 The most comprehensive site especially for reviews.
 You'll possibly
find an obscure, foreign, or old film here but there are only summaries of films
and no reviews.
People With Disabilities on Television and In
Movies
The BBC's disability magazine
Reviews of Disability Film
Festivals in London.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/features/filmfest.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/features/disfilmfest04/
This site is definitely worth a
visit: http://www.disabilitystudies.com/film_theory.htm
The Hollywood
Quad Jim Troesh is a an actor, director, producer and a
quadriplegic.
A site worthy of note:
National Public Radio's Disability History Project
http://www.disabilityhistory.org
has list of books about disability
in film and TV.
America's PBS site is highly
recommended
www.disabilityworld.org reviews films with disabilities of all
kinds.
http://www.disabilityworld.org/11-12_03/arts/films.shtml
See
http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/ for articles on disability
Cinema Therapy
promotes what its title implies. Worth a visit and has film
reviews.
A General site with links including
movies
www.allabilities.com/arts.html
TV Acres
Among other things lists films and TV
series with disabilities
National Film Board of Canada has a collection of videos on disabilities
The Media Trust is a charity
which works in partnership with the media industry to meet the communications
needs of the voluntary sector.
At
http://www.richardcohenfilms.com
Documentary films:
Hurry Tomorrow: involuntary psychiatric treatment in a state hospital
Taylor's Campaign: homeless disabled person runs for city council
Going To School (IR A LA ESCUELA) inclusion and empowering children with
disabilities and their parents
 A vist to the Devotee and
Wannabee site
Overground is worth a visit because even if you are not into this
disability 'sideline' there are some interesting articles on films like
"Freaks", "Boxing Helena", "Tristana", et al.
This site has a large collection of disability resources (especially on mental
retardation), and is also the home of Disability Studies Quarterly.
specialises in educational videos on disabilities.
Friendly Fun and Special Needs Resources offers access
to mind, body and spirit-enriching information that enhances the quality and
enjoyment of family life with special needs.
http://phreeque.tripod.com/
garish exploitative site about 'Freaks but may contain material for
those making a serious study.
There are a number of Usenet groups
discussing films e.g. rec.arts.movies.misc
but none specialises in films about disability.
alt.support.chronic.pain
uk.people.disability misc.handicap are among the many Usenet groups serving disabled people.
If you have Broadband you might like to view the short
films at United People With Dis"abilities"
http://upwd.net
Fancy becoming an extra in films? Try
http://www.filmextrasdirect.com/ Note this is a U.K. resource.
"I was wondering if you were interested in posting a
link to Up Syndrome, a film about about a 23 year old named Rene
Moreno. It is an independent film shot in Texas. The documentary is
available to anyone with Internet access. It can be legally and safely
downloaded or ordered on DVD. If you or your members are interested in
the film, you can post the link on your site so that the visitors can
click through and watch the film."
http://www.cineclix.com/
A bibliography of disability awareness materials
http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/bibliographies/awareness.html
studio EsmarchFilm
The site of a Russian company making films about disabled people.
http://www.esmarchfilm.narod.ru/eng/index.html
"Disabilities in the Movies" bibliography (via UC
Berkeley Library) at
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/disabilitiesbib.html
Pam Vetter says that in
Shoot 'Em Up (2007) "There is a scene where an able-bodied man parks in
a handicapped spot and that's the car Clive Owen decides to steal
because "he's a prick." An appropriate film response for the problem at
hand."
She has written a number of articles on disability
subjects.
Down Syndrome in the Arts & Media
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