Samuel Habib

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Samuel Habib is the Emmy Award winning co-director of the New York Times Op-Doc, My Disability Roadmap. In 2016, he created a film about disability rights leader Judith Heumann, that was featured in the Breaking Down Barriers Film Festival in Moscow, Russia. Samuel also helped Dan create the nationally broadcast film Mr. Connoly Has ALS. Samuel uses a wheelchair for mobility and a communication device (as well as his voice) to express himself. In addition to exploring his current and future academic and career options, Samuel also navigates significant, chronic health challenges.

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The Ride Ahead

Samuel Habib, 21, wants to date, leave home, go to college. But he drives a 350-pound wheelchair, uses a communication device, and can have a seizure at any moment. Determined to find his path forward, he seeks out guidance from America's most rebellious disability activists. Will they empower him to launch the bold adult life he craves?

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2024

My Disability Roadmap

Samuel Habib strives for an independent life, but as a young man with a disability and a 500-pound wheelchair, navigating the world is a complex undertaking. Samuel is determined and armed with advice and encouragement from some bad-ass people with disabilities. He's ready to set himself on the road to his best life.

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2022

Mr. Connolly Has ALS

A high school principal is embraced by his community as he continues to lead the school, despite rapidly losing his ability to walk and speak due to the debilitating effects of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

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2017

Including Samuel

Photojournalist Dan Habib rarely thought about the inclusion of children with disabilities before he had his son Samuel eight years ago. Now he thinks about inclusion every day. Habib documented his family's efforts to include Samuel in every facet of their lives, a journey that transforms each of them.

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2007