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If I Can't Do It
By Walter Brock
Premiered: July 7, 1998
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Arthur Campbell, Jr. doesn't want your sympathy, he just wants what most people do: a living wage, a meaningful social life, a few good laughs and the means to get around. Filmmaker Walter Brock offers an unflinching portrait of one disabled man who, with many others, is pushing for independence and an equal slice of the American pie. From the remote hills of Kentucky to the hallowed halls of Congress, join Arthur on his own unforgettable ride through life and the disability rights movement.
"If I Can't Do It" was featured in 2005 as part of the True Lives series, a co-presentation of American Public Television and American Documentary, Inc. Find out more »
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Transcript:
WALTER BROCK: As a country we're comfortable with looking at people with disabilities in two ways primarily: One, either as heroes that overcome insurmountable odds to achieve inspiring things; or two, as sort of pitiable "Jerry's kids." And this piece is not about a hero, and it's certainly not about a man who is an object of pity. It's rather a portrait of a man trying to be a part -- trying to take hold of his own life... This piece really attempts to look at Arthur Campbell as a human being. To look at him not only through the lens of his accomplishments, his aspirations, but his foibles, his grandiosity, his many charming, endearing and infuriating qualities.
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