Dan Habib

Dan Habib pronounced Habeeb is the creator of the awardwinning nationally broadcast documentary films Including Samuel Who Cares About Kelsey Mr Connolly Has ALS Intelligent Lives and many other short films on disabilityrelated topics Habib is a project director at the Westchester Institute for Human Development Habibs films have been nominated for Emmy awards translated into 17 languages and used worldwide to support inclusive education and disability rights Before becoming a full time documentary filmmaker in 2008 Habib was the photography editor of the Concord Monitor NH He was twice named the national Photography Editor of the Year and has been a judge of the Pulitzer Prizes In 2012 Habib received the Champion of Human and Civil Rights Award from the National Education Association and in 2013 he received the Justice for All Grassroots Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities Habib delivered a widely viewed TEDx talk titled Disabling Segregation on the benefits of inclusion to students with and without disabilities From 20142017 Habib served on President Barack Obamas Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilitiesa committee that promotes policies and initiatives that support independence and lifelong inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities Habib and his wife Betsy live in Concord NH with their sons Isaiah 24 and Samuel 21