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If I Can't Do It

• 1998 ----- color ----- 57 min ----- vhs
• Born with cerebral palsy in an isolated Kentucky cabin, Arthur Campbell spent his first thirty-eight years sheltered by over-protective parents at home. "I watched a lot of television," he says, "and I never saw a program about anyone whose life was like mine." Today, he lives independently, and is an advocate and activist for disability rights. Presents an unflinching portrait of one cantankerous and courageous disabled man who, with many others, is pushing for independence and an equal slice of the American pie. Witty, stubborn, and often exasperating, Campbell is neighter a hero nor a saint, but a complex individual working to fulfill his dreams by seizing control of his own existence and living life on his own terms. (Closed-Captioned)
• Topics: (Community Life, Disability Studies, Discrimination, Social Work: Human/Community Services, Sociology)

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