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Disabilities

Here are stories from the perspectives of people living with all types of disabilities, as well as explorations of access, performance and beauty, technologies and the ethics of enhancements, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Featured Films

Thirteen

A determined mother fights tradition for her disabled daughter's right to a Bat Mitzvah.

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Loving With Three Hearts / Amar con tres corazones

Behind the Scenes of the 2020 Sins Invalid Performance / Detrás de las escenas del performance del 2020 de Sins Invalid

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Love After War: Saving Love, Saving Lives

Injured veterans and their romantic partners winning the battle for love.

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Deej

Inclusion Shouldn’t be a Lottery

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Two and Twenty Troubles

Two disabled actors (both amputees) restart their careers after a long hiatus.

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Vision Portraits

Four artists impacted by blindness. Four different paths to the imagination.

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Kū Kanaka/Stand Tall

A dive into shallow water at age 15 transforms a Native Hawaiian young man into a leader of his people.

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Blind Faith

A Story of Blindness, Trust, and Family

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Concerning Barriers: Three Films on Disability and Society

A Package of Three Films on Disability and Society

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A Cerebral Game

A filmmaker with cerebral palsy ponders his changing identity through the lens of baseball.

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Ramped Up

While some see Robert Kalani's 60 lawsuits under the ADA as frivolous, Kalani and others say it's a form of activism.

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Wheelchair Diaries: One Step Up

A filmmaker explores the lack of handicapped accessibility in Western Europe.

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Who Am I To Stop It

A documentary on isolation, art, and transformation after traumatic brain injury

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Mimi and Dona

A mother and a daughter with an intellectual disability must part ways after living together for 64 years.

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Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement

Exploring disability and the promise and perils of human enhancement technologies.

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Making Noise in Silence

Two Korean American high school students navigate adolescence within the intersection of Deaf and Korean culture.

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Sins Invalid

An unshamed claim to beauty.

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Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy

Disability advocates model a grand experiment in independent living.

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The Collector of Bedford Street

An Academy Award® nominated short film about a neighbor with a disability and a community with a plan.

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Freedom Machines

You will never see disability the same way again

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All Films About Disabilities

States of Grace

A journey of loss, resilience and renewal

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Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw

A superstar athlete’s lifelong grappling with mental illness.

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E Haku Inoa: To Weave A Name

A culturally minded look at mental health.

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Deaf Jam

ASL poetry changed Aneta Brodski's life. Poetry, friendship and respect transcend politics as Aneta finds herself in an unexpected collaboration. RT: 70 min & 53 min versions. Streaming options: Audio Described, Spanish or French sub.

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Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement

Exploring disability and the promise and perils of human enhancement technologies.

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Making Noise in Silence

Two Korean American high school students navigate adolescence within the intersection of Deaf and Korean culture.

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Sins Invalid

An unshamed claim to beauty.

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Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy

Disability advocates model a grand experiment in independent living.

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The Collector of Bedford Street

An Academy Award® nominated short film about a neighbor with a disability and a community with a plan.

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Freedom Machines

You will never see disability the same way again

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The Key Of G

An award-winning doc about disability, caregiving and interdependence.

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Old People Driving

Two men in their late 90s confront the end of their driving years.

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Related News

February: National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

January 29, 2021

Larry Selman, a community activist and fundraiser with an intellectual disability, and filmmaker Alice Elliot sit, holding hands, talking and laughing in a bedroom. Behind them is a dog, a poster board filled with cards, a dresser with an old TV on top and framed photos.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

September 25, 2020

New Day Filmmaker Reid Davenport is sitting at a desk with his hands on a keyboard in a video editing room. He faces three video monitors and has a small smile on his face.

Meet New Day: Rodney Evans

Rodney Evans, a Black man, focuses a video camera on a tripod while looking down into the camera's monitor. He leans against a mirrored wall, his face and the camera reflecting back.