In 1980, Barry Corbet published a book called “Options”– interlacing his own stories with those of spinal cord injury survivors from across the country.  The book was a foundational piece of writing about disability, and what it’s like to live and thrive with spinal injury. The last copies of the book were printed in the mid-80s and many lost to time. Despite its significance, physical copies of the book are a rare-find, and a digital version has been non-existent until now.

A well-worn copy of options was among the many pieces of archival content that our team unearthed in the making of FULL CIRCLE, and it was the most profound and impactful. Barry’s words spoke directly to Trevor and his journey, and Options became the framework in guiding the structure of the film.

In 2023, Barry’s family set themselves on the project of making Options available once again. This edition was produced by scanning a copy of the 9″ printed and bound version, followed by optical character recognition and assembly into the PDF you can download now.