/16 min. / Documentary
/2004 / USA

This documentary follows three New York City high school seniors with different disabilities as they graduate and attempt to make plans for their future.

Since Dave has had seizures in the past, he isn’t very keen on leaving the house. He’d rather watch wrestling or play video games. His mom is determined to find a program or activity to get him out of the house, but his counselor never seems to show up.

Todd really wants to be an actor, but the only opportunities he has involve clerical work. He’s determined, however, and keeps working.

Kaligah wants to become a teacher and attends Queens College. Like many freshmen, he ends up spending more time with his friends than he does with his books until his report card gives him a wake-up call. Kaligah has to swallow his pride and seek assistance with his schoolwork.

DCTV’s ConnecTV - editor, director, producer
Marc Grobman, Michael Hartheimer, Carla Jordan, Lori Newman, Zazel Chavah O' Garra, Mark Rootstein, Peter Shamin, Anthony West, Nikita Browne

ConnecTV is a broadcast TV training program that enables people with disabilities to produce their own television programs. The program cultivates talent in the disabled community to deal with the realities affecting one-fifth of the American population through television. ConnecTV is working to get the first American show produced by people with disabilities on the national airwaves to help fulfill the civil rights promise of the American With Disabilities Act to include people with disabilities in all areas of American life.
Contact: Reina Higashitani