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Teams, lessons and camps for kids with disabilities near you, plus grants and gear to help you get started.
Every listing links to where we found it and the date we checked.
How it works
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Type a ZIP code or town. Teams, mountains, rinks and pools show up on the map, closest first.
Ask your questions
Contact the program about ages, cost, equipment loans and access. The parent guide has a checklist.
Show up and play
Most programs welcome first-timers, lend adaptive equipment and hold try-it days. No classification needed to start.
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All sports and parent bodiesNot sure where to start? Most families try one of these first.
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Ski and snowboard
Mountains with adaptive lessons
Sit-skis, bi-skis, mono-skis, sliders and guides for skiers who are blind. See who runs each program, the lesson types, ages, prices and season.
Browse mountainsGrants, gear and more
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Ski and snowboard
Mountains with adaptive programs
Every mountain we found with an adaptive ski or snowboard program: who runs it, which lessons they teach, minimum age, prices, season and how to book. Prices change each season, so check the mountain's own page before you go.
Mountains
One stop for families and athletes
Resources
Grants that pay for sports wheelchairs and gear, places that lend equipment, companies that make adaptive gear, camps, travel help, school sports rights and the governing body behind every Paralympic sport.
Try-it days, camps, clinics and championships
Events and camps
Upcoming events and camps we found, soonest first. Add your ZIP code to see what's near you.
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Sports guide
All 23 summer and 6 winter sports on the International Paralympic Committee's list, plus the adaptive sports people most often start with. Pick one to see programs, the governing body and how the pathway to competition works.
For parents and caregivers
Getting started in adaptive sports
Your child doesn't need experience, special equipment or a classification to start. Most youth programs are built for first-timers. Here is a simple path from "what could we try?" to a first practice.
Start with what your child likes
A sport they watch, a game they play with siblings, or just wanting to be on a team. Many programs let athletes try several sports before picking one.
Check in with your child's care team
Ask their doctor or therapist whether any activities should be avoided or adjusted, and whether a medical form is needed. Many programs ask for health information at sign-up.
Search near you
Use your ZIP code on the Find programs page. If nothing is close, widen the distance. Adaptive teams often draw athletes from a whole region, and a long drive to practice is normal in this world.
Contact the program and ask questions
- Which ages and abilities do you serve?
- Do you lend equipment like sports wheelchairs, sleds or adaptive bikes?
- What does it cost, and are there scholarships?
- How often are practices, and does a parent need to stay?
- Is there a try-it day or a free first session?
- Is the building accessible, including parking, restrooms and changing rooms?
- Are coaches and volunteers trained and background-checked?
Go to a try-it day or first practice
Bring water, comfortable clothes and any braces, prosthetics or personal equipment your child uses. Watching first is fine too. Coaches expect beginners.
Plan for equipment over time
Sport-specific gear like a basketball chair, sled or handcycle can cost thousands of dollars. Most youth programs lend gear to new athletes. When your child is ready for their own, ask the program about grants. The Challenged Athletes Foundation and the Kelly Brush Foundation are two well-known places families look, and local service clubs often help too. Check each one's current rules.
Keep going if they love it
Many athletes move from local practices to regional tournaments and national youth events, like Move United Junior Nationals or national championships run by each sport's governing body. Some go on to play in college or for Team USA.
What is classification?
In Paralympic sports, athletes are grouped by how their impairment affects that sport, so competition is fair. This is called classification. Kids don't need it to start. Programs explain it when an athlete begins to compete.
Starting as an adult or veteran
It's never too late to start. Many adaptive programs welcome adults who are new to sport, whether a disability is lifelong or recent. Rehab hospitals often run or know about adaptive sports clinics, so ask your physical or occupational therapist. Switch to Adults & veterans at the top of the page to see adult teams, veterans programs, grants and events.
Who runs each sport
Every sport has a parent body that writes the rules and runs national events, like the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) for wheelchair basketball or USA Hockey for sled hockey. Each sport's page on the Sports guide names its U.S. body and its international federation, and program pages show which league or network a team belongs to.
School sports
Students with disabilities have rights in school athletics. In 2013 the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights told schools they must give students with disabilities an equal chance to take part in sports, including reasonable changes and, in some cases, separate adaptive teams. Ask your child's school and your state's high school sports association what they offer.
Help the directory grow
Add or update a program
Run a program, coach a team, or know one we're missing? Send it in. Every submission is checked against the program's own website before it's listed.
About this directory
Play Adaptive Sports is a free one-stop place for people with disabilities, and their families, to find sports, programs, mountains, venues, grants, equipment and events near them. It has a section for kids and teens and a section for adults and veterans. It started with programs across New York, Long Island and New Jersey and is growing nationwide.
Where listings come from
Each listing comes from the program's own website or a national directory run by a sports organization. Every listing shows its source and the date it was last checked. Details we couldn't confirm are marked "To confirm".
Programs change. Always contact a program to confirm ages, costs and schedules before you go. Listing a program doesn't mean it is endorsed by, or affiliated with, this site.
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This site has no ads and no tracking. The map is drawn right on the page. The location you search, your saved list and your Kids or Adults choice stay in your browser on this device.
Accessibility
The site is built to WCAG 2.1 AA: it works with a keyboard and screen readers, supports larger text and a high-contrast mode, and uses Lexend, a typeface designed to make reading easier, at comfortable sizes with plenty of space. If something doesn't work for you, tell us through the program form.
Credits
Sports list: International Paralympic Committee, paralympic.org/sports, checked November 14, 2026. Map shapes: us-atlas (U.S. Census Bureau boundaries, ISC license). ZIP code locations: zipcodes dataset (BSD license).