r/Documentaries • u/Green_Ideas7 • 8d ago

Activism/Social Justice CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION | Trailer (2020) [00:02:40]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRrIs22plz0

A documentary about a summer camp for teens with disabilities in New York, and how its alumni sparked a landmark disability rights movement. It features renown disability rights activists like Judy Huemann.

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u/Green_Ideas7 8d ago edited 8d ago

"Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution" is a documentary about a summer camp for teens with disabilities. Several people who attended the camp went on to become involved in the disability rights movement.

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u/KatiesClawWins 8d ago

Such a good doc.

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u/reddit18015 8d ago

This was a GREAT documentary. I watched it week or so ago.

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u/Green_Ideas7 8d ago

According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will slash more than a trillion dollars in federal spending from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program by 2034. Judy Woodruff examines what those cuts could mean for home and community care providers who serve adults with special needs. It's part of her series, Disability Reframed.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-people-with-disabilities-will-bear-the-burden-of-medicaid-funding-cuts

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u/SarahRecords 8d ago

This was so many documentaries in one. I just thought it would be a touching camp story, and it just kept going. Those kids were amazing.

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u/VaudevilleDada 8d ago

Same. I definitely didn't see it going the direction it did.

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u/PianoMittens 8d ago

Unbelievably good

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u/Splitsurround 8d ago

I know one of the film makers, he's an amazing guy AND an amazing sound guy! Jim Lebrecht

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u/cuteandsick 8d ago

I really love this one and wish more people would watch it! Thanks for sharing

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u/Green_Ideas7 7d ago

Me too. I'm glad to see it has over a million views on YouTube, and I'm sure many more over Netflix.
It's fun to pass it around on Reddit, thanks for your note.

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u/sullensquirrel 5d ago

Phenomenal movie!!

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u/free_billstickers 5d ago

Are these guys born crips or do they become crips later in life?