6,000 Waiting (2021)

Our nation has a long history of sending people with developmental disabilities to institutions, placing preference of simplified medical care over the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in their communities. Nick, Ben, and Noah are just 3 of the 6,000 Georgians and of 800,000 Americans imploring their state governments to support them in their pursuit of a non-warehoused life--a life guaranteed by their Olmstead rights. But while each their names sits on a stack of papers in downtown Atlanta known as "the waiting list," they and their families try everything they can to live life on their own terms, surrounded by the people they love, and advocating for their rights.