SPELLERS
Hosted by It Takes A Village Ministry
In-person
When
Jun 1, 6:15 PM CDT
Where
It Takes a Village Ministry Community Center
3990 Whispering Pines Circle, Greenwood, FL, 32443
Price
$10.00 per person
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About the event
SPELLERS challenges conventional wisdom regarding a group relegated to societys margins: nonspeakers with autism, who most experts believe are cognitively disabled. SPELLERS tells the story of eight nonspeakers who all found their voice through the miraculous process of using a letterboard to communicate their thoughts and feelings.
Event Participants
Dr Michelle Gamble
ITAV Ministry Director
About the film
Inspired by the book Underestimated, the new full-length documentary SPELLERS challenges conventional wisdom regarding a group relegated to society’s margins: nonspeakers with autism, who most “experts” believe are cognitively disabled. As the film opening asks, “What if we’ve been wrong…about every single one of them?” SPELLERS answers that question, in convincing fashion, through the stories of eight nonspeakers—Aydan, Evan, Sid, Maddie, Jamie, Vince, Cade, and Elizabeth—who all found their voice through the miraculous process of using a letterboard to communicate their thoughts and feelings. As Jamie explains, “we think, feel, and learn just like everyone else.”
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 23m
Released
2023
Director
Pat Notaro
Executive Producer
Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Donnie Wahlberg, Dawnmarie Gaivin, Dana Johnson, Gail Tanner
Cast
Aydan Boden, Jamie Handley, Cade Larson, Vince Rinicella, Madison Hollman, Evan Tastor, Elizabeth Bonker, Sid Sarathy
About the space
Wheelchair accessible
Indoor Event
community-center
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