Grants, gear, camps and help

89 resources for adaptive athletes and families: 19 grants, 4 equipment loans, 4 adaptive gear makers, 12 camps and clinics, 9 events and competitions, 2 travel help, 1 transportation, 2 school sports rights, 2 organizations. Each one links to the organization's own page.

Last updated November 14, 2026. Every listing links to its source.

Grants and equipment funding Camps and events

Grants19
Equipment loans4
Adaptive gear makers4
Camps and clinics12
Events and competitions9
Travel help2
Transportation1
School sports rights2
Organizations2
Governing bodies34

Grants

Money for adaptive sports equipment, fees and travel.

Athletes Helping Athletes Adaptive Bike Grant
Grants a custom-built adaptive bike with the full cost covered; the program appears focused on children.
Road Runner Sports
Eligible athletes (criteria not stated)
Full cost of an adaptive bike
To confirm: Info from Wheels in Motion grant list (Apr 2025), not the funder's own page; confirm current terms.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
CAF Adaptive Sports Equipment Grant
Pays the vendor directly for the full cost of approved adaptive sports equipment (from CAF's preferred vendors) for people with permanent physical disabilities. General mobility, medical and prosthetic components are not covered.
Challenged Athletes Foundation
People in the US or US territories with a permanent physical disability that impacts mobility, balance, coordination or limb function; medical verification and one year of financial documents required. No age limit stated.
Full cost of approved equipment; value varies by equipment type
Deadline: 2025-26 cycle: applications Oct 1 - Nov 14, 2025; review Nov 2025 - Jan 2026; awards late March 2026. Applicants may apply for only one CAF grant type per year.
To confirm: Dates are for the 2025-26 cycle; next cycle likely similar timing (fall) but not confirmed. CAF program page could not be fetched.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
CAF Annual Grant Program (Access for Athletes)
CAF's annual grants fund equipment, training, coaching or competition costs for athletes with physical disabilities; in 2026 CAF reported 4,033 grants worth more than $7 million across all 50 states and 36 countries. Includes a 'Funding Toward Equipment' option separate from the Equipment Grant.
Challenged Athletes Foundation
Athletes with physical disabilities (kids and adults); financial documentation required.
Varies; 2026 total $7M+ across 4,033 grants
Deadline: Annual fall application window (2025-26 window was Oct 1 - Nov 14, 2025)
To confirm: Window dates taken from the Equipment Grant guide for the same cycle; 2026-27 window not confirmed.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Chive Charities Grants
Funds items such as adaptive tricycles, therapy equipment, robotic walkers, mobility items and accessible vans that improve quality of life or are medical needs not fully covered by insurance.
Chive Charities
People with rare medical diagnoses, underserved veterans and military families, and first responders
Deadline: Ongoing (weekly grants to individuals)
To confirm: Info from UIC DSCC resource directory.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
First Hand Foundation Grants
Grants for critical medical expenses for children such as medical equipment, surgeries, prescriptions and travel; apply any time, reviewed monthly.
First Hand Foundation (Cerner)
Uninsured or underinsured children up to age 18; one grant per child every 12 months
Deadline: Rolling; reviewed monthly
To confirm: Medical-equipment focus; whether sports equipment qualifies is not stated. Info from UIC DSCC resource directory.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
GoHawkeye Foundation Grants
Outdoor adaptive sports equipment grants and sports experience grants for adaptive individuals and organizations.
GoHawkeye Foundation
Adaptive individuals and organizations in the US
Deadline: Two cycles a year, ending June 30 and December 31
To confirm: Info from Wheels in Motion grant list (Apr 2025), not the funder's own page; confirm current terms.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
High Fives Foundation Empowerment Fund
Grants for people with life-changing injuries to return to an active life, including adaptive sports.
High Fives Foundation
People with life-changing injuries such as spinal cord or brain injuries, amputations or other mobility limitations
To confirm: Info from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's grant list, not the foundation's own page.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
IM ABLE Foundation Programs
Provides handcycles, adaptive athletic gear and training programs for people with disabilities.
IM ABLE Foundation
Kids and adults with disabilities
To confirm: Info from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's grant list; IM ABLE may focus on a regional area - not confirmed.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Independence Fund Mobility & Adaptive Sports
Mobility devices, adaptive sports support, advocacy and caregiver retreats for severely wounded veterans.
The Independence Fund
Severely wounded veterans and their caregivers (adults)
To confirm: Info from Wheels in Motion grant list (Apr 2025), not the funder's own page; confirm current terms.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
