The Lewiston Public Library plans to host Community Connect Maine for a screening of its short video collection, entitled “Invisible: Personal stories from the front lines of disability.”
This free, public program is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Callahan Hall, 200 Lisbon St.
The collection focuses on the lived experience of Mainers with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as their families and caregivers, as told in their own voices. Following the screening will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions of the filmmakers and some of the subjects as well.
This ongoing, multi-year project was developed, with grant funding from the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council, by Community Connect Maine, a non-profit organization dedicated to the vision that all people have the support they need, when they need it, to live a full life in their communities of choice.
A barrier to achieving that goal is that many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are invisible in their community. Community Connect Maine aims to overcome that barrier by helping people in the disability community share their stories.
Light refreshments will be available.
To register, visit communityconnectme.org.
For more information, contact the library at 207-513-3135 or [email protected].