Alice Elliott

Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy directed by Academy Award nominee Alice Elliott (The Collector of Bedford Street), is a rare look at an unusual relationship between two people some would call profoundly disabled. Two remarkable advocates for people with disabilities - Diana Braun who has Down syndrome and Kathy Conour who has cerebral palsy - met three decades ago and vowed to fight to live independent lives. Fearful of being shut away in a nursing home or forced into a state run institution, Diana and Kathy broke the rules, escaped the system, and modeled a grand experiment in independent living. From their experience living outside of institutions for 35 years, they became advocates for choices in housing for people with disabilities.

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