Dialogue on Disability:
The Herman & Margaret Schwartz Community SeriesA partnership between WXXI and Al Sigl Center, Dialogue on Disability: The Herman & Margaret Schwartz Community Series is week-long outreach initiative designed to stimulate community dialogue about the perspectives and abilities of people with disabilities.At the heart of this initiative is programming, broadcast on WXXI-TV, WXXI-HD, City 12 and AM 1370/HD91.5-2, that celebrates the amazing lives of people with disabilities. Dialogue on Disability runs January 11 through 17.
Dialogue on Disability is made possible thanks to support from the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.
SPECIAL KIDS’ PROGRAMMING on WXXI-TV and WXXI-HD
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1/12 at 11 a.m. Dragon Tales “The Big Race/Bye Bye Baby Birdie”
Teammates Lorca and Enrique get off to a great start on Lorca's modified wheelchair, but soon find themselves at a standstill when they can't work together.1/13 at 6 a.m. Reading Rainbow “Best Friends”
Some pets take care of people, like seeing-eye dogs, and become best friends. Viewers learn how these special dogs are trained to act as eyes for the blind, and meet a girl who spent a year raising a dog who will become a guide dog.1/13 at 2:30 p.m. Clifford “Tie-Dye Clifford”
Mary, who is in a wheelchair, has always been afraid to perform in front of an audience. But with the help and support of her friend Emily, Mary is able to overcome her stage fright.1/14 at 6 a.m. Reading Rainbow “The Adventure of Taxi Dog”
Lisa is a 15-year-old girl who suffers from a brittle bone disease. Her condition confines her to a wheelchair, but with the help of her canine companion, Cosmo, Lisa is able to participate fully at school, go shopping with her friends and do many other activities that might have been difficult without a friend.1/14 at 11 a.m. - Dragon Tales “Have No Fear”
There's a new Dragon in town – Lorca, a fun lovin', magic trick performin' extrovert who uses a purple wheelchair with sparkly wheels to get around.1/15 at 10 a.m. Sesame Street
1/15 at 2 p.m. Caillou “All Wet”
Caillou gets an introduction to what it means to be handicapped, when, at the pool, he meets Tammy, a girl a few years older, who happens to be in a wheelchair.
Dialogue on Disability Programs On WXXI -TV
Andrea Bocelli: A Child Destined to Sing airs Thursday, January 15 at 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV 21 (cable 11) and WXXI-HD (DT21.1/cable 1011) This documentary reveals both Andrea Bocelli's musical and personal journeys with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and never-
before-broadcast interviews.
Including Samuel airs Thursday, January 15 at 9:30 - 10:30p.m. on WXXI-TV 21 (cable 11) and WXXI-HD (DT21.1/cable 1011) Dan Habib rarely thought about inclusion before he had his son Samuel seven years ago. Now he thinks about inclusion every day. Habib’s documentary film examines the educational
and social inclusion of youth with disabilities as a civil rights issue. Shot and produced over four years, Habib candidly chronicles his family's efforts to include Samuel in every facet of their lives. The film also features four other families with varied inclusion experiences, plus interviews with dozens of teachers, young people, parents and disability rights experts.
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Demystifying Dyslexia airs Thursday, January 15 at 10:30 - 11:30p.m. on WXXI-TV 21 (cable 11) and WXXI-HD (DT21.1/cable 1011) Hosted by Olympic champion Bruce Jenner, who has dyslexia, the program takes viewers on a journey of discovery about the challenges of living and learning with dyslexia. Need to Know will also present a special Dialogue on Disability segment on Friday, January 16 at 8:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV and WXXI-HD.
Dialogue on Disability programs on AM1370
Autism Chronicles airs Saturday, January 17 at 3 p.m. on AM1370/HD91.5-2
This special profiles three families living and coping with autism. Autism spectrum disorder is the fastest-growing developmental disability in America, now affecting one in every 150 children. No one knows for sure - or can agree on - what causes autism spectrum disorder - but every parent of an autistic child can tell you stories about the challenges it presents.
The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal airs Saturday, January 17 at 4 p.m. on AM 1370 Author Jonathan Mooney discusses his book The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal. Many children have cognitive differences in America. More often heard in the term learning disability, millions of children are medicated and segregated during the schooling. Some are forced to ride "the short bus." Mooney was a short bus rider himself and recently bought a short bus and took it on a 35,000-mile journey across the US to seek out kids who shared this experience. We'll hear about cognitive differences and how kids and parents deal with them as well as what may be a better approach to learning overall.
Musical Abilities airs Saturday, January 17 at 4:30 p.m. on AM 1370 What kind of challenges do disabled musicians have to overcome to perform? Does the sound of a disabled artist's music reflect his or her handicap? How important is image in today's music industry? The special includes interviews with singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt and Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen, who explain how they adapted new techniques and relearned how to play music after accidents left them disabled. The show features music from Vic Chesnutt, Def Leppard, the Upstate New York band, Flame, and the Long Island group, Range In Motion.
SPECIAL PROGRAMMING on City 12 (cable 12 for City residents)
You’re Not Alone airs Sunday, January 11 at 7p.m. on City 12 This program follows a multicultural group of families facing the relentless challenges of raising special needs children. Their enlightening and inspiring stories convey hope to this growing population of families that their special needs children can achieve productive and meaningful lives.
Dakota’s Pride airs Monday, January 12 at 7p.m. on City 12
This is a heartwarming documentary about a father's search for the truth about Down's Syndrome.
Keeping Kids Healthy Cochlear Implants/Lyme Disease airs Monday, January 12 at 7:30p.m. on city 12
Host Dr. Winnie King shows us an amazing device called the cochlear implant, and introduces us to a 22-year-old young man who, at the age of 17, heard sounds for the first time in his life.
The Teachings of Jon airs Tuesday, January 13 at 7p.m. on City 12 This is an insightful, soul-touching and funny documentary about my brother Jon, a 40-yr old man, severely and profoundly affected by Down syndrome. www.teachingsofjon.com
Demystifying Dyslexia airs Wednesday, January 14 at 7p.m. on City 12
Inspiring individuals confront the challenges of dyslexia. Olympic champion Bruce Jenner hosts.
Rolling airs Thursay, January 15 at 7p.m. on City 12
This documentary is primarily filmed by the three participants via video cameras mounted on their chairs: Buckwalter, a clinical psychologist paralyzed at 17; Wallengren, a TV writer with five children who suffered from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), which stole his mobility and, finally, his ability to speak and breathe; and Elman, who was the business manager for a department at the UCLA School of Medicine until multiple sclerosis put her in a chair. www.thirteen.org/rolling/experience/thefilm
Vision of the Soul: The George Mendoza Story
airs Friday, January 16 at 7p.m. on City 12
This is the inspirational story of a young man’s journey into blindness and how he was able to overcome this setback to become a world class athlete and, most recently, a successful writer and painter.
www.krwg-tv.org/archive/vision/vision_video.html
We Also Dance airs Friday, January 16 at 7:30 p.m. on City 12
This film follows five dancers, amateur and professional, aged 7 to 80, as they introduce us into their world of dance.
Al Sigl Center is a resource organization that provides shared and dedicated facilities, business services, and enhanced awareness and financial support for a partnership of independent human service agencies, to help them achieve their goals and foster the goals of people with disabilities whom they serve. Dialogue on Disability is made possible thanks to support from the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.
