 | 21 Frames Per Second
This short film, directed by Samuel George, tells the story of a man with Down syndrome who begins to explore the world outside of the cinema and the theatres he frequents. |
| Arc
This is a short film/music video about a young man with Down's syndrome. He copes with his disability by living through his dreams. |
| art + power
art + power seeks to improve the lives of people who want to be involved in the arts, particularly disabled people. |
| Autism: The Musical
"Autism: The Musical" is a documentary film that follows children with autism and their families as the children collaborate to create a musical. |
| Bank robbery in Manhatten
A short film written and animated by Joshua Allen who is a person with developmental disabilities. Joshua uses the "claymation" method which means all his characters can change shape, as if they were made of clay. |
| Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's first movie
The true story of a man with significant disabilities who is an excellent trumpet player. His talents have made him famous throughout Seattle, yet he lives a difficult life in poverty. |
| Can We Talk, Ben Stiller?
A self-advocate uses YouTube to talk about why the movie "Tropic Thunder" was hurtful to people with disabilities. The "R" word was used often in this film, and Ben Stiller was the director and lead actor. |
| Cassilly: How I Got To College
A documentary film about a young woman who overcame barriers to attend college. |
| Changing Attitudes
Recognizing and challenging everyday misconceptions about disability. |
| Debbie Dreams
This shows a dream sequence of a young woman with disabilities named Debbie. |
| Difference is Normal
This is a music video created with the purpose to increase the awareness of disability in the Arab World and show the beauty of difference. |
| Difference is Normal
This is a music video about people with disabilities. Its purpose is to introduce awareness of disability into the Arab world in a creative way. |
| Disability Culture Watch
This blog looks at how people with disabilities have appeared in cultures, their arts and media. It shows both positive and negative ways that people with disabilities have been presented in popular culture. |
| Disability Identity & Culture
A video-based curriculum featuring the award-winning documentary "Disability Culture Rap." Part of the Tools for Change series on self-advocacy, this program also includes written materials on exploring and understanding disability culture. |
| Doin' It: Sex, Disability, & Videotape
The Empowered Fe Fe's is a group of young women with disabilities from Chicago. They created a film about being a teenager and having a disability. |
| Dream Lover
Seth, a shy man with developmental disabilities, lives in a group home with Linda, a woman he loves from afar. |
| Dreams
A short film that features children and adults who have Down syndrome talking about their dreams and what they're proud of in their lives. |
| Fair Play
This is a film about a group of people with disabilities who performed a play. The play was about parents who needed to make difficult choices when they learned their unborn child had disabilities. |
| Fanlight Productions
A leading distributor of new film and video works on the social issues of our time |
| Flesh and Blood
A fictional film about a man who was adopted at birth and seeks to find his real parents. When he discovers that his mother and father have developmental disabilities and were not aware they had a child, his world is blown apart. |
| Hands Away
A film showing the way young people with various disabilities dance. |
| How do I feel about that?
A video about Seth Ehrlich, a person with developmental disabilities, who gives a commentary on a community’s efforts to deny a group home from opening. |
| How I Am
A documentary film of a young man with autism who shares the difficulties of his life through the words he types into his computer. |
| I go down
A music video that offers a description of life with Autism. The person who wrote and performed the song is David Andrews, a man who has Autism. The producer, Paul Bourgeois, had a head injury at age five. |
| Institute on Disability Culture Website
This website supports and promotes culture within the disability world. It aims to help people with disabilities claim their own cultural identity. |
| Integrated Arts
A web-site featuring the works of artists with disabilities. |
| James Castle: Portrait of an Artist
This is a film about the life of James Castle, a man who was born deaf, but refused to read, write, sign or finger-spell. Instead he communicated through art and has gained world recognition as an artist |
| Jeff Moyer Music and Services
Music and programs promoting inclusive schools and communities. |
| John and Michael
An animated love story about two men with Down Syndrome. This film
explores the themes of love, loss and healing. |
| King Gimp
Documentary spanning 13 years in the life of Dan Keplinger, an artist with cerebral palsy. |
| King of Camp
This video tells the story of Viru, a self-proclaimed music buff, and how he survived his first day at summer camp. The acting and musical performances feature people with developmental disabilities. |
| Look Who's Laughing
This funny and compelling documentary is about the lives, experiences, and humor of six working comedians who have various types of disabilities. |
| Loose contact
A film about a slowly developing intimacy between two shy people with developmental disabilities (Filmed in German with English subtitles). |
| My Choice, Your Decision
A video and curriculum that shows the hilarious differences between new fads in providing services and what people really want for themselves. |
| My Classic Life as an Artist
A documentary film about the life of an artist who has autism. |
| My Classic Life As An Artist
This is a documentary film about an artist who has autism. He talks about his life living with autism and being an artist. |
| Nothing to Fear - Behind the Scenes
A video showing a documentary film crew capturing the behind the scenes happenings during the making of a vampire film. The film stars actors with developmental disabilities. |
| Out of our minds
