Here are links to organizations that offer programs or promote sports/recreation for people with disabilities. Some are local to Michigan and some are national organizations with local chapters. We’ve tried programs with some of the local organizations. I plan on adding more information as I come across it in my research.
- Clinton Valley Little League Challenger Division – www.clintonvalleylittleleague.com
- Offers a baseball league for people with disabilities.
- Clinton Valley Little League is our local chapter of the larger national Little League organization. The “Challenger Division” was created to offer programs for people with disabilities.
- Check the national Little League site for a local Challenger division near you.
- Inclusively Fit – www.inclusivelyfit.org
- Offers personal fitness training in a private gym setting for people with disabilities.
- Michigan Adaptive Sports – www.michiganadaptivesports.com
- Offers water and winter sports programs and camps.
- This is one of over +200 chapters of the national organization Move United (moveunitedsport.org). Check Move United for a chapter near you
- Miracle League of Michigan – www.michiganmiracle.org
- Offers baseball and bowling leagues for people with disabilities.
- Miracle League has over 300 leagues in the U.S. Check their national site The Miracle League to find a league near you
- Offering Alternative Therapy With Smiles
- Offers therapeutic horseback riding for people with disabilities
- SCAMP
- This is a summer day camp for kids with disabilities in Clarkston, MI
- Stretch and Grow / Fitness Stars
- This is a fitness class that our daughter takes through Sterling Heights Parks and Recreation. The program is mainly geared toward children but the owner adapted the program to offer to people with disabilities of all ages.
- Stretch and Grow is a national program and you can check their site to see if they offer similar programming in your area.
- Therapeutic Concepts – www.therapeuticconceptsllc.org
- Offers recreational therapy programs and events
- Underground Dance Company – www.undergrounddanceco.com/dancing-without-limits
- Dancing without limits is a class for people with disabilities that encourages independence.
- Ann Parsley School of Dance – www.anneparsleyschoolofdance.cim/adaptive-dance
- Adaptive dance class for people with disabilites age 3 and up
- Dance Mobility www.dancemobility.com
- Ballroom dancing for people with disabilities