Without Pity: A Film About Abilities

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Without Pity: A Film About Abilities in HBO film narrated by Christopher Reeve. This documentary, narrated by Christopher Reeve, celebrates the efforts of the disabled to live ful, productive lives. You meet a cross section of Americans. A young woman with cerebral palsy who cares for her baby, while a man with cerebral palsy lives successfully on his own after 40 years in an institution. You take a trip to school with a remarkable 6 year old boy without arms or legs, visit the workplace of a blind computer expert, and meet a professor with polio who teaches the history of history of discrimination against the disabled. A young man recently made a quadriplegic discusses his daily battle with depression and his determination to overcome it and get on with his life. This movie applauds the resilience and potential of the disabled and their determination to be self-sufficient.

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