Therapeutic Riding Viewers learn about how horseback riding is being successfully used as therapy for people with disabilities and meet characters for whom therapeutic riding has made a big difference in their lives. Craig and Kenny, who both have Cerebral Palsy, discuss how TR helped them increase their mobility. Parents of children with disabilities reveal that TR even helps with non-physical disabilities such as learning disabilities and Down’s Syndrome.

Unfortunately, however, therapeutic riding can be quite costly, and when their insurance companies decide not to recognize TR as legitimate therapy anymore, neither Craig nor Kenny can afford to continue. Professionals from two programs in the New York City area discuss their services and how these insurance changes have directly affected their clients.

Three persons who became disabled late in life discuss their struggles to successfully adapt to their new disabilities.Seth became paralyzed when a surgeon botched a routine cyst removal. According to Seth, the surgeon’s report listed a “perfect, error-free surgery.” Seth lost his job, and his girlfriend dumped him. David tells us how his severe depression led him to attempt suicide and left him in a wheelchair. Barbara became mentally disabled at the hands of her physically abusive husband. Having come to terms with her new limitations, she is going on to get her Ph.D. and plans to dedicate time to helping other persons with disabilities. More Than 2 Million shares the personal process of dealing with these dramatic changes and re-inventing your life.

An experimental “Matrix-Barbie” silent, stop-action animation by Ted Hinojosa.
This film was shown in the Brooklyn International Film Festival 2004 and won an award in the Picture this…film festival. Ted is expanding the film to feature-length, complete with dialogue .

This documentary follows three senior boys with different disabilities as they graduate and attempt to make plans for their future after high school. Since Dave has had seizures in the past, he isn’t very keen on leaving the house. He’d rather watch wrestling or play video games. His mom is determined to find a program or activity to get him out of the house, but his counselor never seems to show up. Todd really wants to be an actor, but the only opportunities he has involve clerical work. He’s determined, however, and keeps working at it… Kaligah wants to become a teacher and goes to Queens. Like many freshmen, he ends up spending more time with his friends than his books until his report card gives him a wake-up call. Kaligah has to swallow his pride and seek assistance with his schoolwork.

Monique Fagan Smith is a successful artist who has had one-woman shows and
regularly sells her work for thousands of dollars. She is also homeless and
mentally disabled. On Her Own Terms follows Monique from the summer of 2003 through the beginning of 2004, as she lives her life on the streets of New York City and struggles to keep painting no matter what.