Connect to Community

http://www.connecttocommunityinc.org

Mission: Connect to Community is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to finding and facilitating purposeful employment and enjoyment for adults with developmental disabilities. Further, in an effort to help these adults live the lives they desire and deserve within the community, we will provide person-centered services across all aspects of community life.

National Ability Center

www.discovernac.org
The National Ability Center empowers individuals of all abilities by building self-esteem, confidence and lifetime skills through sport, recreation and educational programs.The National Ability Center offers a wide variety of programs both seasonally and year-round. Activities include alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, horseback riding, hippotherapy, indoor rock climbing, swimming, archery, sled hockey, cycling, water-skiing, wakeboarding, kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, and challenge course activities.

Artful IMPACT!

Artful IMPACT! is a non-profit arts experience organization dedicated to making people stronger through the arts. We leverage creativity, talent, funding and energy to empower individuals, organizations, and community through arts experiences. Year-round programs and summer camps based in dance, music and theatre reach youth, teens and young adults with special needs; adults & seniors; arts & healing collaborations; schools. The outreach program of The School of Performing Arts in downtown Naperville. Experience the power of the arts!

Shady Oaks Camp

http://www.shadyoakscamp.org
Shady Oaks Camp is a not for profit 501(c)(3), 8 week residential summer camp, form June to August, for adults and children with all disabilities. In addition we also have a week day camp program after our residentail camp has concluded. Shady Oaks offers a 1:1 staff to camper ratio. SOC is owned and operated by the parents who send their children to camp and has been since its inception in 1947.

Camp Hemlocks, Easter Seals

http://ct.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=CTDR_camping_recreation
From campfire sing-a-longs and s’mores, to boating, nature walks, swimming, arts and crafts and sleeping under the stars, Camp Hemlocks provides the same excitement and activities available in a traditional summer camp. The difference? Camp Hemlocks campers experience the joys and challenges of camp in a fully accessible setting with trained staff providing physical, social and emotional care.

Camp Kostopulos

http://www.campk.org/
Camp Kostopulos is commited to opening a world of oppertunities for individuals with disabilities. Our facility has expanded into a year-round recreation provider that offers much more than a summer camp.

Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana

http://www.rhin.com/
RHI opened its doors in January 1992 as one of the largest freestanding rehabilitation hospitals in the Midwest. Our continuum provides inpatient acute services, and outpatient and vocational rehabilitation services for adults with spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, strokes, amputations, orthopedic conditions, neuromuscular diseases, burns and related disabilities. RHI is a community collaboration between Clarian Health and St. Vincent Health.

Therapro Inc.

http://www.theraproducts.com/
Although Therapro originally offered specialty products and publications for mainly school-based and pediatric practices, today it provides products that address the needs of people in every stage of life, helping serve the occupational concerns of not only occupational therapist, but speech therapists, physicl therapists, and educators as well.

TFH USA LTD Special Needs Toys

http://www.specialneedstoys.com/usa/
TFH (USA) offers a unique range of toys and adapted equipment for the special needs population. Our products are of the highest quality and combine fun with education. Our expert staff can help you with all your questions and recommend the best product for you. Visit our exciting website for many special offers.

PlayopolisToys

http://www.PlayopolisToys.com
All children learn differently. We offer toys with universal design to maximize sensory awareness as well as gross and fine motor, language, and cognitive development among children with diverse abilities. These toys offer distraction and multi-sensory stimulation, particularly beneficial to special needs children. At PlayopolisToys, we provide toys that encourage children to play, to learn what happens as a result of their actions, and to build skills. To facilitate choosing the best toys for special needs, toys are grouped by category.

MaxiAids

http://www.maxiaids.com/categories/27/Board-Games.html
MaxiAids is proud to offer some of the most popular board games available including board games for the blind and visually impaired. Click through our board games listings and you will find a huge selection of fun adaptive games such as Braille and Low Vision Monopoly, Super Big Boggle, Deluxe Scrabble for Low Vision, Checkers and Chess sets, Tactile Connect Four and Tic-Tac-Toe games and much, much more! Here you will also find a great selection of unique Braille, tactile and low vision board games for people of all ages and ability levels, as well as BINGO cards and accessories, dice, Scrabble replacement tiles and more!

Life Jacket Adapted

http://www.pfd-a.com/
Based in Canada, PFD-A’s and Lj-A’s have revolutionized water safety for people with physical disabilities. Designed according to very high standards established by hospitals, PFD-A’s and Lj-A’s were first developed in rehabilitation centers to meet the needs of individuals experiencing loss of autonomy through Paraplegia, Quadriplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Epilepsy. PFD-A’s and Lj-A’s were designed to meet the needs of people having lost the control of their movements or survival reflexes. Our vests meet the needs of a large clientele such as hydro-therapists, enthusiasts, vacationers, senior citizens, children and infants. Our life jackets are increasingly setting the standards in water safety.

