Blindness and Autism - BLIND SIGHTED & A LONELY HIGHWAY -
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Representations of Americans with disabilities are in desperate need of a refresh. Even as assistive technologies help people adapt, the stigma associated with blindness and autism, in particular, continue to sting. Filmmakers Mitch Davila-Armendano (Blind Sighted) and Andy Kwiatkowski (Lonely Highway), overcome numerous obstacles with humor and humanity as they seek a deeper sense of belonging.

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 203

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About Our Time:

OUR TIME is a series produced by youth in partnership with professional documentary filmmakers.

Films in the series feature character-driven stories that address social issues ranging from racial inequity to identity politics and everything in-between - all through the eyes of young people.

Working hand-in-hand with award-winning, nationally recognized filmmakers and television producers, these young students produce high-caliber, emotionally driven, first-person narratives that derive from their own lived experiences.

Watch Our Time - Clips, Episodes & Previews

Teen Mental Health and Suicide in Black Families - DOM and I'LL BE THERE

Blindness and Autism - BLIND SIGHTED & A LONELY HIGHWAY

Immigrants and Refugees -LAS HIJAS (The Daughters) and LEAVING AFRICA

Protecting Families - SKINNED KNEES and KIK-ME!

Trans Youth in America - Transforming Media & Re-Framing

Colorism in America: SHADE and WHITE CHOCOLATE

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