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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/theres-no-roadmap-being-adult-disability-so-im-making-my-own
There's No Roadmap for Being an Adult with a Disability — So I'm Making My OwnTo show young people that everyone can live a full life with a disability, Emmy®-Award winning films The Ride Ahead and My Disability Roadmap are free to nonprofit camps and summer...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/creating-space-imperfection-growth-accountability-allyship
Creating Space for Imperfection, Growth, Accountability, and AllyshipThis one-hour recorded webinar invites camp professionals to explore how allyship and accountability intersect in staff cultures and how to move away from shame-based responses toward systems that...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/medical-disability-camps-kindred-conversations
Medical and Disability Camps Kindred ConversationsJoin us bimonthly for conversation and sharing. April 9, 2026 - 3:00 p.m. eastern -...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/global-collaboration-creates-playbook-support-character-leadership-development-youth-disabilities
Global Collaboration Creates Playbook to Support Character and Leadership Development in Youth with Disabilities and Illnesses at Medical Specialty CampsLearn how ACA’s global CIT initiative helps youth with disabilities and illnesses build character and leadership through medical specialty camp programs.
https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/promoting-character-counselors-training-programs-medical-specialty-camps
2022–2025 Promoting Character Through Counselors-In-Training Programs at Medical Specialty CampsThis project is made possible through the generous support of the John Templeton Foundation.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/inclusive-camp-pathway-toward-friendship-between-campers-without-disabilities
Inclusive Camp: A Pathway toward Friendship between Campers with and without DisabilitiesIn the summer of 2014, I was the association director of inclusion for the South Shore YMCA in Massachusetts, with oversight of the inclusive day camp sites. It was officially our first summer of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovation-work-2024-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners
Innovation at Work: 2024 Eleanor P. Eells Award WinnersEach year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/quality-improvement-action-series
Quality Improvement in Action SeriesCamp is a setting where many young people feel safe to be themselves and supported to engage in new and exciting activities. This doesn’t just inherently happen, but instead must be created through...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/continuous-improvement-program-quality-lessons-learned-part-two
Continuous Improvement and Program Quality: Lessons Learned, Part TwoAs established in the first “Lessons Learned” article (...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/program-quality-continuous-improvement-tims-camps
Program Quality and Continuous Improvement at Tims CampsProgram quality (PQ) is essential to youth programs, and research shows that high-quality programs are directly linked to more positive outcomes for youth. PQ refers to the environment that is...