Lekotec Toys

http://www.lekotek.org/
Lekotek is about kids – kids with special needs. Like all kids, children with special needs love to play. Lekotek makes the world of play accessible to children with all types of disabilities through special play and learning centers

Fun and Function

http://www.funandfunction.com
Fun and Function is a therapy toy company. Its goal is to provide an answer and support for parents/teachers/therapists who were seeking child friendly equipment with affordable prices.

Discovery Toys

http://www.discoverytoys.net/autism-toy-guide/
Discovery Toys has sensational learning toys to support the skill needs of children with autism. We have worked with the famous Princeton Child Development Institute to identify which products support development across six general areas of difficulty for children with autism. This will assist parents and caregivers in selecting the right products.

Wilderness on Wheels Foundation, Colorado

http://WWW.wildernessonwheels.org/
Wilderness On Wheels Foundation operates a model wilderness-access facility which makes a Colorado mountain environment accessible to all. W.O.W. is a nonprofit agency with no paid administrative staff. It’s a charity where your participation is important and makes a significant difference. Please join us.

Wheelin’ Sportsmen

http://www.nwtf.org/wheelin/?SUBSITE=wheelin
Wheelin’ Sportsmen NWTF provides people with disabilities the opportunity to participate in outdoor activities. Its magazine, Wheelin’ Sportsmen, and its Web site, www.wheelinsportsmen.org, are dedicated to the education and entertainment of these enthusiasts and their able-bodied outdoor partners.

Western DuPage Special Recreatin Association

http://www.wdsra.com/
The Western DuPage Special Recreation Association has been providing fun, recreational opportunities to individuals of all ages with disabilities since 1976.WDSRA offers four seasons of programs, special events and trips including Special Olympic programs and adapted sports programs each year.Programs are offered for all ages, from preschoolers to seniors, and are designed with a close staff to participant ratio. Western DuPage Special Recreation Association serves more than 8,000 people of all ages with disabilities in over 1,000 annual recreation programs, special events, and trips. This nationally acclaimed, not-for-profit organization is a cooperative extension of the Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn, Naperville, Roselle, Warrenville, West Chicago, Wheaton and Winfield Park Districts. WDSRA also provides inclusion services to assist and advise any resident who is interested in participating in one of the above mentioned park districts’ programs.

West Suburban Special Recreation Association (WSSRA)

http://www.wssra.net/
We focus on the individual and their opportunity for fun. The mission of the West Suburban Special Recreation Association is to provide superior recreation services for persons with disabilities.” We are dedicated to serving our customers with: first class program opportunities, responsive outreach distinctive customer service, reliable transportation professional, caring staff, in a safe and fun environment.

Welcome, HOME Bed & Breakfast

http://www.welcomehouseof.org
A nonprofit organization operated by volunteers offers individuals and families the opportunity to enjoy a wheelchair-friendly get-away. Set on 18 acres of woodland and prairie Welcome HOME offers overnight guests the use of one wing of an award winning wheelchair accessible design home. Guest wing includes 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, screened porch, kitchenette, family room with gas fire place, board games, library with print and talking books, large TV with cable. Grounds offer a camp fire site, picnic tables, trails in the woods and the prairie. Some adaptive equipment is available for guests use. Inquire about specifics. Welcome HOME B&B is open year ’round. Tours of the entire house are available upon request.

Warren Special Recreation Association

http://www.warrentownship.net/wsra
Warren Special Recreation Association provides leisure and recreation activities for adults and children with disabilities. Enhancing abilities in enjoyable social settings is a goal of WSRA programs. Participants learn new skills, practice sports, dance and sing with friends and take advantage of WSRA’s large variety of programs. WSRA is a cooperative of three park districts and one township: Gurnee Park District, Grandwood Park District, Warren Township and Wildwood Park District.

Visions/Vacation Camp for the Blind

http://www.visionsvcb.org/
VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a non-profit rehabilitation and social service organization whose purpose is to develop and implement programs to assist blind and visually impaired people of all ages to lead independent and active lives in their homes and communities; and to educate the public to understand the capabilities and needs of people who are blind or visually impaired so that they may be integrated into all aspects of community life.

Trips Inc. Special Adventures

http://www.tripsinc.com
All inclusive group travel vacations for adults with various intellectual and cognitive disabilities. Please see our website for information about our vacation destinations and the level of support we provide.

Tri County Special Recreation Association

http://www.tricountysra.org/
Tri County Special Recreation Association offers three seasons of programs each year, winter/spring, summer and fall. Age appropriate social and recreational opportunities are designed to meet the individual needs of each participant. Over 140 weekly programs and special events are offered each year.

