Product Description
Crip Camp 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.
Film runtime: 1 hour, 42 minutes
Film rating: R for brief nudity, brief language and some sexual references. Common Sense Media rated this film as appropriate for ages 15+.
We recommend this film and guide combination for public film screening events.
Curriculum Guide
Lesson 1: Media Literacy: Understanding What You Are Watching (Media Literacy, Film Studies)
Lesson 2: Power and Disability Justice: An Introduction (English Language Arts, Social Studies)
Lesson 3: Civil Rights, Human Rights and Power (Social Studies, Government, Civics)
Lesson 4: Language Power and Ableism (English Language Arts, Social Studies)
Lesson 5: The Strategic Use of Power (Social Studies, Government, Civics)
Discussion Guide
- 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
Glossary of Film Terms
The Glossary of Film Terms is useful for the Film Literacy lessons that are part of this curriculum guide.
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Related Resources
Crip Camp was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Learn more about teaching with Academy Award-wining films.
Behind The Scenes: Read Interview with Crip Camp Documentary Filmmaker Jim LeBrecht.
Teaching about Activism, Protest and Civil Disobedience? Crip Camp combines well with Rebel Hearts, Summer of Soul and The Crisis Scientists.
Teaching about Civic Engagement? Extend the conversation with our Civics and Civic Engagement Collection.
Teaching about Media Literacy? Get more resources in our Media Literacy and Journalism Collection.
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