The Impossible Takes a Little Longer

Duration: :46

Year Published: 1987

Creator: National Film Board of Canada

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Presents the stories of four highly accomplished, seriously disabled women. Although the nature of their disabilities varies--they are respectively quadriplegic, paraplegic, blind, and deaf--all share an optimism and determination borne of self-acceptance and a strong sense of personal worth. The demands of their personal and professional lives are high, but each woman manages the challenges of an insensitive public or increased job responsibilities with creativity. In profiling these remarkable women, shows some of the devices developed through advanced technology to assist disabled people with mobility and communication.

Complete Record: The Impossible Takes a Little Longer documents the work and personal lives of five physically disabled women. It shows how they are coping with the problems they share with all women, the problems they share with other disabled women and those unique to their particular circumstances. The film affirms that disabled women can lead full and productive lives as workers, as mothers and as valued community members. It informs both disabled women and the able-bodied about the possibilities of adaptations in the workplace, the use of technological aids and the need for support systems if disabled women are to have satisfying and productive lives. The Impossible Takes a Little Longer undermines the stereotypes and prejudices that further hinder a large segment of our population.

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