FROM THE DIRECTOR

  • Actor Colin Farrell speaks out for inclusion and "Including Samuel" Ireland event

    Monday, August 30, 2010

    On October 7, 2010, Including Samuel will make its Irish premiere at the "Positive Attitudes and Action for Inclusion" conference at the D4 Hotel in Ballsbridge, Ireland. Actor Colin Farrell, himself a father to his special needs son, James, has come out in support of the night and all parents of special needs children who wish for their child to be included in the educational process. A video message from Colin will be shown at the conference which is hosted by My Special Needs, an Irish nonprofit organization that advocates for people with special needs, led by Tommy and Audrey Boyle.

    Colin is currently in New Mexico where he is shooting a film, but said a few days ago, "The work that Audrey and Tommy Boyle have taken on is profoundly important. In the name of their son Michael and so many other Irish children, they are insisting that every child, regardless of intellectual ability, be fully included in the academic and social opportunities provided by the Irish educational system. Too long have members of our community been ostracized as a result of some physical or intellectual disability...it is time now for full integration starting where all life begins, at childhood, in school. I fully support the efforts of the Boyles in their quest to have full inclusion for all children within Irish schools for a reality.

    For more information on the conference and the Including Samuel Irish premiere, click HERE.

  • "Including Samuel" selected for European Film Festival

    Monday, August 16, 2010

    ‎Including Samuel has been selected to take part in the European Film Festival "Integration You and Me," the largest Polish film festival and one of the few European film events devoted to the disabled, September 7-11, 2010 in Koszalin, Poland.

    Each autumn in Koszalin, feature films, documentaries and amateur films are presented that depict some of the difficulties the disabled encounter in different countries and cultures. The main aim of the Festival is to present films about the disabled as well as integrating them with society.

    For more information, click HERE.

  • Children with Disabilities Face Discrimination in New Orleans Schools

    Wednesday, August 04, 2010

    Click HERE to read the article from the Southern Poverty Law Center website.

  • "Including Samuel" winner of Lights.Camera.Help. Film Festival

    Monday, August 02, 2010

    ‎Including Samuel has been selected as the winner of the Best Feature-Length Film category at the 2010 Lights.Camera.Help. Film Festival. For more details, click HERE.


  • Dan Habib in Washington, DC

    Tuesday, July 27, 2010

    Dan Habib is in Washington, DC on 7/26-27 for events celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He is attending Speaker Nancy Pelosi's reception at the US Capitol, President Obama's event at the White House, the Power and Pride Gala at the National Press Club, and the National Summit on Di...sability Policy at the Renaissance Hotel. The film trailer for "Including Samuel" will be featured during the Summit, and Habib will be part of a panel entitled "New Directions in Living, Learning, Earning."

    Agenda -- NCD National Summit on Disability Policy 2010

  • Sixth Annual Darius Goes West Day

    Thursday, July 22, 2010

    The Sixth Annual Darius Goes West Day celebration kicked off a week's worth of activities on June 21st. To see the schedule of daily events, click HERE.

  • It's Our Story

    Monday, July 19, 2010

    Check out the It’s Our Story site, created by one of our partner groups, the Victor Pineda Foundation.

    Click HERE to visit the It's Our Story Project.

  • "Including Samuel" selected for 2010 Lights. Camera. Help. Film Festival

    Thursday, July 15, 2010

    Including Samuel has been selected to be screened at the 2010 Lights. Camera. Help. Film Festival being held July 29-31, 2010 in Austin, TX. Including Samuel will be shown at the Millenium Youth Center on July 30, Time TBD. This Nonprofit Film Festival is the world's first film festival dedicated entirely to nonprofit and cause-driven films.  The 3-day event gives films-for-a-cause the attention they deserve by putting them up on the big screen in a theater setting.

    For more information on the festival, and to purchase tickets, click HERE.

    Official Selection 2010 Lights. Camera. Help.

  • "Including Samuel" on Alaska Public Television

    Wednesday, July 14, 2010

    Including Samuel will be broadcast on KAKM (Alaska Public Television) on August 7, 2010 at 9:00 PM.

    For more information on KAKM, click HERE.

  • "Including Samuel" screening in Riga, Latvia

    Friday, July 09, 2010

    There will be a screening of Including Samuel at the Riga 2010 Embracing Inclusive Approaches Conference held in Riga, Latvia. The screening will be held July 13, 2010 at 5:30 PM at the Radisson Blu Hotel.

    • Click HERE for more information.
    • Download the Official Program (Including Samuel listed on page 21); PDF
    Presented by the Council for Exceptional Children.

