Title Deej / director, Robert Rooy ; words by David James Savarese ; producers, Robert Rooy, David James Savarese ; a co-production of Rooy Media LLC and the Independent Television Service (ITVS)

Published [Frederick, Maryland] : Rooy Media [2017] [San Francisco, California?] : Kanopy Streaming, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file (54 minutes)) : sound, color Summary "Abandoned by his birth parents and presumed incompetent, DJ Savarese ('Deej') found not only a loving family but also a life in words, which he types on a text-to-voice synthesizer. As he makes his way through high school and dreams of college, he confronts the terrors of his past, society's obstacles to inclusion, and the sometimes paralyzing beauty of his own senses. In his advocacy on behalf of other nonspeaking autistics, he embraces filmmaking and poetry, and discovers what having a voice can truly mean.."--From Kanopy website Notes Title from Kanopy website Credits Co-producer, Anne De Mare; cinematography, Robert Rooy; director of animation, Em Cooper; music, David Majzlin; community engagement, Regan Brashear; Editors, Robert Rooy, James Rutenbeck; executive producer for ITVS, Sally Jo Fifer Performer Featuring D.J. Savarese Notes Mode of access: World Wide Web In English Subject Savarese, David James. Autistic children -- United States -- Biography College students -- United States -- Biography Parents of autistic children -- United States Autistic children -- United States -- Language Autistic children -- Means of communication -- United States Inclusive education -- United States Autism spectrum disorders. Inclusive education. Mainstreaming in education. Language and languages. Child Development Disorders, Pervasive Mainstreaming, Education Family Relations Language languages (study discipline) Autistic children. Autistic children -- Language. Autistic children -- Means of communication. College students. Inclusive education. Parents of autistic children. United States. Genre/Form collective biographies. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Biographical films. Biographies. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Biographical films. Biographies. Documentaires. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées visuelles. Biographies. Films biographiques. Form Streaming video Author Savarese, David James, writer, film producer, on-screen participant. Rooy, Robert, film director, film producer, cinematographer. Jordan, Jeanne, executive producer. Ascher, Steven, executive producer. De Mare, Anne, co-producer. Cooper, Em, director of animation. Majzlin, David, composer (expression) Rutenbeck, James, editor of moving image work. Brashear, Regan Pretlow. Rooy Media (Firm), film production company. Independent Television Service, film production company. Kanopy (Firm), film distributor.

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