Dan Habib

Dan Habib is an American documentary film director, producer, and cinematographer based in Concord, New Hampshire. His award-winning films on disability-related topics include Who Cares About Kelsey?[1], Including Samuel[2], Intelligent Lives[3], Restraint and Seclusion: Hear Our Stories, and several short documentaries. His films have been Emmy-nominated, translated into 17 languages, and used worldwide to support inclusive education and disability rights. Habib’s most recent documentary short, My Disability Roadmap[4], is co-directed with his son Samuel Habib. The film made its world premiere at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on May 1, 2022 and will stream as part of The New York Times Op-Docs series.

Dan Habib addressing TASH's 40th Anniversary Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, 3 December 2015

In 2014, he was named a member of the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities by the Obama administration[5]. Awards and honors for Habib include the Justice for All Grassroots Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities in 2013 and the Champion of Human and Civil Rights Award from the National Education Association (New Hampshire) in 2012.[6]

References
  1. "Who Cares About Kelsey?". LikeRightNow Films. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  2. "Including Samuel". includingsamuel.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  3. "|". intelligentlives.org. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  4. "My Disability Roadmap". LikeRightNow Films. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  5. "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  6. "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 30 September 2015 – via National Archives.

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