Alisa Siegel's documentary is called "The Education of Ashif Jaffer.'

By his very presence in that classroom, he is breaking new ground. Ashif Jaffer has Down Syndrome. For years now, some university and colleges have welcomed people with Down Syndrome - to audit individual courses or participate in special programs. Ashif Jaffer wants to change that. He's now registered in one course. But his dream - and his mother's dream - is for a full university education and the degree that goes with it. Ashif s story is about testing limits - his own and the university's.

Listen to the documentary CBC Sunday Edition