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Camps for Children with Special Needs 

 

February 2010

 

Photo of toasted marshmallows on a stick, famous summer camp food.Here is NICHCY's quick connect to camps and summer opportunities. Some of the listings below identify camps available to all children, while some are especially for children who have disabilities. It is also very likely that your community has summer camps or recreational opportunities available that you won't find listed here. To find out what's available in your community, consult local sources of information such as your child's teachers, parks and/or recreation departments, area private schools, religious organizations, other community groups, parent centers, and fellow parents.

  
General Camp Info and Opportunities
 
American Camp Association
www.campparents.org

Association of Independent Camps
 
The CampPage Guide to Summer Camps
 
My Summer Camps
www.mysummercamps.com
 

 

 
Camps for Those with Special Needs
 
Be sure to check out the National Center on Physical Activity & Disability's Fun & Leisure section on camp resources, available at:
http://www.ncpad.org/fun/fact_sheet.php?sheet=88&view=all
 
 
And now let's look at camps that are described as supporting children with specific types of disabilities. The list is alphabetized according to the disabilities mentioned.
 
Amputees and Those with Limb Differences
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/Kidscamps.html
 
Chronic, Life-Threatening Illnesses or Disabilities
www.bravekids.org/camps

Cancer
 
Deaf or Hard of Hearing
http://tinyurl.com/yzk3ngx  
  
Diabetes
 
 
Easter Seals Directory of Day and Residential Camps
 
Hemiplegia and Stroke (CHASA)
http://www.chasa.org/summercamps.htm  
 
Special Needs in the Metro New York Area
 
 
Special Needs Camps
http://tinyurl.com/yzr66da  

 
Really now, why don't they have summer camp for grown-ups?! In which of the above would YOU enjoy spending a long summer day? Well, guess what. There's actually a site identifying grown-up camps---its tagline is "Why should kids have all the fun?" Use the link below to connect with "fantasy camps, recreational adventures, volunteer & enrichment vacations for the adult traveler!"

 



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