Fighting the Segregation of People with Disabilities | Interview with Olivier and Hilda Bernier What Makes You Tick | Heroes with Mental and Developmental Disabilities

Today we interview Olivier and Hilda Bernier who share with us some wonderful stories about their experience navigating the world of special education services for their son, Emilio. Olivier is a filmmaker from New York and his wife gave birth to their son 6 years ago, who has Down Syndrome and he set them on this journey of making a film called “Forget Me Not,” which they hope many will get a chance to see. Before having Emilio, Hilda was a special education and bilingual education teacher in Brooklyn, which has given her a lot of insight into all the processes that children with disabilities go through to get the services they need. After having Emilio, they have gained a much better understanding of how the process is for families and want to give their perspective through their documentary.
Did Olivier have experience with Down Syndrome? 3:25The circumstances that led to them creating this documentary 7:05What response are you getting from this project? 16:45What you ought to know going into this 20:40Help is necessary 28:00“For us our goal was and is to have Emilio in an inclusive setting, so once we determined that that was our goal, we were able to work around it, see how we could work with the district, and the teachers, and providers to make it happen. All families and circumstances are different, so it’s very important to have a clear vision of what you want for your child and then you will find a way to get to it.” 24:17

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