![]() Alexis Nedd, Senior Entertainment Reporter Some of the same people shown as children in the camp footage went on to lead life-changing demonstrations that improved the social status of people with disabilities in the United States, but Crip Camp’s greatest strength as a film is in showing how early access to inclusive spaces gives marginalized community members the opportunity to dream of and create a better world. Camp Jened was a summer program for children and teens with a wide range of disabilities, and the documentary uses archival footage from the camp’s’ heyday in the 1960s to show the impact its progressive and accessible space had on its campers. Crip Camp Best New Movies on Netflix Credit: courtesy of netflixĬrip Camp: A Disability Revolution is a vital documentary that tells the story of the generation of disability activists who first learned to organize while attending the now defunct Camp Jened.
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