Doing the Impossible: The Story of the Developmental Disabilities Association
Inspired by the birth of a boy with Down Syndrome, one mother’s bold choice not to institutionalize her child and challenge the status quo led to the formation of an organization that would impact the lives of thousands - the Developmental Disabilities Association. Doing the Impossible' tells the uplifting story of a single, pioneering organization within the larger political and cultural context it evolved in.
Unusual in Every Way is the surprising story of the unique friendship between an Indigenous man with autism and other disabilities and a renowned professor from Israel, and of the inspiration and hope the Indigenous man drew from the example of Israel's post traumatic growth as a way to heal his community.
SHAMELESS: The ART of Disability
Art and activism are the starting point for a funny and intimate portrait of five surprising individuals with diverse disabilities. Packed with humour and raw energy, this film follows the gang of five from B.C. to Nova Scotia as they create and present their own images of their disabilities.
CBC Series PUSH takes audiences into the inner world of the “Wheelie Peeps,” an unlikely group of friends and wheelchair users, bonded by their shared experience of navigating life on wheels.
FREEDOM MACHINES looks at our beliefs about disability through the lens of technology access and use. The program explores how human experience and technological innovations are outpacing social policies through dramatic personal stories. Among them are Susanna who is beginning her college career, 38 year old Floyd Stewart who was paralyzed in mid-life while raising four children; 92 year old Gladys who is determined to overcome a hearing loss; and high school student Latoya Nesmith who dreams of becoming a translator at the U.N. Fifteen years after passage of the ADA, Freedom Machines is a riveting reflection on the status of life of America's largest minority group: 54 million people with disabilities.