https://www.acacamps.org/link/american-association-people-disabilities

https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/food-allergies-may-constitute-disability-under-americans-disabilities-act

In an historic judgement on December 20, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/ada-title-iii-access-recreation-programs-people-disabilities-what-does-it-mean-me-update

©2006 Catherine Hansen-Stamp and Charles R. Gregg* A teen who is deaf and her parents e-mail an application, seeking admission into a summer adventure camp. There are only a few weeks before the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/play-healing-therapeutic-recreations-role-coping-grief

Camp can be an ideal setting to help children cope with the death of a loved one. Since 1991, Camp ReLeaf, a weekend camp hosted by Triangle Hospice of Durham, North Carolina, has been helping...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/therapeutic-camps-respite-care-providers-benefits-families-children-disabilities

Introduction We know that attending camp has considerable benefits for children with disabilities, but what about the advantages to their parents? With advances in medical care over the past...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/games-activities-strengthen-positive-mental-health

“Remember this — every member of your staff and every camper in your program has been through a traumatic experience!” One of my absolute favorite ACA National Conference moments came a few years...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/rise-stakeholder

In this era of competition for discretionary dollars, most camps are going beyond conventional operating plans to provide additional resources for program improvement. Over the past decade, camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-if-i-dont-love-my-job

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Ugh, please excuse me while I roll my eyes. Every now and again I run into a camp pro who refers to camp as “work,” with...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/considering-access-summer-camp-part-iii-understanding-preference-summer-camp-programs

Considering Access to Summer Camp is a four-part series aimed at helping camp practitioners increase access to summer camp for all youth. The first article...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-camp-can-be-beneficial-young-people-response-covid-19-pandemic

As the pandemic approaches the start of its third year and we adapt our programs and our lives to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 variants and subvariants, demand for day and overnight camp...