stubbornness, forgiveness and love. (26 minutes)
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Wired for Life (353)
Functional Electrical Stimulation technology (FES) seeks to use technology to enable people with spinal cord injuries to stand, transfer and, under some conditions, even to walk. (54 minutes)
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Working Like Crazy (333)
Once labeled "unemployable," these psychiatric survivors work and run businesses where they can make a living, rebuild their lives, connect with others, and contribute to society. (54 minutes)
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