Hosted by Enriching Special Adults, Inc.
In-person
When
Apr 30, 3:00 PM EDT
Where
Garden City Senior Center
6 Golf Club Lane, Garden City, NY, 11530
Price
Free Screening
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About the event
SPELLERS is an epic movie!! Spelling is the game changing method that is creating amazing communication breakthroughs. Nonspeaking does not equal nonthinking. These spellers are participating in higher education, social groups, music and book clubs, etc. Come and embrace the : hope, joy and endless possibilities!!!
About the film
Inspired by the book Underestimated, the new full-length documentary SPELLERS challenges conventional wisdom regarding a group relegated to society’s margins: nonspeakers with autism, who most “experts” believe are cognitively disabled. As the film opening asks, “What if we’ve been wrong…about every single one of them?” SPELLERS answers that question, in convincing fashion, through the stories of eight nonspeakers—Aydan, Evan, Sid, Maddie, Jamie, Vince, Cade, and Elizabeth—who all found their voice through the miraculous process of using a letterboard to communicate their thoughts and feelings. As Jamie explains, “we think, feel, and learn just like everyone else.”
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 23m
Released
2023
Director
Pat Notaro
Executive Producer
Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Donnie Wahlberg, Dawnmarie Gaivin, Dana Johnson, Gail Tanner
Cast
Aydan Boden, Jamie Handley, Cade Larson, Vince Rinicella, Madison Hollman, Evan Tastor, Elizabeth Bonker, Sid Sarathy
About the space
Please arrive by 2:30 pm for 3pm SPELLERS movie event. Free parking.
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