Presentation by Dan & Samuel Habib: Our Family Journey

Описание: Dan and Samuel joined online from New Hampshire USA to share their presentation Our Family Journey.

Dan Habib created the Emmy® Award winning New York Times Op-Doc, My Disability Roadmap and the new feature film, The Ride Ahead with his son Samuel.

Dan is also the creator of award-winning documentary film, Including Samuel and many other short films on disability related topics. Dan is the Inclusive Communities Project Director at the Westchester Institute for Human Development. He regularly screens and discusses his films both in the U.S. and internationally, at Universities and conferences, film festivals, and independent theaters. His films have been broadcast nationally on public television stations and translated into 17 languages for use as teaching tools worldwide. From 2014-2017 Dan served on the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities under Barack Obama.

Samuel Habib is a college student and the Emmy® Award-winning co-director of My Disability Roadmap and, The Ride Ahead.

Samuel was a story consultant on the nationally broadcast film Mr. Connolly Has ALS and has been profiled in Forbes Magazine. He also worked as a newspaper columnist, an interviewer of Presidential candidates, and has presented nationally on disability rights, inclusive education, and his transition to adulthood. Samuel uses a communication device (as well as his voice and gestures) to express himself. In addition to exploring his current and future academic and career options, Samuel also navigates significant, chronic health challenges. He works part-time as a multimedia production assistant and presenter at the Westchester Institute for Human Development.

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