A documentary film that follows an Australian theater group of individuals with intellectual disabilities. |
| Outsider: the life and art of Judith Scott
A film about a woman who is an artist. She also has Down Syndrome, is deaf and doesn't speak. |
| PARTnerships
Using the arts, PARTnerships provides opportunities to earn money for people with disabilities who have problems finding paid employment. It is a program of a vocational support provider in Minnesota. |
| Raymond's Portrait
A video telling the story of an artist with Down's Syndrome |
| Reel Talk
One episode of a mock weekly television show bringing the latest video news, featuring interviews, commercials, movie reviews and commentary. The video uses people with developmental disabilities in all the acting roles |
| Sidecars
A film about a friendship between a young man and a young woman. Justin has autism and Lyndsley who is Justin's art student has a condition called Polymyositis. |
| Simon Illa - The Super Producer
This is an online article about Simon Illa. Mr. Illa is a hip-hop music producer who has a disability. |
| Street Anthem
A music video performed by Hip Hop artist LAZ D who has Down syndrome. He performs his music against the backdrop of crime scenes, parking garages, and the streets of downtown Portland, Oregon. |
| Svefn-G-Englar
A music video with music by the Icelandic band Sigur Ros and a movement-piece by a performance group consisting of several people with Down syndrome. |
| The ABCs of Living with My Disabilitiy
A DVD video by a woman who has lived with cerebral palsy since birth. She uses the alphabet in a poem to share her life experiences. |
| The Alice Project
This is a video that documents the use of creative art therapies and its positive use with people with disabilities. |
| The House
This is a short film about the everyday lives of three women who have developmental disabilities. The women lived together in a group home in Great Britain. The film uses animation to show the women’s inner thoughts and feelings. |
| The Office that Overslept
A short film created by an artist with Down Syndrome and animated by his father. The film is funny and you can watch it at youtube.com. |
| Ups of Downs
A short film about a young and independent man from the UK who has Down syndrome |
| vsarts.org
A website containing information about activities of Very Special Arts organizations around the nation. |
| We're Normally Different
A film about the lives of four Dutch actors, all of whom have intellectual/developmental disabilities. |
| Wysiwyg
A short film of a live performance of the Anjali Dance Company in the UK. The Anjali Dance Company is a professional troupe and all the dancers are people who have disabilities. |
| Yolk
A short film about a 15-year-old girl with Down syndrome and her interest in sex. |
| A Bright Idea: Behind the Scenes of Bright Lights Theatre
This film is about a play that was performed and produced by people who have disabilities. |
| Angel of Hope Productions
The Angel of Hope Talk show is a television talk/entertainment show produced by people with disablities. |
| Anjali Dance Company
A dance company that seeks to change global thinking about who can dance. It is based in the United Kingdom. All of Anjali's dancers have learning/intellectual disabilities. |
| Art Mentorship - All ages and skill levels
Sara Hanson-visual artist, art instructor, mentor and advocate for people with disabilities is offering a one-on-one mentorship program for children, youth and adults at all skill levels. Waiver Funding or Private Pay. |
| Gateway Crafts/Vinfen
Arts center for artists with disabilities interested in developing careers in the arts |
| Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts
An arts center located in Minneapolis, MN, featuring artists with and without developmental disabilities. |
| National Arts and Disability Center
A national information center on the arts, and people with disabilities |
| National Institute of Arts and Disabilities
An organization, and website that supports the work of artists with developmental disabilities. |
| Partners for Youth with Disabilities
Mentoring programs for youth with disabilities. |
| Performing Arts Studio West
This is a performing arts studio for people with developmental disabilities in Los Angeles. They provide training, career management, and on location support to help actors in film, television and commercials. |
| Positive Exposure
An arts organization that uses photography to show the physical beauty of persons with disabilities. It is working to help everyone see how disabilities are making people beautiful in ways that most people do not notice, or think of as strange or ugly. |
| Project Ability
A visual arts group in Scotland. It supports children and adults with disabilities to discover and develop their creativity. |
| Project Grow
This is an Arts, Farming, Yoga and Music project at Port City Development. It includes, supports and is empowered by people with disabilities.
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| Reel Life Disability Film Festival
This film festival welcomes films created by people with any disability. It celebrates the culture of disability. |
| Sensory Friendly Films program
A program where AMC movie theaters make their environment more accepting and comfortable for people with autism and other disabilities. |
| Sprout Film Festival
A film festival that showcases films by, for, and about people with developmental disabilities |
| Stepping Stone Community Theater, Inc.
An inclusive theater company in Worcester, Massachusetts |
| The Arts of Life
An arts community in Chicago of adults with developmental disabilities. |
| The International Guild of Disabled Artists and Performers (IGODAP)
This is an organization of artists and performers who have a disability. It includes people from around the world. |
| Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Art
This is an Art Center that sponsors exhibits of art by and about people with disabilities. |
| webby talents
A site offering an online service for sharing and watching videos made by or for persons with disabilities. |
| Welcome Change Productions
A film company that tells people's stories. They have made two films about people with disabilities. One was shown on HBO, the other on PBS. |
