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Movies and Films about Disability and Higher Education


 We certainly do not recommend all of the films on this list, but they do all feature students or professors with disabilities or "differences" that have a disability subtext. 

Many of them are available on Netflix. Others can be found at public libraries as DVD's or streaming.

Do you have additional films for this list?  Let us know by sending an email to DREAM@ahead.org
  • A Beautiful Mind (2001)
  • Autism is a World (2004)
  • CODA (2021)
  • Deafula (1975)
  • Deej (2017)
  • Good Will Hunting (1997)
  • Helen (2009)
  • Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984)
  • If You Could See What I Hear (1982)
  • Intelligent Lives (2018)
  • Margarita with a Straw (2014)
  • Monster University (2013)
  • Music Within (2007)
  • Night School (2018)
  • Peaceful Warrior (2006)
  • Prozac Nation (2001)
  • Pumpkin (2002)
  • Regina's Gift (2015)
  • Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
  • Run (2020)
  • Scarecrow Gone Wild (2004)
  • Still Alice (2014)
  • Temple Grandin (2010)
  • The Hammer (2010)
  • The Professor (2018)
  • The Theory of Everything (2014)
  • The Willow Tree (2005)
  • Vital Signs: Crip Culture Talks Back (1996) - Available on YouTube
  • When Billy Broke His Head...and Other Tales of Wonder (1995)

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  • About Us
    • Mission/Goals
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    • History of DREAM
    • Rights, Activism & Discrimination
  • DREAM Chapters & Affiliates
    • DREAM Chapters
    • DREAM Affiliates
    • DREAM Application for Chapters and Affiliates
    • Starting a Campus Organization
    • DREAM Campus Chapters & Affiliates
  • Campus Organizations & Resources
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  • Get Involved
    • Join our Slack Community!
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  • Contact Us