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'Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution' Film Screening and Discussion

Join us for a film screening and discussion for the documentary Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution. Crip Camp is a 2020 Netflix documentary that tells the story of disabled teens who became advocates for equality. The film explores the history of disability activism and culture, and the challenges faced by disabled people in the 1970s.

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Supported in part by The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, the City of Kansas City, Missouri Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund, the Health Forward Foundation, and the Estelle S. and Robert A. Long Ellis Foundation. NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. El Proyecto NEA Big Read es una iniciativa del National Endowment for the Arts (el Fondo Nacional para las Artes de Estados Unidos) en cooperacion con Arts Midwest.

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This program is intended for individuals 18 years and older.


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'Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution' Film Screening and Discussion

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