K2 Adventures Foundation Grants
Grants for people with disabilities; reviewed quarterly.
K2 Adventures Foundation
No age limit stated
Usually up to $5,000
Deadline: Reviewed quarterly
To confirm: Info from Wheels in Motion grant list (Apr 2025), not the funder's own page; confirm current terms.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Move United Member Organization (Chapter) Grants
Move United gives nearly $1 million a year to local member organizations for youth, veteran and education/training adaptive sports programs; families benefit through their local chapter rather than applying directly.
Move United
Move United member organizations (not individuals)
Nearly $1 million per year total
To confirm: Organization-level grants; individuals should ask their local chapter.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Semper Fi & America's Fund Assistance
Financial relief during hospitalization and recovery, adaptive equipment, housing, transportation and career support for wounded, ill and injured service members and their families.
Semper Fi & America's Fund
Service members, veterans and their families (adults)
To confirm: Info from Wheels in Motion list; adaptive sports specifics not confirmed on the Fund's own page.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Team Catapult Grant Program
Grants toward training and equipment for physically challenged members.
Team Catapult
Physically challenged members
To confirm: Info from Wheels in Motion grant list (Apr 2025), not the funder's own page; confirm current terms.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Team PossAbilities Grants & Scholarships
Grants for members with physical disabilities toward quality-of-life, reintegration and member-specific needs.
Team PossAbilities
Free members with physical disabilities (e.g. amputation, stroke, SCI, TBI, MS, spina bifida)
Deadline: Applications June 1 - August 31
To confirm: Info from Wheels in Motion grant list (Apr 2025), not the funder's own page; confirm current terms.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
The Active Fund
Grants toward adaptive sports and recreation equipment for people paralyzed by an acquired spinal cord injury, plus a $500 'Try It First' grant toward program or rental fees at an adaptive sports program.
Kelly Brush Foundation
US residents with paralysis from an acquired spinal cord injury. Not eligible: spina bifida, cerebral palsy, MS, post-polio, Guillain-Barre, ALS and other conditions. No minimum age stated; applicants under 13 may have help completing the form.
No set min/max; grants rarely exceed $5,000, average about $3,500; Try It First grant $500
Deadline: Spring and fall cycles; deadlines fall on a Wednesday at 5pm ET; no late applications. Past recipients wait 2 years to reapply.
To confirm: Exact 2026-27 dates not in guidelines; a third-party listing showed a 23-Sep-2026 deadline (unverified). Covers kids and adults with SCI.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Triumph Foundation Grants & Equipment Exchange
KMF Grant, awards and an Equipment & Supply Exchange for people with spinal cord injury who face insurance gaps or financial hardship.
Triumph Foundation
People with spinal cord injury
To confirm: Info from Wheels in Motion grant list (Apr 2025), not the funder's own page; confirm current terms.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation Medical Grants
Grants to families toward children's medical costs not fully covered by insurance; the list we read says this can include wheelchairs, therapies and adaptive sports gear.
UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation
Children under 17 (as listed)
To confirm: Info from Wheels in Motion grant list (Apr 2025), not the funder's own page; confirm current terms.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
VA Adaptive Sports Grant Program (VA-SPORTS)
Federal grants to organizations that run large-scale adaptive sports programs for disabled veterans and service members; veterans benefit by joining a funded local program rather than applying themselves. FY2026 round: $16 million, about 100 awards.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Veterans Sports Programs
Applicants: non-federal entities with significant experience running large-scale adaptive sports programs. Participants served: veterans and Armed Forces members with disabilities (not non-veterans).
Up to $750,000 per organization for 12 months; $16,000,000 total in FY2026
Deadline: FY2026 round closed May 13, 2026, 3pm ET via Grants.gov; performance period from about Sept 30, 2026
To confirm: Adults/veterans only. FY2027 notice not yet seen; usually published in spring.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Variety Freedom Program
Variety chapters give grants to children and children's organizations for mobility equipment including adaptive bicycles and trikes, manual and power wheelchairs, standing and walking aids; families apply through their local Variety office.
Variety - the Children's Charity of the United States
Children with disabilities and children's organizations (criteria set by local chapter)
To confirm: Page lists no age/income rules or application steps; local chapters (e.g. Variety of Western PA 'My Bike', Variety St. Louis, Variety Wisconsin) run their own programs.
Source, checked November 14, 2026

