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| Academy Award Nominated Film Featured at Film and Speaker Series
What: Museum of disABILITY History Film and Speaker Series features Life, Animated
When: Friday, April 28, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: North Park Theatre, 1428 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY
Tickets: Admission tickets are $7.50 each and will be available to purchase at North Park Theatre on the day of the event.
Info: Go to disabilityfilmfest.org or call 716.629.3626. Updates will be posted on the Museum’s Facebook event page.
This week, the Museum of disABILITY History Film and Speaker Series will feature critically acclaimed documentary Life, Animated. The film tells the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man with autism who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films. The film follows Owen as he graduates to adulthood and takes his first steps toward independence. Life, Animated was a 2017 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary.
Following the film, there will be a short discussion with a question and answer session, moderated by Tracy Panzarella, director of Clinical Services for Autism Services, Inc. There will also be artwork by artists of Autism Services displayed in the North Park Theatre lobby.
Co-presented by Autism Services, Inc., the goal of the Museum of disABILITY History Film and Speaker Series is to educate viewers, offer different perspectives, challenge stereotypes and celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities.
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| Free Family-friendly Event Showcases New Children’s Book about Bullying
What: Meet the Author: Engelic Everett
When: Saturday, May 6, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Where: Museum of disABILITY History, 3826 Main Street, Buffalo, NY
Info: Event registration encouraged. To RSVP, call 716.629.3626. Updates will be posted on the Museum’s Facebook event page.
Join author Engelic Everett for a story-reading and signing of her new children’s picture book, Olivia the Bully. The free family-friendly event will include a meet and greet with the author, book reading, coloring contest, face painting and snacks. The book discusses bullying with children at an early age, sharing the values of friendship, understanding and loving one another. An entrepreneur, Engelic lives and thrives with Down syndrome. She is a small-business owner, award-winning self-advocate, published playwright and children’s book author.
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| A Complete Perspective on the JN Adam Memorial Hospital
What: Museum of disABILITY History Dialogues on disABILITY Speaker Series presents: “History, Mystery, Neglect and Hope – A Complete Perspective on the JN Adam Memorial Hospital”
When: Friday, May 12, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: Gowanda's Historic Hollywood Theater, 39 West Main Street, Gowanda, NY
Info: Free event; registration encouraged. To RSVP, email David Mack-Hardiman at dmack@people-inc.org or call 716.629.3626. Updates will be posted on the Museum’s Facebook event page.
The free, community event will include a panel discussion covering everything from the grand beginning of the J.N. Adam Memorial Hospital and its place in medical, historical and architectural relevance to its compelling allure and the ensuing legal battles to determine ownership and landlord responsibility. Additionally, the book, J.N. Adam Memorial Hospital: Her Inside Voice by Char Szabo-Perricelli, will be highlighted. The book is the result of a multi-year photo documentation project containing the sensitive images and writing of Szabo-Perricelli. A question and answer session will be held following the presentation.
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| Visit or Schedule a Tour
If you would like to visit, request a tour or have a school project and need the Museum of disABILITY History as a resource, please note our hours:
Sunday and Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Friday: 10a.m.-4p.m.
Saturday: 10a.m.-2p.m.
The Museum of disABILITY History is always open online, museumofdisability.org, and can be reached at info@museumofdisability.org and 716.629.3626.
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For more information about the Museum of disABILITY History,
call 716.629.3626 or visit www.museumofdisability.org.
3826 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14226
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