Brief Summary Of The Film 'Including Samuel Reflection'

Including Samuel Reflection Watching the documentary, Including Samuel, was an eye-opening experience. Hearing the concerns and experiences of Samuel’s family and other families with children with disabilities, made me think more about the struggles they have to face on a daily basis. It also made me think more about how society typically sees people with disabilities differently than people with disabilities see themselves. A major topic that was repeatedly mentioned was the topic of inclusion in the classroom. Through the stories of individuals with disabilities, the documentary brought up important points about when inclusion would be advantageous and when it would be disadvantageous. When Samuel’s parents found out about Samuel’s diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy, there were countless concerns that ran through their heads. They worried that he would not be able to do things that most kids get to do like play sports or chat for hours on the phone with their friends. When they described going through this period of mourning after learning about his diagnosis, it reminded me the description of this situation by Emily Perl Kingsley in the poem, “Welcome to Holland” (4-7). In both the documentary and in the poem, the parents describe this period of processing the fact that pretty much all of the
An example of this that stuck out to me was when the public speaker said that if he had the chance to “cure” his disability, he would not do it because his disability has made him the person that he is today. I thought that this was an interesting perspective because most people would probably assume that anyone with a disability would want to cure it if given the chance. Seeing how the speaker identifies with his ability and appreciates the impact that it has had on him, made me look at disabilities in a new