See Barack Obama's surprise visit to 'Crip Camp' virtual workshop for ADA30
about upstate New York’s Camp Jened, a summer getaway for kids and teens with disabilities.
After the documentary premiered on Netflix in March, the streaming service and the Crip Camp Impact Campaign began hosting a weekly “,” which gathers around a Zoom every Sunday for online workshops and guest speakers. In June, Obama himself made a surprise call into the virtual hangout and Crip Camp Impact Director Andraea LaVant.
“I was hoping to see if there was going to be any S’mores. I guess virtually, that’s hard to do,” Obama joked.documentary. “It was so moving to us to see all these young people, teenagers at Camp Jened who left camp believing they could lead a worldwide movement finding their voice and awakening their power,” Obama added. He also spoke to attendees of the Crip Camp and discussed the importance of the grassroots movements like the one that helped carry the ADA.
The Crip Camp: Official Virtual Experience, which runs through August, aims to grow a new generation of activists fighting for civil rights, specifically those in the disability community.
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