Without Pity: A Film About Abilities

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Without Pity: A Film About Abilities is an HBO film narrated by Christopher Reeve. This documentary celebrates the efforts of the disabled to live full, productive lives.

The viewers meet a cross section of Americans in the film. A young woman with cerebral palsy who cares for her baby, while a man with cerebral palsy lives successfully on his own after 40 years in an institution. The film takes a trip to school with a remarkable 6 year old boy without arms or legs, visit the workplace of a blind computer expert, and meet a professor with polio who teaches the history of discrimination against the disabled. A young man recently made paraplegic discusses his daily battle with depression and his determination to overcome it and get on with his life.

This movie applauds the resilience and potential of the disabled and their determination to be self-sufficient.