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About Camp ASCCA
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This journal is an ongoing chronicle of the life of Camp ASCCA. Our camp operates year-round serving a very diverse population. In fact, when we write about “our camp” we are actually writing about several facilities. ASCCA is a combined effort of the main original camp site, the Dadeville camp and the environmental education center. Within those three are a demonstration farm, two lakefront facilities, equestrian facilities and more.
We will focus on people - their work (and passion for that work) and the relationships that exist in a myriad of interactions. We have teacher/pupil relationships in the camper/counselor and program/participant areas. Strong friendships form and grow in camp’s daily activities, too. Those will all be chronicled here, too.
Most important of all, we will record and share the accomplishments of all the members of the Camp ASCCA family. Campers achieving new goals and the counselors that take them to those new heights.
The people blogging here will encompass all of the staff, but will primarily be done by our interns (who change each semester) and by Robert French and Dana Rickman. Bios and email contact info can be found on our staff directory page.
The Camp ASCCA Mission is to help children and adults with disabilities achieve equality, dignity, and maximum independence through a safe and quality program of camping, recreation, and education in a year-round barrier-free environment.
Our goal is to serve those who can derive maximum benefit from the resident camp experience and provide a healthier, happier, longer, and more productive life for children and adults of all abilities. Camp ASCCA will also accent “reverse mainstreaming” by including non-disabled persons with disabled persons in the resident camping experience to facilitate the sharing of information and programs of advocacy.
Camp ASCCA-Easter Seals means fun for the 10,000+ visitors who spend time at the facility each year. Campers who have disabilities ranging from Spina Bifida, Multiple Sclerosis, Paraplegia, and Quadriplegia to Downs Syndrome, Autism, Mild, Moderate and Profound Mental Disabilities enjoy unique camping experiences at Camp ASCCA.
In Camp ASCCA’s 30 year history, services have been provided to more than 50,000 people with disabilities. During this time, thousands of individuals, clubs, companies and organizations have made the camps unique services available.
Today, Camp ASCCA-Easter Seals means fun for the 10,000+ visitors who spend time at the facility each year. Campers who have disabilities ranging from Spina Bifida, Multiple Sclerosis, Paraplegia, and Quadriplegia to Downs Syndrome, Autism, Mild, Moderate and Profound Mental Disabilities enjoy unique camping experiences at Camp ASCCA.
How has helped build the camp? Many people and organizations from Alabama Power Company’s donation of 230 acres of lakefront property to the Mobile Rotary Foundation’s sponsorship of 100 campers each summer, caring individuals continue to make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities at Camp ASCCA. Together with the campers…our supporters are our lifeline and we say, “Thank You!”
Camp ASCCA is host to many special guest throughout the year, and enjoys partnerships with other groups who are also making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities. These organizations include:
Camp Seale Harris-for children with Diabetes
Camp Wheeze Away-for children with Asthma
Alabama Head Injury Camp for individuals with traumatic head injuries
Spina Bifida Association Camp-for children with SB
Muscular Dystrophy Association Camp-for children with MD
Hemophilia Camp-for children ages 6-18 with Hemophilia
Epilepsy Camp-for individuals with Epilepsy
Sickle Cell Camp-for children with Sickle Cell
