Netflix fills in the entertainment during the virus shut-down

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution is a Netflix Original movie directed by James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham.

It runs just under two hours and tells the story of Larry Allison who, in 1971, went to a summer camp in New York that catered to children with disabilities. While these campers were labeled as disabled, they were very much children of the ‘70s – free-spirited and unstructured. For Allison, it was hard to tell the difference between the campers and the young hippie counselors.

Everyone at the camp was kind and caring. Everyone had such a good sense of humor, but some would go too far, like when the camp director made holes in the ground so the handicapped campers would fall, which was a bit messed up. Still, they were overall very nice. When Addison arrived, he had just had surgery and he was sad because, at 15 years old, he was unable to control his bladder. The counselors were amazing and helpful and they were more like friends than a babysitter.

While they were there, the campers realized that they could accomplish so much more than they had in the past, but most of their parents feared the worst and people outside the camp would look at them as handicapped and treat them differently than normal teens.

This movie was pretty good and showed that disabled people are a lot more capable and often misunderstood. It showed courage and strength that people don’t normally see. The movie was more of a documentary than a movie, but i do recommend it. It was really interesting

It is rated R, so it is not recommended for younger kids.