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Overview
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution provides an opportunity to explore the history of U.S. disability activism, culture, and history.
We recommend this film for public film screening events.
- Type: Documentary Feature Film
- Lesson Grades: 11, 12, College, Adult Learning
- Rating: R
- Ages: 18–24, 25+
Common Sense Media rates this film as appropriate for ages 15+Moving docu about life-changing camp has violence, language.- Run time: 60–119 minutes
Where to Watch
Crip Camp offers range of accessibility features:
- Optional closed captions on YouTube.
- Open captions and audio description on YouTube.
- Multi-language options for audio description, closed captions and subtitles on Netflix.
The Crip Camp audio described trailer is also available on YouTube.
Curriculum Guide
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Media Literacy: Understanding What You Are Watching
Subject: Film Literacy, Media Literacy
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Power and Disability Justice: An Introduction
Subject: Civics, English Language Arts, Government, Social Studies
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Civil Rights, Human Rights and Power
Subject: Civics, Government, Social Studies
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Language Power and Ableism
Subject: Civics, English Language Arts, Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies
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The Strategic Use of Power
Subject: Civics, Government, Social Studies
This lessons are best for grades 9-12 and can also be adapted for adult learning environments and college classrooms.
Discussion Guide
This discussion guide is organized by time code and works well in community learning spaces and/or classrooms.
Meet the Directors
Welcome to Camp Jened (About Camp Jened)
Coming Together/Saying Goodbye
Taking to the Streets
Systems That Fail Us
Independent Living
The 504 Sit-In
The Capital Crawl and the American Disability Act
What Is Your Role?
Resources for Further Study
Group Discussion Facilitation Guidelines
These tips can help you create safe space for classroom engagement on the themes and subjects of this film.
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