Move for Life Mobility Fair with ReelAbilities Film Festival – Cleveland & Akron
In partnership with ReelAbilities Film Festival – Cleveland & Akron, Cuyahoga DD will host a Move for Life Mobility Fair and screening of Facing the Falls.
Thursday, November 7
Big Creek Center
6149 W 130th St., Parma 44130
Event schedule:
- 6 – 7 PM, Move for Life Mobility Fair
- 7 – 7:40 PM, Viewing of Facing the Falls
- 7:40 – 8:15 PM, Film discussion
Move for Life Mobility Fair:
The Mobility Fair gives people ages 13 and up with disabilities the chance to explore adaptive equipment and home modifications that can improve or maintain mobility and independence. Test this equipment alongside Cuyahoga DD physical therapists.
ReelAbilities Film Festival – Cleveland & Akron:
ReelAbilities is dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities. All films center on people with disabilities.
Post-screening discussions bring together the community to explore, discuss, embrace, and celebrate diversity.
The short documentary Facing the Falls tells the story of international disability rights advocate, Cara Elizabeth Yar Khan. Deep in the throes of an aggressive, fatal muscle-wasting disease and no longer able to walk unassisted, Cara ventures out on a daring, 12-day expedition through the Grand Canyon. Cara’s journey to live an extraordinary life and shatter the stigma against people with disabilities unexpectedly becomes a deep dive into fear, trust, and vulnerability.
Visit the ReelAbilities website here to learn more.
Event accommodations available:
- Light refreshments
- Free parking on site
- Sensory calm room
- Universal changing table
- ASL interpretation
- Open captions
Community partners:
- Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Cleveland Metroparks
- Cuyahoga DD Good Life Ambassadors and Physical Therapist Department
- Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
- Youth Challenge
- Zachary Fenell, The Cerebral Palsy Vigilante
The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required below.