Welcome back, Crip Campers.
And a huge hello to President Barack Obama.
Hello, everybody! And hello, Andraéa.
I was hoping to see if there were gonna be any s'mores.
I guess, virtually, that's hard to do.
[Obama] One of the first films that we were lucky enough
to be able to produce was Crip Camp.
It was so moving to us to see all these young people...
-[campers laughing] -[Obama] ...teenagers at Camp Jened
who left camp believing they could lead a worldwide movement,
finding their voice and awakening to their power.
Bringing the Crip Camp story to life means so much to our community.
What I want to do is hear from you about what camp's been like.
[inaudible]
You have joined us on our sixth week of Crip Camp.
Hi, everyone.
[LaVant] We're continuing the work you see in the film
with leaders of today's movement.
...always like to start with a spirit of gratitude...
[LaVant] We have over 8,500 people registered to join us for camp each week
from all over the world.
Making sure everyone feels included is our priority.
This includes folks who are deaf and hard of hearing...
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-[LaVant] ...and blind and low vision. -...a dress with a black top...
I have heart-shaped glasses.
Short, curly hair.
I'm wearing a denim shirt.
There's a picture of me swimming in Hawaii,
which is where I was born.
My hair is much greyer than it was just a few years ago.
President Obama, I think that there's somebody
that you wanted to... to bring in as well?
[Obama] Somebody who has helped to make
unbelievable change in this country and around the world,
and who just happens to have been featured in Crip Camp.
We want no more segregation.
[Obama] How are you, Judy?
I'm good, Mr. President. How are you?
How do you, uh, see the relationship
between activism and protest
and social movements and government?
We learned very early on that we needed to learn how laws were made.
How they're implemented. How to work with our city government,
our school boards.
We would never have been successful if it wasn't for coalitions.
[reporter] Funding from Section 504
has led to sweeping changes in transportation,
health care, education, and job opportunities.
I can't imagine a more important story to tell.
Our greatest progress has always come from the ground up.
-...the hunger strike... -That's how the 504 sit-ins happened.
-[chanting] -That's how the ADA happened.
The passage of this monumental legislation will make it clear
that our government
will no longer allow the largest minority group in the United States
to be denied equal opportunity.
[Obama] I was proud to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ADA
at the White House ten years ago.
Now, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary,
we have to remember the hard work and sacrifice it took to win those battles
so that it gives us courage for the battles that remain.
-[people shouting encouragements] -[growling]
[Obama] Right now, when we're in the middle of a pandemic,
at a time when people around the country are waking up
to the systemic racism that so often has excluded people,
Crip Camp, the film, and the work that all of you are doing
reminds us that when people get involved
and they recognize their own power,
they can achieve extraordinary change.