Transitions Centers, Inc.

http://www.transitionscenters.org
Transitions Centers Inc. supports individuals living with any challenge to transitions to greater independence and self respect. We are invested in providing knowledgeable, compassionate, respectful, professional services in a positive and enriching environment. We offer day services, employment services, and supported living services.

Touch of Nature Environmental Center

http://www.ton.siu.edu/
Touch of Nature Environmental Center serves Southern Illinois University Carbondale as an outdoor laboratory for experiential learning, as a field site for research, and as a provider of therapeutic recreation, environmental education, outdoor adventure, personal and interpersonal development programs, and conference services.

The Center for the Arts at Little City Foundation

http://www.littlecity.org/arts/home
We are dedicated to providing opportunities for the artistic expression. Through media arts, studio, fashion design, performing arts, childrenss art programs, art collaborative models that allow individuals, both with and without disabilities, to work together through the paradigm of a compreyhensive multidiscplinary arts program.

The Bridge Center – Massachusetts

http://www.thebridgectr.org/
Handi Kids is now The Bridge Center, is a non-profit, recreational facility for children and young adults with physical and cognitive disabilities. Handi Kids provides therapeutic recreation to hundreds of individuals on a year-round basis through our Summer Day Camp, Saturday Camp, School Vacation Camp, After School, Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Carriage Driving, Hippotherapy, Stable Management, Boy Scout & Girl Scout Troops, Teen programs, and Special Event programming

The Boy Scouts of America

http://www.boyslife.org/
The official website for the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Includes great resources for youth and adult volunteers.This site will provide information about the Boy Scout program, including a locator to find a troop in your area.

Sunshine Through Golf Foundation

http://www.sunshinethroughgolf.org
The Sunshine Through Golf Foundation uses golf as a tool to provide giving and caring for the less fortunate. For over 60 years, the Sunshine Through Golf Foundation has translated universal enjoyment of golf into a means of improving the lives of veterans, juniors, individuals with disabilities, and the economically disadvantaged.

SportsAbility, Florida Disabled Outdoors Association

http://www.fdoa.org/
SportsAbility provides first hand access designated to encourage participation regardless of age or ability level. We offer jet skiing, archery, target sports, kayaking, sailing, canoeing, hand-pedaled biking, horseback riding, basketball, golf, sit-down water skiing, swimming, wheelchair sports, boating, adaptive fishing and so MUCH MORE!

Splore Accessible Outdoor Adventures

http://www.splore.org/
SPLORE is a Utah based non-profit organization that is currently celebrating 30 years of providing life-changing outdoor recreation experiences to children and adults with disabilities and special needs. SPLORE ran its first accessible rafting program during the summer of 1977 and through the years has served more than 30,000 individuals with disabilities as well as their friends, family members and care providers.

Special Olympics Wisconsin

http://www.specialolympicswisconsin.org
Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) is a statewide organization providing persons with cognitive disabilities year-round sports training and competition. Individuals who are at least eight years old and are identified as having a cognitive disability are eligible for participation.

Special Olympics of Illinois

http://www.soill.org/
The focus in Special Olympics is on what athletes can do. Like everyone, Special Olympics athletes like to win, but more importantly – they strive to do their best. The sportsmanship that is demonstrated on the court, in the field, or on the track serves as an inspiration to all.

Special Olympics Florida

http://www.specialolympicsflorida.org
Special Olympics Florida provides year-round sports training and competition to children and adults with intellectual disabilities, at no cost to the athlete or their caregiver, as a means to achieve physical fitness, self-esteem, socialization skills, and the life skills necessary to be a productive, respected and contributing members of their communities.

Special Kids Dance & Performing Arts

http://www.specialkidsdance.org/
“Special Kids” was created especially for you. Lisa says, she not only wants to teach the kids to dance she wants to make them feel special and more confident about themselves. That’s something that will help them throughout their lives. We offer classes for Tae Kwon Do Class (age 4 & up), Ballet & Tap Combination (age 4 – 7), Ballet & Tap Combination (age 8 & up), Advanced Class (by invitation), Hip Hop & Tap Class (age 8 & up), and Drama & Vocal Class. ART CLASSES ARE NOW FORMING!!!

Southern Indiana Resource Solutions Inc.

http://www.sirs.org/
Southern Indiana Resource Solutions Inc. (SIRS, Inc.), a leader in the state and local community, has established an outstanding reputation for providing quality supports for adults and children with disabilities. Our staff progressively works to provide top-notch therapies like early intervention services, developmental, physical, speech, and occupational therapy for children from birth to age 18. Adults with disabilities gain assistance in finding the right job, living independently, and being involved in their community.