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Blind Side
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The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

Blindsight
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Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer.

Disabled-world.com
From Disabled-world.com
http://www.disabled-world.com
From persons who are newly disabled to those born with a disability; Disabled World provides a free Disability Community, resources, information, and assistance.

Fellowship of the Andes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0889185
In 2001, climber Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind man to summit Mount Everest. In June 2006 he guided a team of blind and visually impaired students across the Andes. The film shows how Erik and three of the blind students make their way across the Andes towards the ruins of the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu.

Jupiter's Dance
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Jupiter's Dance takes viewers on an exhilarating jaunt through the ghettos of Kinshasa to meet musicians who struggle to emerge from the chaos: rappers, handicapped bluesmen, griots, street children, inventors of instruments, and ndombolo musicians. Jupiter, the charismatic leader of the band Okwess International, serves as guide and narrator as he describes his city and his long battle to break out of the ghetto with his music.

Kennedy Center Celebrates the Americans with Disabilities Act
From kennedy-center.org
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VSA & Accessibility present More of Our Parts, 6 new plays about disability in 70 minutes, in celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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