This free event will include a screening of Facing the Falls, featuring a conversation with the film’s star, Cara Yar Khan, plus a resource fair, workshops, door prizes, and lunch (while supplies last)!
Join us for a screening of Facing the Falls, followed by a conversation with Cara Yar Khan about the film and her personal experience.
Cara Yar Khan is an internationally recognized disability rights advocate, humanitarian, filmmaker, and public speaker. Drawing from her lived experience with a progressive neuromuscular disease, her work focuses on disability inclusion, accessibility, and challenging assumptions about what is possible. Learn more about Facing the Falls.
About Cara Yar Khan
Cara has served in leadership roles with the United Nations and major global organizations, and her advocacy has been recognized internationally. She has dedicated her career to advancing accessibility, inclusion, and disability rights around the world.
Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request. For additional information, call 703-324-6184, TTY 711.
To ensure the Resource Fair supports our mission, participating vendors must:
To help make the event special and engaging, we kindly ask each participating vendor to bring at least one door prize to be given away during the event (e.g., gift baskets, service coupons, or other relevant items).
Vendors will receive a complimentary table space and two chairs to display materials and connect with attendees.
To request approval for a vendor table, please submit a vendor request form. A member of the planning committee will review your submission and follow up no later than early October with additional information regarding your participation.
The Fairfax Area Agency on Aging was established 50 years ago to promote the wellbeing of older people. The AAA serves as a vital resource for older adults, individuals with disabilities, and their caregivers by offering a comprehensive range of services, helping people remain independent in their communities, and serving as a gateway to home and community-based services.
