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‘Crip Camp’ directors on reclaiming title’s derogatory term and celebrating monumental passing of Americans with Disabilities Act

Posted on July 24, 2020

Originally published July 24, 2020 by Yahoo Life
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The directors of the acclaimed film “Crip Camp” say they used “crip,” short for “cripple,” a term often considered offensive, to create more positive associations with the word. They intended it to signify political awareness and an embrace of one’s identity as a person with a disability – traits shared by the subjects of the documentary, who were instrumental in the civil rights movement that led to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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