Week 5 Blog

The Crip Camp documentary on Netflix was something that I really hadn't seen before, and I don't mean strictly that documentary before - I have never seen something popular and publicized in a theatrical manner that educated an audience about people with disabilities, as well as some of the history that goes with it. One of the things that was eye opening to me was the fact people with disabilities aren't sitting around feeling sorry for themselves. That thought doesn't cross their mind, and I think a lot of the time, people look down on them, as if they are inferior, when that couldn't be further from the truth in any aspect whatsoever - just figured that thought was worth noting.

With the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, we learned that any federal agencies, receiving financial assistance will be easily accessible for those with disabilities. This not only was a great win for our nation, but it also brought some awareness to people who never gave people with disabilities the time of day, for whatever reasons. With all of that being said, we can do better today, in 2022. If everywhere isn't doing everything in their utmost power to make their business/operations as accessible as possible, we are failing.

Lastly, I'm sure it wasn't an easy road for everyone to find distinct similarities in their movement, and Crip Camp. For my movement (hopefully not having to reintroduce it!), it needs more publicity, more activists, more people to realize there are problems with these athletes getting away with things nobody should. Like I mentioned above, before Crip Camp, I couldn't point to too many things that talked about what more that can be done for people with disabilities, and I think that crime in athletics needs some more light shed on it too.