crip camp Flashcards
what job does jm lebrecht do?
sound designer at a theater.
what disability was jim lebrecht born with?
born with spina bifida.
what opportunity was jim lebrecht given?
given the chance to go to public school on a trial run when other people at the time were being institutionalized.
why was jim lebrecht nervous to go to camp?
he was embarrassed due to having to wear diapers but soon realized that everyone had something going on with them.
what was one thing that jim lebrecht noticed about the campers?
realized that there were different varying degrees of disability at the camp.
what is crip camp (camp jened)?
summer camp ran for “the handicapped” by hippies.
what did many campers view the camp as?
an utopia, a place where they could escape from the outside world.
when was the camp founded?
1951.
how did the camp treat people with disabilities?
just like everyone else.
what was built into the camp?
- personal assistance
- whoever needed help got it
during when many of the campers went, what had not yet been passed?
the disability act.
disabled people are often denied what?
the right to privacy.
many of campers viewed their friends as what?
siblings.
when did the camp shut down?
after the summer of 1977 due to financial difficulties.
who was judy heumann?
- president of disabled in action
- served as the special advisor for international disability rights at the U.S. department of state
what is disabled in action?
a political organization for disabled people.
disabled in action was the result of what?
a lawsuit that was brought against the board of education in new york city.
one of the first things disabled in action worked on was what?
deinstitutionalization.
what did disabled in action tend to do?
hold a lot of protests.
what was section 504 of the rehabilitation act?
- detailed things about anti-discrimination
- anyone who got federal money (schools, hospitals) could not discriminate
what happened at the disabled in action protests in front of nixon headquarters?
members sat down in the street to block traffic.
what protests happened to enforce section 504?
- people did all that they could: they camped out
- camping out meant a lot because a lot of disabled people went without the assistance they need, but they were willing to do whatever it took to be heard
- the media often ignored them
- eventually, the section was signed
- still, even after it was signed, it was a struggle to enforce it
what is the goal of the center for independent living (CIL)?
get disabled people into independent living/help them in general.
what is the americans with disabilities act?
a bill that mandates equal access for disabled people for employment, transportation, etc.
