Looking for engaging, affordable content for your virtual conference, online or hybrid classes, K-12 professional development day, or workplace diversity event?

Filmmaker, public speaker, and disability rights advocate Dan Habib is now offering a wide selection of virtual presentations for 2020-2021, including:

  • Keynote Presentations
  • Family/School Trainings
  • Film Screenings and Interactive Discussions
  • Professional Development
  • Moderated Panel Discussions

Please fill out our presentation inquiry form to receive additional information.

Want to see Dan’s presentation style?
Disabling Segregation
Dan Habib presents on zoom near a slide saying included kids have better Communication Skills Higher Academic Achievement Wider Social Networks Fewer Behavior Problems More opportunities for higher education Meaningful employment as adults
Choose from a wide variety of Dan's keynote presentations. In his most popular keynote, "Disabling Segregation," Dan makes a powerful case for ending the systemic segregation of students with disabilities. His highly personal talk shows how inclusive education has prepared his son, Samuel, for transition to higher education and employment, as well as the powerful impact that inclusion has on students without disabilities.

Audience: Regional and national conferences, workplace/business diversity and inclusion events, K-12 professional development, college events and classes, non-profit events, and board trainings

Creating a Road Map for
Inclusive IEPs & Transition
Peer collaboration and support Unified basketball
During this highly interactive presentation, Dan helps educators, families, and students create an inclusive, collaborative road map for IEP development and postsecondary transition. This "town hall" format presentation focuses on:

  • Increasing student engagement in their education and IEP
  • Student-led IEPs
  • Building student strengths into the IEP
  • How the IEP process can support person-centered planning and transition

Audience: Family and school events, K-12 professional development, PTO and Special Education Parent Advisory Council events, teacher training programs
Creating a Culture of Inclusion
film posters for Including Samuel Who Cares About Kelsey and Intelligent Lives
Dan can help your school or community create a culture of inclusion as he screens one or more of his feature-length or short documentary films (such as Thasya, Axel, and Tariq) and facilitates audience discussion, activities, and Q&A. The films and discussion focus on effective practices for your school and community, including:

  • Augmentative and alternative communication
  • Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
  • Universal Design for Learning
  • Family engagement

We can also work with you to include some of the stars of Dan's films in the live, post-film discussion – including his son, Samuel!

Audience: Regional and national conferences, non-profit events and board trainings, K-12 professional development, college events and classes

Action! Effective Practices in Transition
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What are the effective practices that support transition to higher education and competitive, integrated employment? Dan screens and discusses his recent short films focusing on postsecondary transition. Topics include:

  • Promoting self-determination
  • Paid work and entrepreneurship development
  • Community-based experiences such as extended learning opportunities
  • Person-centered planning

Audience: Transition-age youth and family conferences, transition fairs, K-12 professional development, teacher training programs, non-profit trainings and events
slide of Non disabled actors playing super crips heroes and villains with panel
Engage people in your community! Dan has experience moderating a wide range of topical panel discussions, including disability in media, postsecondary transition, inclusive education, and competitive, integrated employment. And he can help you plan the panel as well! These discussions often include screenings of several of his short films and trailers.

Audience: Regional and national conferences, workplace/business diversity and inclusion events, K-12 professional development, college events and classes, non-profit events and board trainings

Deepen the conversations in your community with a real-time presentation and conversation with Dan. For more information on having Dan present to your conference, K-12 school, college, class, business/workplace, or non-profit, take one minute to fill out our simple presentation inquiry form and we will send you additional information.
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