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PEOPLE IN MOTION:
WITHOUT BARRIERS OR BORDERS
More than half a billion people throughout the world have disabilities and most share the same problems. WITHOUT BARRIERS OR BORDERS explores the burgeoning global movement for independent living and how people with disabilities are reshaping the world in which they live. The program begins in Cambodia where the Cambodian Disabled People's Organization fight for rights and recognition. We follow the work of the Americans from the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, who have returned to Phnom Penh to set up a clinic to train Cambodians, disabled by landmines and war, to produce prosthetics and wheelchairs. We then travel to Japan, where disability activists are working to break down cultural barriers, and confront inaccessible transportation systems and buildings. We return to Eugene, Oregon, and visit an exchange program where group of disabled high school students from Russia learn confidence, teamwork and communication skills through whitewater rafting and physically challenging activities.
PEOPLE IN MOTION was produced by WNET and broadcast in 1996. Marlee Matlin was the host.
Credits
Executive Producer: Bill Einreinhofer
Director, Producer and Writer: Lyn Goldfarb
Researcher Director: Anatoli Ilyashov
Director of Photography: Sandra Chandler
Editor: Meri Weingarten
Composer: Susan Justin
Host: Marlee Matlin
Review
Hosted by Marlee Matlin, the actress whose deafness has not prevented her from a fulfilling career...the series is designed to shatter the stereotypes and misconceptions that often create the most daunting obstacles for people with disabilities....truly good-looking television.
Star-Ledger, 1996.
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