Equipment loans

Borrow adaptive gear before you buy.

Angel City Sports Adaptive Sports Equipment Loaner Program
Los Angeles, CA
Lends racing wheelchairs, throwing chairs and sport wheelchairs (tennis/basketball). Fill out an interest form; staff follow up to check skill level and fit.
Angel City Sports
Deadline: Rolling
To confirm: Page does not state age, location limits, cost or loan length.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
BORP Adaptive Cycling Center (Berkeley) rentals
Berkeley, CA
One of the world's largest adaptive bike fleets (handcycles, recumbent trikes, side-by-side tandems and more) at Aquatic Park, Berkeley, with hourly day-of rentals during open hours (typically Thu and Sat), group rides and custom programs for schools. New riders can book a free 30-minute first-time call.
Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program (BORP)
Children, youth and adults with physical disabilities or visual impairments, plus family and friends; active BORP membership requested
Hourly rental rates not listed
Deadline: Closed after Nov 21, 2026 for predicted flooding; hopes to reopen Feb 2027; closed every January
To confirm: No minimum age stated.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
BORP Adaptive Cycling in Golden Gate Park (free)
San Francisco, CA
Free, first-come first-served adaptive bike use in Golden Gate Park, funded by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program (BORP)
Kids and adults with physical disabilities or visual impairments and their families
Free
Deadline: Saturdays June-October, 10am-3pm
To confirm: Seasonal; check BORP calendar.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
FAAST Rec & Fitness AT Device Loan Program
FL
Florida's state assistive technology program ran a loan and demonstration program for handcycles, sports chairs and wheelchair exercise equipment, funded by a Craig H. Neilsen Foundation grant (Oct 2021).
Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) - Florida's state AT program
People with spinal cord injuries in Florida
No borrowing fee mentioned
To confirm: Described as a two-year grant program starting 2021-22; may have ended - confirm with FAAST. Every state has an AT Act program that may lend devices; sports gear varies.
Source, checked November 14, 2026

Adaptive gear makers

Companies that build sport wheelchairs, sit-skis, bikes and more.

