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I'll Find a Way

Beverly Shaffer, 1977, 25 min 47 s

This Oscar®-winning documentary presents Nadia, a 9-year-old girl with spina bifida. Her dream is to attend a regular school ...
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This Oscar®-winning documentary presents Nadia, a 9-year-old girl with spina bifida. Her dream is to attend a regular school, even though she knows other kids will tease her. Wise for her young age, Nadia simply decides that she'll "find a way to deal with it." Despite having to overcome many obstacles, Nadia's got spunk and makes it clear she's not looking for sympathy.

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I'll Find a Way

Nine-year-old Nadia knows the kids will tease her at the regular school she will attend, but she affirms that she'll "find a way to deal with it." Nadia has spina bifida. She makes it candidly clear that she is not looking for sympathy. She can do many things that other children do, only she has a different way of doing them.
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