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Deej

Directed by Robert Rooy

72 Min | English | US | 2017 | Documentary
school,college,autism,family,teens,speechless,extra support | Feature | Open Captions | Audio Description
Producer: Robert Rooy, David James Savarese, Jeanne Jordan, Anne de Mare, & Steven Ascher | Writer: David James Savarese
Children, Educational, Friendship, Technology, Teens

DJ Savarese (“Deej”) finds comfort in words, as expressed by his poetry, spoken through a text-to- voice synthesizer. Adopted by a loving and supportive family, Deej navigates the college admissions process as a young adult on the autism spectrum, while confronting obstacles to inclusion.

Disabilities featured:

Autism, Speech and Language Disorders

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