  • Dan and Isaiah at Congressional Briefing

    Friday, July 09, 2010

    To watch a video of Dan and Isaiah at the Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill, click HERE.

  • New GAO Report Finds Students with Disabilities Face Challenges to Participate in School Sports

    Friday, June 25, 2010

    http://edlabor.house.gov/newsroom/2010/06/new-gao-report-finds-students.shtml

  • Dan participating in National Summit on Disability Policy panel

    Wednesday, June 23, 2010

    The National Council on Disability and hundreds of stakeholders will gather in Washington, DC July 25-28, 2010 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Substantive discussions will begin about the future of disability policies and programs, and the promotion of extensive collaboration at all levels of government and among all stakeholders. Dan Habib will screen the Including Samuel film preview and participate on a panel with Departmental leaders, advocate leaders and state agency leaders to have a moderated dialogue about how to:

     

    • Identify emerging opportunities to enhance how people with disabilities live, learn and earn;
    • Establish mechanisms to improve the coordination of disability policies, programs and advocacy efforts; and 
    • Energize collaborative networks to guide future disability policy directions.

     

    The panel will begin at 3:15 PM on the afternoon of July 27th at the Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel, 999 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC. The 12-minute Including Samuel trailer will be run at the beginning of the morning panel, which begins at 9:00 AM.

    For more information on the NCD Summit, click HERE

  • Dan and Isaiah in the Concord Monitor

    Tuesday, June 15, 2010

    Filmmaker urges lawmakers to include all students

  • "Including Samuel" screening at Syracuse University

    Monday, June 14, 2010

    Including Samuel screening at Syracuse University's School of Education Summer Leadership Institute-Monday, August 9, 2010 at 11:30 AM. Click HERE for more information.

  • Dan and Isaiah Habib to Speak on Capitol Hill

    Friday, June 11, 2010

    If you will be in the Washington, DC area on Monday, June 14th, please join Dan and Isaiah Habib at the Congressional Briefing on Aligning the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This event is presented by the Council for Exceptional Children in cooperation with Congressman Paul. W. Hodes.

     

    Monday, June 14, 2010

    1:00-2:30 PM

    1310 Longworth House Office Building

    Light refreshments will be served

    RSVP to Deborah A. Ziegler at debz@cec.sped.org or (703) 264-9406

     

    Schedule:

    Welcome-Jacqueline L. Mault, President, Council for Exceptional Children

    Viewing of film-Including Samuel, 12-minute trailer

    Featured speakers-Dan Habib, filmmaker; Isaiah Habib, 13, brother of Samuel; Cyndi Chappel, CEC Teacher of the Year; Greg LaMore, Assistant Superintendent for Special Needs, Ottawa Area Intermediate School District, Michigan

    Moderator-Deborah A. Ziegler, Associate Executive Director for Policy and Advocacy, Council for Exceptional Children

  • NIEI and Model Demonstration Elementary Schools

    Tuesday, June 01, 2010

    Elementary Schools: Don't miss this incredible opportunity to become a model demonstration site for inclusive education. The deadline for applications is June 18.

    20 model demonstration elementary schools (K-4) around the U.S. will receive professional development, technical assistance and leadership team facilitation to: tailor the NIEI model to their school/district; develop the consensus for inclusive education at their school/district; design the infrastructure needed to implement and to sustain inclusive education locally; initiate implementation of their model of inclusive education.

    See the Model Demonstration Elementary Schools application at: http://iod.unh.edu/niei.html

  • "Including Samuel" on UNCTV

    Wednesday, May 19, 2010

    Including Samuel will be broadcast on UNCTV (North Carolina Public Television) on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 10:00 PM. For more information, click HERE.

  • Screening update for Awareness Film Festival

    Monday, May 17, 2010

    The screening of Including Samuel at the Awareness Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA has been changed to Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 3:00 PM. The screening will be held at the Heaven on Earth theater at 7122 Beverly Blvd. (Upstairs), Los Angeles, CA 90036. For more information, click HERE.

  • Open Hands "Youth Ability Summit": Damascus, Syria

    Wednesday, May 12, 2010

    Youths aged 12-21 who we are interested in creating international change for peers with disabilities through human rights advocacy and cutting-edge awareness raising techniques are invited to apply to attend the Open Hands "Youth Ability Summit" in Damascus, Syria August 1-3, 2010. Those selected will receive a free, round-trip ticket from anywhere in the continental U.S. and full accommodations to attend the Summit. Apply at the link below. Applications must be received by May 21, 2010. Co-sponsored by "Including Samuel" partner, The Victor Pineda Foundation. For more information contact Rachel Walsh, Open Hands Inititative, (917) 544-7260 or click HERE.

     

    Click HERE to download flier.

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