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Project

Disability Cinema

Center:

DE-Center for Disabilities Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2016

Contact Information:

Laura Eisenman
[email protected]
302-831-0532

Project Description:

Disability Cinema brought together students and community members to view and discuss four feature films or documentaries about disability experiences. The goal of the project was to raise awareness about assumptions, constructions, and interpretations of disability that are embedded in these media and consider the influence of different disability representations on the lives of people with disabilities, communities, and social institutions. Once each week during the University's winter session, the campus and local communities were invited to participate in a 2.5 - 3 hour event that included (1) a 10 - 15 minute TED - style presentation to the night's movie by a guest speaker with a disability, (2) viewing a feature film or documentary in which disability plays a role, and (3) facilitated discussion of the issues in the film/documentary.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Developing & Disseminating Information, Other Direct/Model Services

Area of Emphasis

Other - Leadership

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

None

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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Mailing address:
PO Box 8787
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8787