Enabling Technologies (sit-skis)
Denver, CO
Denver maker of adaptive sit-skis: the Bi-Unique introductory bi-ski used by many adaptive programs, the higher-performance Dynamique bi-ski, Pique and Monique mono-skis, and mono-ski accessories. Also offers servicing/repair and sells used gear.
Enabling Technologies
Sit-skiers (kid sizes not stated)
To confirm: Prices not shown. Repair and used-gear pages seen in search results, not read.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Ottobock Running & Sport Prostheses
Makes running and sport prosthetic feet for below- and above-knee amputees, child and adult: 1E90 Sprinter (elite running), 1E91 Runner (jogging to competition), 1E93 Runner Junior for active children up to about age 13 (max 45 kg), and 1E95 Challenger for high-impact team sports like basketball and football. A clinic locator helps find a provider.
Ottobock
Children and adults with lower-limb amputation; Runner Junior for kids up to about 13
To confirm: Prices not listed; usually fitted through a prosthetic clinic (page offers a clinic locator).
Source, checked November 14, 2026
PER4MAX Sport Wheelchairs
Grand Prairie, TX
Texas maker of sport wheelchairs: Thunder Basketball and Titanium Thunder Basketball, Thunder Tennis, Thunder Softball, Thunder Adjustable, the X-Fit training chair, and the Thunder Mini multi-sport chair designed for youth and junior athletes.
PER4MAX
Wheelchair athletes; Thunder Mini made for youth/junior players
Starting prices (as listed): Thunder Mini $3,445; Thunder Basketball/Tennis $3,895; Thunder Softball $3,995; X-Fit $4,345; Thunder Adjustable $4,595; Titanium Thunder Basketball $7,745
To confirm: Prices are 'starting at' and may change.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Top End (High Performance Mobility)
Pinellas Park, FL
Maker of sport-specific wheelchairs and handcycles since 1986: racing chairs, basketball chairs, rugby chairs, three-wheel tennis chairs and handcycles, built for sports and recreation use only. Listed by the Challenged Athletes Foundation as a Premier Grant Partner vendor.
Top End / High Performance Mobility (formerly Invacare Top End)
Wheelchair athletes (sizes for kids not stated)
To confirm: Factory showroom visits by appointment only. Company's own website not read.
Source, checked November 14, 2026

Camps and clinics

Multi-day camps and skills clinics.

