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Defiant Lives

Directed by Sarah Barton

83 Min | English | Australia | 2019 | Documentary
disabilities,disability rights,documentary,personal lives,social issues | Feature | Open Captions | Audio Description
Producer: Liz Burke | Writer: Sarah Barton | City Premiere
Disability Rights, History, Politics, Social issues

Weaving together never-before-seen archival footage with reflective interviews and the personal stories of men and women with disabilities, Defiant Lives details the rise of the disability rights movement in Australia, the U.K., and the U.S.

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Opening Night | Thursday Aug 1, 2019 | 5:30 PM | Access Living
Audio Description
Sign Language Interpretation
Closed Captioning (CC)
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Disabilities featured:

Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Illness, Hearing Loss and Deafness, Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Physical Disability, Speech and Language Disorders, Vision Loss and Blindness

Defiant Lives

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