Dan Habib is the creator of the award-winning documentary films Including Samuel, Who Cares About Kelsey?, Mr. Connolly Has ALS and many other films on disability-related topics. Habib is a filmmaker at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability. His latest documentary, Intelligent Lives, examines our society’s narrow perceptions of intelligence. The Intelligent Lives project also contains four short films focusing on effective practices in transition for youth with disabilities from high school to higher education and employment.
Habib received the Champion of Human and Civil Rights Award from the National Education Association, and the Justice for All Grassroots Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities. In 2014, Habib was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Habib and his wife, Betsy, live in Concord, NH, with their sons Isaiah, 24, and Samuel, 21.
Dan Habib has been a guest on 3 episodes.
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Episode 36: My Disability Roadmap with Dan and Samuel Habib
August 2nd, 2022 | 56 mins 50 secs
assistant principals, awsp, education, k-12, leadership, principals
In this podcast, My Disablity Roadmap Co-Directors Samuel Habib and Dan Habib introduce the 23-minute film that recently appeared in the New York Times. Following the film's audio, Dan interviews Samuel about his education, post-secondary transition, the process of making the film, and more.
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Inclusion 360: All Panelists
May 11th, 2021 | 1 hr 38 secs
assistant principals, awsp, education, inclusion, inclusionary practices, ipp, k-12, leadership, principals
On May 10th, 2021 we concluded two years of work around inclusion with an amazing panel of experts. Join AWSP, Alfredo Artiles, Dan Habib, Samuel Habib, LeDerick Horne, Keith Jones and Lauren Katzman for an hour long discussion around the state of inclusion today, and looking at the future.
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Inclusion 360 | Dan Habib
April 15th, 2021 | 52 mins 54 secs
assistant principals, awsp, education, k-12, leadership, principals
Dan Habib is the creator of the award-winning documentary films Including Samuel, Who Cares About Kelsey?, Mr. Connolly Has ALS and many other films on disability-related topics. Enjoy this third episode of our Inclusion 360 podcast series.