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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSee Barack Obama's Surprise Visit to 'Crip Camp' Virtual Workshop
Barack Obama made a surprise appearance during one of the Crip Camp socially distanced workshops, with the former president sharing video from the virtual visit Sunday, a day that all marks the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA 30).
Michelle and Barack Obama served as executive producers on the Netflix documentary Crip Camp about upstate New Yorks 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 Crip Camp: The Official Virtual Experience, 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 Smores. I guess virtually, thats hard to do, Obama joked.
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jul 2020
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Botany
(70,424 posts)1. Why am I crying? He is such a good man.
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BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)3. Me too.
erronis
(15,160 posts)5. A real man. A real president. Someone who could empathise with everyone.
Not the bankrupt russian puppet who can't walk, can't run, can't run a business, and is trying to fail this country.
cayugafalls
(5,639 posts)6. That is a President for the people!
Gosh I love him so much.
Tears of joy.
Botany
(70,424 posts)7. one of my friends/neighbor has a daughter who worked in the White House and she both ...
.... Barack and Michelle Obama were very nice people. And if they had the chance ALWAYS spoke to her if just to say.
thucythucy
(8,032 posts)2. "Crip Camp" is a wonderful film.
I recommend it to everyone.
erronis
(15,160 posts)4. Wonderful introduction to a beautiful organization. Thanks!
Tarheel_Dem
(31,220 posts)8. K&R
LyndaG
(683 posts)9. Thank you
Made my day. Wonderful.
MerryBlooms
(11,753 posts)10. Wow. Incredibly moving video.
My respect and love to these warriors, also to President Obama... I miss him so much.