I Just Want to be a Normal Kid at Summer Camp!

Palaestra | March 22, 1999| | Copyright

Have you ever heard the despairing cry, "I just want to be a `normal' kid at summer camp!"? To a parent, sibling, or friend of a child with a disability, this request is heartbreaking. While everyone is singing songs, participating in challenging activities, and meeting new friends at summer camp, what are our young people with disabilities doing?

If you looked at the pictures first, you already know. They are being normal kids at summer camp. They are rappelling down a 75-foot cliff, canoeing, participating in field and court games, fishing, riding horses, trying ...

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