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In this Netflix documentary, now available on YouTube, this groundbreaking summer camp galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement, forging a new path toward greater equality.
Marco, a professional basketball coach in the midst of a personal crisis, is training a team of people with intellectual disabilities. What starts as a problem ends up becoming a life lesson
An irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust, and human possibility. Based on a true story of friendship between a handicapped millionaire and his street-smart ex-con caretaker, The Intouchables depicts an unlikely camaraderie rooted in honesty and humor between two individuals who, on the surface, would seem to have nothing in common.
Paralyzed and confined to an iron lung since childhood, poet-journalist Mark O'Brien has overcome adversity time and time again. But now, at age 38, he faces his toughest challenge yet: losing his virginity. With the help of a beautiful therapist, a sympathetic priest, and his own unbridled sense of optimism and humor, Mark embarks on an extraordinary personal journey to discover the wondrous pleasures that make life worth living.
"Special is an American comedy-drama streaming television series created by Ryan O'Connell for Netflix. The series is a semi-autobiographical account of his life as a gay man in Los Angeles with cerebral palsy pursuing new friendships, relationships, and self-sufficiency." (Wikipedia)
"Making friends. Dating. Fitting in at work. These challenges can be hard for any young adult, but for those with autism, coming of age can be downright paralyzing. This inspiring film charts the challenges and triumphs of a group of teens and young adults from Columbus, OH--all of whom are living on the autism spectrum--as they prepare for their first spring-formal dance."
"Based on the Peabody Award-winning HBO documentary, How to Dance in Ohio is a heart-filled new musical exploring the need to connect and the courage it takes to step out into the world. At a group counseling center in Columbus, Ohio, seven autistic young adults prepare for a spring formal dance—a rite of passage that breaks open their routines and sets off hilarious and heartbreaking encounters."
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