Deej Film Screening
Disability Screening Series: Deej
The Evergreen Library, Academic Technology, Access Services, and TRiO are teaming up to offer a monthly screening series focused on people with disabilities and their lived experiences. This week, we will be screening Deej on Sunday, November 17 from 2 – 5 p.m. in SEM 2, B1105. Popcorn will be provided, and a discussion session will be facilitated by Ray Zill, Bridget Irish, and Macel Reising.
“I won the lottery when my parents adopted me from foster care; I won it again when they included me in regular education. Now, I seek to help kids much less fortunate than I by showing people what a nonspeaking student with autism can do.
In Deej, the camera intrudes on every aspect of my life. If seeing truly is believing, then perhaps eyes can be opened to the full potential of kids with significant disabilities. Shot over a six-year period, Deej reveals not only what the ideal of full inclusion requires but also what it can accomplish.”
– DJ Savarese