Alabama Adapted Athletics Wheelchair Basketball Overnight Camp
June 10, 2026 to June 13, 2026 · Tuscaloosa, AL
Overnight on-campus wheelchair basketball camp for young athletes with disabilities, drawing campers from across the country and coached by the Alabama program.
University of Alabama Adapted Athletics
Young athletes with disabilities
To confirm: 2026 session passed; 2027 dates not yet announced. Ages and cost not stated.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Alabama Adapted Athletics All Sport Day Camp
June 15, 2026 to June 17, 2026 · Tuscaloosa, AL
Day camp where young athletes with disabilities can try wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis and para track and field, or focus on one.
University of Alabama Adapted Athletics
Young athletes with disabilities
To confirm: 2026 session passed; 2027 dates not yet announced. Ages and cost not stated.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Illinois Wheelchair Basketball Individual Skills Day Camp
June 26, 2026 to June 27, 2026 · Champaign, IL
Two-day wheelchair basketball skills camp for beginners and players refining fundamentals; hotel blocks offered, no dorms.
University of Illinois Wheelchair Athletics (DRES)
Ages 12-19 who are independent with daily living and mobility
$300 (2026)
Deadline: 2026 registration closed May 31, 2026
To confirm: 2026 session has passed; 2027 dates not yet posted (camp runs each June).
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Illini Premier Wheelchair Basketball Camp
June 28, 2026 to July 2, 2026 · Champaign, IL
Five-day advanced overnight camp with housing; a coaches clinic runs alongside ($400).
University of Illinois Wheelchair Athletics (DRES)
High school sophomores through age 23 who previously attended the Individual Skills camp
$500 (2026)
Deadline: 2026 registration closed May 31, 2026
To confirm: 2026 session passed; 2027 dates not posted. age_min 15 approximates 'high school sophomore'.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Illinois Wheelchair Track Camp
June 28, 2026 to July 1, 2026 · Champaign, IL
Overnight wheelchair racing camp with dorm housing; campers bring their own track chair.
University of Illinois Wheelchair Athletics (DRES)
Athletes independent with daily living and mobility who own a racing chair
$350 (2026)
Deadline: 2026 registration closed May 31, 2026
To confirm: Ages not listed. 2026 session passed; 2027 dates not posted.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Dare2tri Learn2Tri Florida 2027
February 19, 2027 to February 21, 2027 · Clermont, FL
Beginner paratriathlon camp in Clermont, Florida that includes a Tri It Triathlon.
Dare2tri Paratriathlon Club
Anyone with a physical disability or visual impairment
Deadline: Registration opens November 16, 2026
To confirm: Dates read as 2027 from Dare2tri camp guide (article header said this year; text described 2027). Cost and equipment not stated.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Camp Abilities Columbus 2027
May 28, 2027 to May 31, 2027 · Columbus, GA
Residential sports camp on the Columbus State University campus for blind and visually impaired kids, capped at 16 campers, with ice hockey, tandem biking, tennis, soccer, goalball, beep kickball, rock climbing, swimming and track and field.
Columbus State University (Camp Abilities)
Children who are blind or visually impaired, ages 9-18
Deadline: Register through the university's kinesiology department (see page)
To confirm: Cost not stated. Other Camp Abilities sites (e.g. Brockport NY, Tucson, NJ, West Chester PA) exist but were not read.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Dare2tri Injured Military Camp 2027
June 4, 2027 to June 6, 2027 · Hammond, IN
Triathlon camp in Northwest Indiana (Munster/Hammond) for injured service members and veterans, ending with Leon's Triathlon.
Dare2tri Paratriathlon Club
Veterans and active service members with a physical disability, visual impairment, TBI or PTS
Deadline: Registration opens February 2027
To confirm: Dates read as 2027 from Dare2tri camp guide (article header said this year; text described 2027). Cost and equipment not stated.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Dare2tri Train2Race Camp 2027
June 26, 2027 to June 28, 2027 · Pleasant Prairie, WI
Camp for experienced paratriathletes, ending with the Pleasant Prairie Triathlon.
Dare2tri Paratriathlon Club
Paratriathletes who finished a sprint triathlon in under 2 hours within the last 2 years without an on-course guide (VI athletes may use sighted guides); exceptions possible
Deadline: Registration opens February 2027
To confirm: Dates read as 2027 from Dare2tri camp guide (article header said this year; text described 2027). Cost and equipment not stated.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Dare2tri Kids Tri Camp 2027
July 21, 2027 to July 22, 2027 · Chicago, IL
Two-day paratriathlon day camp (9am-3pm) at Chicago's 63rd Street Beach that ends with the Dare2tri Tri It Triathlon.
Dare2tri Paratriathlon Club
Youth ages 6-21 with a physical disability or visual impairment
Deadline: Registration opens February 2027
To confirm: Dates read as 2027 from Dare2tri camp guide (article header said this year; text described 2027). Cost and equipment not stated.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Dare2tri Learn2Tri Camp (Wisconsin) 2027
July 30, 2027 to August 1, 2027 · Pleasant Prairie, WI
Beginner paratriathlon camp in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin that includes a Tri It Triathlon.
Dare2tri Paratriathlon Club
Anyone with a physical disability or visual impairment
Deadline: Registration opens February 2027
To confirm: Dates read as 2027 from Dare2tri camp guide (article header said this year; text described 2027). Cost and equipment not stated.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
PVA Wheelchair Basketball Camp
Whitewater, WI
Wheelchair basketball camp in Whitewater, Wisconsin (home of UW-Whitewater wheelchair basketball).
Paralyzed Veterans of America
To confirm: Dates TBD on PVA FY27 schedule; eligibility not stated.
Source, checked November 14, 2026

Events and competitions

Tournaments, games and national championships.

