About this Short Film
Disability vs Ability in St Johns (St John's School, Australia, 2018) Made by students at St John's School, this short film sits naturally within the Focus on Ability programme. Rather than a fixed narrative, it explores themes of inclusion, friendship and everyday school life, showing how young people relate in group settings. The film presents moments with teenagers and children that feel immediate and real, and it invites viewers to notice strengths, adaptations and shared experiences in a school context. Quiet and thoughtful, it contributes to the festival's goal of highlighting the abilities and achievements of people with disability while prompting discussion about community and accessibility in education.
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Film Transcript
What steps is the school currently implementing to support disabled students?
Well, very currently implementing a lots of ways for students. The American classrooms are just like ways for in the wheelchair, such as the secondary area where there is a ramp for wheelchair disabled students. But for now there are lots of other ways, such as in the primary with including ramps, I'm pretty sure.
Do you believe that this is enough?
I really think it depends on how much deep for disabled students are in the, because what I usually think is like some schools really just overdo it for other types of classroom. We have to really be smart about this decision. For now I think with the amount of students are disabled I think the ramps aren't enough for now, but I would not overdo it.
One of the steps that I'm mostly known as these like the ramp from my, it's a variant and from the senior area to Severe and Marian, except there is only one of them. So they've only really have an implementing that many things actually have disabled students.
No, I don't think that this is enough, because a crazy an area in Scott step that seven people can't like get off and go back without help. Sorry, it's harder for them to actually get to their classes up there when they're disabled.
The heat stains tortoise Kevin Thompson and Sam student he attentions.
Collectively, right. What course of action is the school taking? Disappoint—no, never really get the integers, wouldn't it. But can we figure out where do you think these are being met? As a sample student you all support students of different disabilities, magical, physic to mental issues finished like that. I take his notions will remain along this carriage immediately after. I see if anything else you add there. You have a school which contrary except established in Santa Paula. Thank you for watching this end.
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