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Crip Knowledge: The Transformative Power of Disability Wisdom and Lived Experience

"Crip knowledge is a specialized, experiential form of understanding that arises from the lived realities of disabled people navigating a world built for the non-disabled. Unlike traditional medical perspectives that view disability as a deficit to be cured, crip knowledge positions disability as a site of innovation, community building, and critical insight. It is an epistemic framework that challenges "compulsory able-bodiedness," a term coined by theorist Robert McRuer, suggesting that the "normal" body is a social construct rather than a biological imperative. By reclaiming the word "crip"—once a derogatory slur—disabled activists and scho..."

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