PVA Boccia Tournament Series: New England
December 5, 2026 to December 6, 2026 · Brockton, MA
Boccia tournament in PVA's regional series.
Paralyzed Veterans of America
To confirm: PVA FY27 schedule lists no eligibility; PVA events are generally aimed at adults/veterans with disabilities - confirm whether youth may enter.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
USA Boccia Florida Regional Tournament (PVA Boccia)
January 22, 2027 to January 24, 2027 · Wesley Chapel, FL
Regional boccia tournament in the PVA Boccia series held with USA Boccia.
Paralyzed Veterans of America / USA Boccia
To confirm: PVA FY27 schedule lists no eligibility; PVA events are generally aimed at adults/veterans with disabilities - confirm whether youth may enter.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
PVA Wheelchair Rugby Invitational
January 29, 2027 to January 31, 2027 · Louisville, KY
PVA-run wheelchair rugby tournament.
Paralyzed Veterans of America
To confirm: PVA FY27 schedule lists no eligibility; PVA events are generally aimed at adults/veterans with disabilities - confirm whether youth may enter.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
2027 USA Climbing Para Climbing National Championships
February 27, 2027 to February 28, 2027
National paraclimbing championships, with classification sessions the two days before; includes a Youth (16 and under) category that does not require classification.
USA Climbing
USA Climbing Para Climbing members; Youth category ages 16 and under
Deadline: Classification paperwork (Medical Diagnostic Form) due January 8, 2027; classification Feb 25-26, 2027
To confirm: Host city not stated in the extract read.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
2027 NWBA Adult & Junior Division National Championships
April 8, 2027 to April 11, 2027 · Mesa, AZ
National championships for adult Divisions I-III and junior Varsity (National Championship and Varsity Invitational) and Prep divisions, at Arizona Athletic Grounds.
National Wheelchair Basketball Association
NWBA member teams; junior divisions for youth players
To confirm: Additional championship dates to be announced. A Visit Wichita article says NWBA returns to Wichita in 2027 (event not confirmed - fetch failed).
Source, checked November 14, 2026
PVA Intro to Paracycling clinics 2027
April 15, 2027 to June 9, 2027
Introductory paracycling clinics: Salt Lake City (May 3, 2027), Milwaukee (May 19-20), Minneapolis (May 24-25); also off-road mountain bike camps in Chesterfield VA (Apr 15-17) and Denver (Jun 7-9).
Paralyzed Veterans of America
To confirm: PVA FY27 schedule lists no eligibility; PVA events are generally aimed at adults/veterans with disabilities - confirm whether youth may enter.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
PVA Wheelchair Pickleball Tournament
April 24, 2027 to April 25, 2027 · Franklin, WI
Wheelchair pickleball tournament.
Paralyzed Veterans of America
To confirm: PVA FY27 schedule lists no eligibility; PVA events are generally aimed at adults/veterans with disabilities - confirm whether youth may enter.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic
Snowmass Village, CO
Annual week of adaptive skiing, sled hockey, snowmobiling, curling and other winter activities with individual instruction for nearly 400 disabled veterans in Snowmass Village, Colorado.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
Disabled veterans (TBI, SCI, amputation, visual impairment and other severe disabilities)
To confirm: 2027 dates not found; held each spring (date not confirmed). Source is a MOAA article.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
National Veterans Wheelchair Games 2027
Orlando, FL
The world's largest annual wheelchair sports and rehabilitation event for military veterans, with about 25 sports and 500+ athletes. The 2027 Games are listed for Orlando, Florida.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Paralyzed Veterans of America
US military veterans with spinal cord injury, amputation, MS or another central neurological condition who use a wheelchair for athletic competition
To confirm: 2027 dates not published on page read; sports list illustrative - page says 25 sports without listing. 2026 Games were July 9-14 in Detroit.
Source, checked November 14, 2026

Travel help

Help getting to programs and competitions.

Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights
Summarizes rights under the Air Carrier Access Act: assistive devices fly free and don't count as carry-on; on aircraft with 100+ seats one collapsible manual wheelchair gets priority cabin stowage; other chairs are gate-checked and returned promptly; lost or damaged chairs are compensated up to original purchase price; airlines must provide curb-to-gate and connection help on request.
U.S. Department of Transportation
Air travelers with disabilities (all ages), including athletes traveling with sport wheelchairs
Deadline: Complain to the airline within 45 days; DOT refers complaints received within 6 months
To confirm: At the airport ask for the airline's Complaint Resolution Official (CRO). DOT Disability Hotline 1-800-778-4838 (weekdays 8:30am-5pm ET), as published by DOT.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
America the Beautiful Access Pass
Free pass for US citizens and residents with a permanent disability that covers entrance and standard day-use fees at federal lands run by the National Park Service, Fish & Wildlife Service, Forest Service, BLM, Bureau of Reclamation and Army Corps of Engineers (one private vehicle or up to four per-person fees). Free at sites that issue passes; ordering online through the USGS Store costs $10 and requires uploading documentation.
National Park Service (Interagency Pass Program)
US citizens and permanent residents of any age with a permanent disability
Free in person; $10 when ordered online
To confirm: Validity period not stated on the pages read; photo ID must be shown with the pass. Online order info from https://store.usgs.gov/Access-Pass.
Source, checked November 14, 2026

Transportation

Getting to practice and events.

ADA Paratransit Basics
Public transit agencies must run ADA paratransit for people who cannot functionally use fixed-route buses, covering trips within 3/4 mile of a fixed route during the same days and hours. Fares can be no more than twice the regular fare; personal care attendants ride free and one companion may come along; eligible riders can use another city's paratransit as a visitor for up to 21 days a year.
Federal Transit Administration (U.S. DOT)
Riders (including children) whose disability prevents them from using fixed-route transit; each local agency runs its own eligibility process
Fare no more than 2x regular fixed-route fare; no application fees
Deadline: Appeals of a denial may need to be filed within 60 days
To confirm: Apply through your local transit agency; useful for getting to practices.
Source, checked November 14, 2026

School sports rights

Your child's right to play school sports.

AAASP / GHSA Adapted Interscholastic Sports (Georgia)
GA
AAASP governs and sanctions Georgia's interscholastic adapted athletics, recognized by GHSA under a dual-governance alliance since 2001. Co-ed school teams play wheelchair handball (Aug-Nov), wheelchair basketball (Jan-Mar) and wheelchair football (Mar-May).
American Association of Adapted Sports Programs with the Georgia High School Association
Elementary, middle and high school students (general or special education) with an orthopedic impairment under IDEA, such as cerebral palsy or spinal cord injury
To confirm: Page does not mention visual impairment eligibility.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
OCR Guidance: Students with Disabilities in Extracurricular Athletics (Section 504)
Under Section 504, schools must give students with disabilities an equal chance to join existing school sports and cannot exclude them based on stereotypes; they must look individually at whether reasonable modifications or aids (e.g. a light paired with the starter pistol for a deaf runner) would let the student take part, unless that would change the game's nature, give an unfair advantage or be unsafe. Separate or allied programs are not required but are encouraged.
U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
K-12 (and college) students with disabilities at schools receiving federal funds
To confirm: Fact sheet for OCR Dear Colleague Letter of January 25, 2013; check ed.gov for any later changes to this guidance.
Source, checked November 14, 2026

Organizations

National groups that support adaptive athletes.

Ryan Martin Foundation
Norwalk, CT
Connecticut nonprofit helping youth and adult athletes with disabilities through sports training, mentoring and education, with a focus on (wheelchair) basketball.
Children, teens and adults with disabilities
To confirm: No grant program, amounts or deadlines stated on the page read.
Source, checked November 14, 2026
Warfighter Sports
Free adaptive sports for severely disabled veterans and service members through local chapters, historically including skiing, snowboarding, sled hockey, biathlon and curling, funded in part by VA adaptive sports grants.
Move United (formerly Disabled Sports USA)
Severely disabled veterans and service members
Free to veterans (as of the article)
To confirm: Source is a 2014 article about Disabled Sports USA's Warfighter Sports; current Move United program name/details not confirmed.
Source, checked November 14, 2026

Governing bodies

National and international bodies that run each sport. See the governing bodies page for every sport.