TY  - BOOK
AU  - Elliott, Alice
TI  - Body and soul : : Diana and Kathy
SN  - 9781574482263
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Welcome Change Productions
KW  - INDEPENDENT LIVING
KW  - FRIENDSHIPS
KW  - SELF ADVOCACY
KW  - HUMAN RIGHTS
KW  - COMMUNITY LIVING
KW  - DOWN SYNDROME
KW  - CEREBRAL PALSY
KW  - DEINSTITUTIONALISATION
KW  - LEGISLATION
KW  - BIOGRAPHY
KW  - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
N2  - The story of the remarkable friendship between Diana Braun, who has Down syndrome, and Kathy Conour, who has cerebral palsy. The two met over three decades ago, and have been roommates, friends, and partners in political activism ever since; In 2005, Kathy Conour and Diana Braun were awarded an Illinois Human Rights Award. They were the first people with disabilities to receive this honor and absolutely deserved the recognition.  Their hard struggle for the right to be a part of their community and to be able to live independently is graphically illustrated through this film.
Alice Elliott has done an amazing job of revealing the two women in the home and out in the community.  We get to know Diana, as Kathy’s personal assistant in all ways, with her straight talk and uncompromising reactions and her grasp of essentials “Make the money follow the people”.  Kathy who has such wit, amazing grace considering her physical difficulties and strength in the face of real adversity is always willing to listen to Diana.  They complement each other well as 35 years of shared living proves.
Both women have a disability, Diana Down syndrome  and Kathy Cerebral Palsy, but what really stands out after watching the film is their characters and the work they do as activists and human rights speakers.  

; Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007
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