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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/life-autism-how-camps-can-support-campers-staff-autism-spectrum

Life and Autism: How Camps Can Support Campers and Staff on the Autism Spectrum

Anton, Maya, and James march into camp on opening day with nerves and excitement, just like any other camper or staff. They have brought the items on the camp list, their eyes are wide with...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/hitting-high-notes-camp-courageous

Hitting the High Notes at Camp Courageous

As a group of children with autism play the outdoor musical instruments together in harmony in the Rotary Musical Park at Camp Courageous, a lady with a visual impairment sits holding her ears,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peanut-allergy-frightening-facts-emerging-treatments-ultimate-avoidance

Peanut Allergy: Frightening Facts, Emerging Treatments, Ultimate Avoidance

Peanut allergy has historically been the most fatal food allergy, comprising 50 to 62 percent of all food allergy deaths annually (Food Allergies Atlanta, 2022). It is also the leading food allergy...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/tree-nuts-beloved-holiday-baking-ingredients-formidable-food-allergens

Tree Nuts: Beloved Holiday Baking Ingredients, Formidable Food Allergens

Thirteen-year-old Reese Langer enjoyed camping, swimming, and volunteering, and was a proud cheerleader. The Eagle, Idaho, cheerleader had a regular habit of checking foods that possibly contained...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-connection-through-box-joy-delivered

Building Connection through a Box: Joy, Delivered

During the past few years, camps worked hard to find new ways to connect with campers. Some camps offered virtual meet-ups, video tours of camp, or online activity tutorials. Many virtual camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/moving-awareness-acceptance

Moving from Awareness to Acceptance

Awareness is important, but acceptance is crucial, because acceptance promotes action while awareness is passive.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/factors-exigent-fish-allergy-vigilance-proliferation-potency

Factors for Exigent Fish Allergy Vigilance: Proliferation and Potency

Sixth-grader Cameron Jean-Pierre was celebrating New Year’s Day of 2019 at his grandmother’s home in New York City. Cod was cooking on the stove, its smell wafting in the air when the 11-year-old...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/survey-says-tech-camp-mixed-bag

Survey Says: Tech at Camp Is a Mixed Bag

If you attended camp as a child prior to 2007, the likelihood is that your parent or guardian asked the camp director how much it cost and how long you would be away. Your parent(s) may have...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/does-summer-camp-have-perpetuate-junk-food-culture

Does Summer Camp Have to Perpetuate Junk Food Culture?

"Junk food” is a term we often use to describe highly processed or ultra-processed food that likely has “many added ingredients such as sugar, salt, fat, and artificial colors or preservatives. '...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/are-you-ada-compliant

Are You ADA-Compliant?

How do these laws apply to the camp industry?