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The油DisAbility油Project,油produced油by油That油Uppity油Theatre油Company,油is
an油awardwinning,油innova?ve油theatrical油experience油that油creates
original油short油pieces,油including油scenes,油dance,油and油rap,油about油the
culture油of油disability.油It油is油one油of油the油only油projects油of油its油kind油in油the
country.

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They油have油performed油for油over油85,000油people油and油have油sparked油the
imagina?ons油and油empathy油of油audiences油of油all油ages.油The油DisAbility
Project油was油honored油to油perform油their油famous油rap油for油an油audience油of
6,500油people油油for油the油opening油of油the油United油Methodist油Womens
Interna?onal油Conference油at油the油Edward油Jones油Dome.

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Now油in油its油15th油season,油the油DisAbility油Project油brings油awareness油and油sensi?vity油to
issues油in油the油disability油community油through油a油combina?on油of油art油and油advocacy
that油tours油to油a油variety油of油audiences.油Jus?n油Ivan油Brown,油Ana油Jennings,油and油Bryan
Jones油perform油a油scene油from油TheAdventuresofTom,Becky,andHuckfor油1,200
students油in油University油City.油The油DisAbility油Project油adapted油the油classic油novel,油The
AdventuresofTomSawyer,油from油a油disability油perspec?ve.


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In油1995,油theatre油ar?st油Joan油Lipkin油(right)油and油occupa?onal
therapist油and油JCC油Hall油of油Fame油member油Fran油Cohen油(leX)油co
founded油the油DisAbility油Project.




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Alison油Chancellor油(seated)油and油guest油ar?st油Hannah油Joyce
(standing)油dance.油Some?mes,油audiences油are油surprised油to
see油people油with油disabili?es油dance,油but油dance,油singing,
rap,油and油comedy油are油all油part油of油the油Projects油repertoire.
The油DisAbility油Project油is油comprised油of油people油with油and
without油disabili?es油to油model油inclusion.

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Ar?s?c油Director油Joan油Lipkin油(standing)油and油ensemble油members油Ana油Jennings油(middle)油and
Lucy油Grondahl油(background)油perform油a油scene油from油one油of油the油Projects油most油requested
pieces,油Hello.油This油popular油piece油depicts油a油not油uncommon油scenario油of油what油to油do油when油a
curious油child油might油want油to油make油friends油with油a油person油with油disabili?es.油Equal油parts油art
and油educa?on,油the油Project油explores油many油issues,油including油disability油and油e?quee.


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Following油a油taping油by油the油Higher油Educa?on油Channel油at
Crossroads油College油Preparatory油School油for油an油interna?onal
internet油broadcast,油members油of油the油DisAbility油Project油and
students油celebrate.油Most油performances油include油opportuni?es
for油audiences油to油meet油and油get油to油know油the油Project油members油up
close油and油personal.

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The油Project油provides油students油with油an油opportunity油to油assess油their油a]tudes
and油awareness油prior油to油and油aXer油seeing油a油performance.油Its油exci?ng油to油see
how油percep?ons油shiX.




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Some油ensemble油members油perform油a油piece油called油IAmaWorkofArt.油Some油油of
the油challenges油facing油par?cipants油have油included油alcoholism,油amputa?on,
asthma,油bipolar油disorder,油blindness,油brain油injury,油cancer,油cerebral油palsy,
cogni?ve油delay,油depression,油Down油syndrome,油epilepsy,油HIV/AIDS,油mul?ple
sclerosis,油polio,油spina油bi鍖da,油spinal油cord油injury,油and油stroke.


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Ensemble油members油engage油in油conversa?on,油wri?ng,油sound,油movement,油and
theatrical油exercises油to油create油educa?onal油and油entertaining油performance
pieces油on油the油culture油of油disability.




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Some油members油of油the油DisAbility油Project油celebrate油with油Mayor油Francis油Slay油at油the
Missouri油History油Museum,油following油the油opening油of油the油Americans油with油Disabili?es油Act
20油Years油Later油exhibit.油In油recogni?on油of油their油groundbreaking油work,油the油Project油has
received油numerous油awards,油including油the油Governors油Council油on油Disability油Community
Enhancement,油Focus油What's油Right油with油the油Region油for油Improving油Racial油Equality油and
Social油Jus?ce,油John油van油Voris,油Human油Rights油Campaign油Organiza?onal油Equality油Award,
and油Arts油for油Life油Special油Recogni?on,油among油others.
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Many油people油with油disabili?es油are油鍖nding油both油a油sense油of油community油and油an
outlet油for油their油talents油in油the油project,油while油the油ar?sts油without油disabili?es
have油had油their油worldview油expanded.



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