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  • Lesson Plan Theme: Disability Issues
    Over the years POV has featured a number of films that are ideal for discussing disability issues in the classroom. This collection offers educators a range of our most popular accompanying content, from lesson plans and discussion guides to reading lists.
    POV Staff 2 min read November 11, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • This Land: Love and Independence in East Providence: Watch The New York Times Documentary
    Dan Barry and Kassie Bracken introduce Lori Sousa and Peter Maxmean, a Rhode Island couple who met at a training program for workers with intellectual disabilities.
    POV Staff 1 min read October 5, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Let Me Tell You About My Affliction
    When I Walk, a documentary about filmmaker Jason DaSilva's struggle with multiple sclerosis, falls into a powerfully intimate category of documentary in which the director tells the story of his or her own affliction.
    Tom Roston 2 min read June 23, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • #docchat: Join a Twitter Chat with 'When I Walk' Filmmakers Jason DaSilva & Alice Cook
    A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis didn't stop Jason DaSilva from making When I Walk. Join a chat with DaSilva and special guests. Tuesday, June 24, 2014, from 7-9 PM ET (4-6 PM PT).
    POV Staff 2 min read June 16, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • The Men of Atalissa: Watch the Documentary & Go Behind the Story with Journalists from The New York Times
    Kassie Bracken and Dan Barry tell POV the story behind the story of a group of men with intellectual disability who, for decades, were exploited by a turkey-processing company.
    Emma Dessau 14 min read March 8, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments