Diana Braun and Kathleen Conour approached Alice Elliott at the 2001 National Arc Convention, and asked her to make a documentary about them. At first Alice was reluctant to take on another project, since she had just finished The Collector of Bedford Street . Kathy, however, was persistent in her emails, so when Alice was in Chicago in the Spring of 2002, she decided to take her camera and travel to Springfield. Diana and Kathy welcomed her and were willing participants. The result is Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy .

Diana and Kathy are friends and advocates, who continue to explore innovative solutions for people with disabilities. From their experience living outside of institutions for 35 years, they became advocates for choices in housing for people with disabilities.

If you would like to know more about the film, please email Alice Elliott, the director, at director@welcomechange.org.

Diana is Presenting in St. Louis!

Posted 29 days ago

If you’re going to be in the St. Louis area in early March, be sure to look for Diana!

March 6th: Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis

March 7th: The Arc of St. Louis.

Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy has been accepted to the American Documentary Showcase!

Posted 29 days ago

The American Documentary Showcase is a curated program of contemporary documentaries that is offered to US Embassies for screening abroad. Funded by, and as a cooperative program with, the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State, the Showcase is designed to promote American documentaries and their filmmakers at international venues.

For more information on the Showcase, click here.

New Advocacy Videos

Posted 92 days ago

Watch Diana and Kathy discuss self-determination, advocacy, and independent living in these two new short videos on YouTube. Both videos are English Captioned.

Watch them here!