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| Written by | David James Savarese |
| Directed by | Robert Rooy |
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| Running time | 72 minutes |
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| Original release | 2017 |
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Deej is a 2017 documentary of the story of DJ Savarese, an American autistic activist who is nonspeaking and uses alternative and augmentative communication methods, in his daily life as a high school student preparing for transition to higher education.[1][2]
Background
The film was directed by Robert Rooy and David James Savarese, known as DJ or Deej.[3][1] Savarese is co-creator and co-producer of the documentary, which was filmed primarily in Iowa. The film emphasizes Savarese's goal of promoting communication access for all nonspeaking autistic people, as part of the neurodiversity movement.[4]
Savarese was adopted from the foster care system and diagnosed early in life as autistic.[5] As a child, Savarese and his adoptive parents struggled to ensure his inclusion in the local public school system.[6] Eventually winning the right for Savarese to receive education in public schools, Savarese and his parents framed their challenges as a civil rights struggle against ableism.[2][7][5] Since the events featured in Deej, Savarese attended and graduated from Oberlin College.[7][8]
Deej aired nationally on PBS in October 2017.[9]
External Links
Deej official website
Deej page on IMDB
References
^ ab Inc., POV | American Documentary. "AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: Inclusion Shouldn't Be a Lottery". POV's Documentary Blog. Retrieved 2018-05-20..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ ab Corley, Maria (2017-09-20). "Deej: A non-verbal autistic man raises his voice for inclusion". Medium. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
^ Rooy, Robert (2017-10-17), Deej, retrieved 2018-05-20
^ iborha@newspost.com, Imade Borha. "DJ 'Deej' Savarese pursues freedom as an non-speaking autistic man in new documentary". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
^ ab Gabbard, Chris (2008-01-31). "Savarese, Ralph James. Reasonable People: A Memoir of Autism and Adoption". Disability Studies Quarterly. 28 (1). ISSN 2159-8371.
^ "'Deej' film puts a spotlight on autism and disability rights". The Arizona State Press. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
^ ab Fishman, Kate. ""Deej" Highlights Interdependence, Challenges Assumptions". The Oberlin Review. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
^ Gittin, Adam. "Student Panelists Celebrate Neurodiversity". The Oberlin Review. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
^ "'Deej' film spotlights nonspeaking student with autism | National Center on Disability and Journalism". ncdj.org. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
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