Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Netflix’s ‘Crip Camp’: hippie-run summer camp leads to civil rights movement
“A summer camp for the handicapped run by hippies.” That’s a description of Camp Jened, a summer camp located in upstate New York in the 1970s. It was a place for teens with all kinds of disabilities — to spend time together.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min read“A summer camp for the handicapped run by hippies.” That’s a description of Camp Jened, a summer camp located in upstate New York in the 1970s. It was a place for teens with all kinds of disabilities — to spend time together. They played baseball and guitar, made out in the woods.
Some of the Jened campers later teamed up to force big changes in civil rights law, culminating in the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act.
This story is told in a new Netflix documentary called “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution.” It’s the latest documentary from Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground.
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Nicole Newnham
Documentary filmmaker, co-director of “Crip Camp”
Jim LeBrecht
Sound designer and mixer, disability rights activist, co-director of “Crip Camp”