Camp Jened
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Camp Jened was a summer camp for disabled people in the state of New York that became a springboard for the disability rights movement and independent living movement in the United States.[1][2] Many campers and counselors (known as "Jenedians")[2] became disability rights activists, such as Judith Heumann,[3] James LeBrecht,[4] and Bobbi Linn.[5]
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Location | Hunter, New York and Rock Hill, New York |
Coordinates | 42.198626°N 74.198461°W / 42.198626; -74.198461 |
Established | 1951 (1951) |
Closed | 2009 (2009) |
Website | "campjened.org". Archived from the original on 8 February 1999. |
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