Move to Include

MOVE TO INCLUDE is a partnership between
WXXI and the Golisano Foundation designed to
promote inclusion for people with intellectual and physical disabilities. Through programming and special events, WXXI and the Golisano Foundation look to build a more inclusive community by inspiring and motivating people to embrace different abilities and include all people in every aspect of community life.

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Coming Up

Signing Black in America

Sunday, September 20, 2020 - 3:30pm

on WXXI-TV

This is the first documentary about Black ASL: the unique dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) that developed within historically segregated African American Deaf communities. 

Move to Include hosts "Give Me Liberty" screening + discussion

Thursday, September 24, 2020 - 7:30pm

Watch Give Me Liberty online and then join WXXI and The Golisano Foundation for a discussion about the film.

Count Basie – Through His Own Eyes

Saturday, September 26, 2020 - 5:00pm

on WXXI-TV

This revealing documentary sheds light on Count Basie’s inner motivations, as well as his relationships with his wife and disabled daughter, the “hidden core of his creative life.”

Move to Include presents "Give Me Liberty"

Watch the film online through September 24th

Join WXXI and the Golisano Foundation for a special presentation of Give Me Liberty, an American drama-comedy film.

Xavier Riddle and The Secret Museum: I Am Helen Keller/I Am Alexander Graham Bell On-Demand

on WXXI Kids 24/7

Yadina becomes increasingly frustrated as she tries to read a book to Dr. Zoom, but has to keep stopping since it has words in it she doesn't know.

Changing Sports, Changing Lives On-Demand

“It’s not what’s missing that’s important,” says wheelchair basketball player Nik Goncin, “it’s what’s there.” Watch On-Demand

Best Buddies

These videos share conversation with Best Buddies, special friendships happening across New York State.

Intelligent Lives: Opening Doors On-Demand

Watch On-Demand: Narrated by Academy-Award nominee Chris Cooper, this film follows three young adults with intellectual disabilities and how they navigate school, college and workforce.

Roadtrip Nation: Being You On-Demand

Roadtrip Nation shares inspiring stories of struggle, self-acceptance and success in Being You

Move to Include's History

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 - 9:00am

Move to Include spotlights people of differing abilities and disability issues - including education, healthcare, housing, recreation, employment and local efforts to support inclusion - through television, radio, news, special events, and social media. The initiative works to inspire and motivate people to embrace different abilities and include all people in all aspects of community life.

Classical 91.5 Special Programming

Monday, January 20, 2020 - 6:00am

Classical 91.5 celebrates the musicians who compose and perform no matter what challenges they face.

Arts InFocus: Move to Include

Friday, September 4, 2020 - 8:30pm

on WXXI-TV

Arts InFocus looks back on some of its best stories featuring the work of artists with disabilities, who continue to shape and stimulate the cultural landscape in and around Rochester.

Hearts of Glass

Monday, August 3, 2020 - 9:00pm

on WXXI-TV

Learn more about Vertical Harvest, an innovative experiment in growing crops and providing meaningful employment for people with disabilities.

Blind Love: A Holocaust Journey Through Poland with Man’s Best Friend

Sunday, August 2, 2020 - 5:00pm

on WXXI-TV

With the help of their loyal guide dogs, six blind Israelis travel on the March of the Living, a program that brings students from all over the world to Auschwitz.

Live Art: Love

Saturday, August 1, 2020 - 5:00pm

on WXXI-TV

Two hundred students of all abilities representing the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community's (SPARC) “Live Art” program perform alongside nationally renowned artists and musicians in an unforgettable night of music, dance and visual arts.

Live Art: Love

Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 10:00pm

on WXXI-TV

From the Wings: The Live Art Story

Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 9:00pm

on WXXI-TV

This film shares the story of a group of children with varying abilities that come together to create an unprecedented performance and change their community forever.