The Best Disability Movies

This is a collection of the best disability movies of all time. Now, this is an ongoing work in progress, categorizing and organizing movies by disability, by genre, by discussion potential.

I try and include discussion questions when possible in a review of a movie, to help with discussions.

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Best Disability Movies of All Time

Disability Movies: Lists and Reviews

Shakespeare in Tokyo: a collage of photos related to the movie, with the main image being a man with glasses (who has Down syndrome) looking up and smiling. text is in Japanese, with one main piece in English reading "Shakespeare in Tokyo"

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A Short Film About A Man with Down Syndrome Exploring Tokyo Pushes Boundaries

A short film about a man with Down syndrome exploring Tokyo

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Netflix’s “Special” Packs a Punch

Cerebral Palsy, sex, being gay: what’s not to love?!

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Movies About Rare Diseases and Disorders That Are Awesome

A plump and useful list of movies about rare diseases and conditions

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Love and Disability in the Movies: Disabled Love Movies for You to Watch!

This post is about love and disability in the movies - I have 9 movies that go across the disability spectrum and are about love for you to watch. I tried to get the free versions on YouTube for you, and linked to both Netflix and Amazon as well, when possible. I know finding and

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BirdBox: A Movie with Blind Advantage, from a Deaf Perspective

This post is about the Netflix movie, BirdBox. Don't read this post if you hate spoilers, because it's full of them! My good friend came over the other day and we watched BirdBox together (pausing all the way through to make sure our kids weren't watching, that they were playing nicely, for our own popcorn

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The Interviewer: This Disability-Related Short Film Will Blow Your Mind!

I don't really want to talk about this before you watch it. So please watch it! The Interviewer Now that you've watched it, I'd love to hear what you thought about it! Buy A Copy of It For Yourself or Your Company

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Loving Vincent: A Review of a 65,000 Painting Movie

I am a member of Netflix #DVDNation. This post contains affiliate links. All opinions are of course, my own. #ad This post is about the movie, Loving Vincent, which I watched through DVD Netflix. I am writing this as Netflix is celebrating 20 years of being in our lives (visit the Netflix 20th Anniversary Page

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Beyond Children of a Lesser God: 20+ Best Deaf Movies

Affiliate links are in this post! That means that if you buy something using a link in my post, I'll get a percentage of the profit from Amazon (thanks Jeff!), but you pay no more. It's a great way to support the work I do, so thanks! This post is a collection (list post) of

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My 3 Favorite Movies from 1998

I am a member of Netflix #DVDNation. This post contains affiliate links. All opinions are of course, my own. #ad This post is about my favorite movies from 1998. Why 1998? Well, I love Netflix, and Netflix is celebrating 20 years of DVD's right now. In honor of Netflix, I took a look back at

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Getting to Know “Switched at Birth”

I am a member of Netflix #DVDNation. This post contains affiliate links. All opinions are of course, my own. #ad This post is about the TV series, Switched at Birth, which I have been watching through DVD Netflix. I am writing this as Netflix is celebrating 20 years of being in our lives (visit the

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3 Things About the Movie “Wonder” + Suggestions for Talking About it All With Your Kids

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22 Funniest Family Friendly Movies of All Time

Need to laugh? This list has you covered!

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Wonder Woman & The Case of a Classic Trope Fail

I'm an enormous Wonder Woman fan. So much so that for as long as I remember, it's been the go-to for most people I know who want to give me something (Meriah's birthday? Oh, hey! Wonder Woman card/frame/keychain/t-shirt/headband/notebook/socks/earrings/poster/pen). Totally not complaining over here - I always love it. I was really, REALLY excited about the

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My Body Doesn’t Oppress Me; Society Does – Short Film by Dean Spade

My Body Doesn't Oppress Me; Society Does Understanding the social and medical models of disability can be difficult for people who are raised in the mainstream non-disabled (and usually inaccessible) American culture. Understanding the concept of Universal Access can also be difficult - and so Dean Spade has created a super-awesome short, a conversation between Stacey

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