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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,646 posts)
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 02:05 PM Jul 2020

See 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 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 “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 S’mores. I guess virtually, that’s hard to do,” Obama joked.

https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/barack-obamas-surprise-visit-crip-camp-ada-30-1034038/
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See Barack Obama's Surprise Visit to 'Crip Camp' Virtual Workshop (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP
Why am I crying? He is such a good man. Botany Jul 2020 #1
Me too. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2020 #3
A real man. A real president. Someone who could empathise with everyone. erronis Jul 2020 #5
That is a President for the people! cayugafalls Jul 2020 #6
one of my friends/neighbor has a daughter who worked in the White House and she both ... Botany Jul 2020 #7
"Crip Camp" is a wonderful film. thucythucy Jul 2020 #2
Wonderful introduction to a beautiful organization. Thanks! erronis Jul 2020 #4
K&R Tarheel_Dem Jul 2020 #8
Thank you LyndaG Jul 2020 #9
Wow. Incredibly moving video. MerryBlooms Jul 2020 #10

erronis

(15,160 posts)
5. A real man. A real president. Someone who could empathise with everyone.
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 04:02 PM
Jul 2020

Not the bankrupt russian puppet who can't walk, can't run, can't run a business, and is trying to fail this country.

Botany

(70,424 posts)
7. one of my friends/neighbor has a daughter who worked in the White House and she both ...
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 04:28 PM
Jul 2020

.... Barack and Michelle Obama were very nice people. And if they had the chance ALWAYS spoke to her if just to say.

MerryBlooms

(11,753 posts)
10. Wow. Incredibly moving video.
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 06:20 PM
Jul 2020

My respect and love to these warriors, also to President Obama... I miss him so much.

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