Keith wrote me the following, which I think sounds like a great idea. I want to look into these two movies asap.
I have an idea for an activity your OT class might like - movie night. There are two films with disability related themes The first is "Murderball." You might have heard of it. It's a documentary about the U.S. paralympic rugby team and was nominated for an Academy Award. Those guys are brutal, disability or not! I had a student lunchtime attendant a few years ago who was on the school girl's rugby team and I went to two games. All of a sudden, it was like seeing a totally different person. I used to kid her that if I didn't finish my lunch some day, she'd probably put my head through a wall!
The other movie didn't get the same attention, but it's equally good. "Rory O'Shea Was Here" is about a young guy with M.D. who gets placed in a nursing home. He's the youngest person there and a rebel. He and a guy with C.P. eventually move into an apartment. It touches on themes of attendant care, accessibility, and most important, consumer control. Rory is sometimes a jerk, but it shows that people with disabilities are like everyone else.Both films are cool because they don't sugar coat people with disabilities or use "cutesy" language. They explore real world issues that much of society never considers.
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As your Resident Movie Buff and Mortal Enemy, I command your meek self to watch both of these movies for they are wonderful.
Peace, Love, and Hot Sauce in your eyes,
--S
hey karen,
we watched murderball the first year of my OT program and then one of the guys actually in the movie came to speak to us. it was really eye opening and covered a big variety of topics involving SCIs. it was crazy how physical they get...i could never do it. :) anyway, just wanted to say that. he came all the way to north dakota, so i'm sure he'd come to other schools!
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