Dan Habib Film Screening & Discussion

Thursday, April 23, 2015, 6 pm to 8 pm
Campus: 
Dayton
Apollo Room, Student Union
Audience: 
Future Students
Current Students
Faculty
Staff
Alumni
The public

Join the Office of Disability Services for a screening of award-winning documentary film maker Dan Habib's Including Samuel:

Before his son Samuel was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, photojournalist Dan Habib rarely thought about the inclusion of people with disabilities. Now he thinks about inclusion every day. Habib's award-winning documentary film, Including Samuel, honestly chronicles the Habib family's efforts to include Samuel in every facet of their lives. The film also features four other families with varied inclusion experiences, plus interviews with dozens of teachers, young people, parents, and disability rights experts. Including Samuel is a highly personal, passionately photographed film that captures the cultural and systemic barriers to inclusion.

The film aired nationwide on public television and has been screened at universities, national conferences, and independent theaters across the country.  Including Samuel has also been featured on NPR's “All Things Considered and “Good Morning America,” as well as in The Washington Post, Education Week, and The Boston Globe. Exceptional Parent Magazine said "Including Samuel is a must see film." The film won the Positive Images in Media award from TASH, an international group committed to the full inclusion of people with disabilities. The film has been translated into 17 languages and used throughout the world to support disability rights and inclusion.

A film trailer, press coverage, upcoming screenings, related resources, and testimonials about the film from around the country can be seen at www.includingsamuel.com.

 

For information, contact
Diana Riggs
Communications & Development Coordinator
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