Most of the camps we've previewed on this page are specifically for
children with disabilities. That's just the beginning. There
are hundreds of camps in the southeastern New England area.
Many are inclusive and have accessible facilities.
Expand your search. Here are some web sites that may help you find the
right summer camp.
Move, Think, Create,
Communicate. The Autism Project of Rhode Island. 51 Sockanosset
Crossroad, Cranston, RI 02920. (401) 785-2666. Connie Rinehart, Camp
Director. Camp is located at The Champlin Scout Reservation, Cranston.
For children with autism or a related disability, ages five (and
entering kindergarten) to 17.
Camp Ok-Wa-Nessett/Trailblazer. Sponsored by the Kent Count
YMCA. (401) 828-0130. Susan Shanley, Senior Program Director.
Day camp for children in preschool through grade 8 whose IEP identifies
social, emotional, physical, and educational needs. Archery, arts and
crafts, canoeing, sports and games, swimming, music and free play in
Kent County Y's Okey Falls Spray Park. Speech/language and occupational
therapy will be provided based on IEP requirements. Trailblazer
participants must be referred to camp by a school.
Camp Ruggles. 133 Stone Dam Road, North Scituate, RI 02857. (401)
647-5508, (401) 568-6525 (summer). Located on Snake Hill Road in
Glocester, RI. Co-ed for children ages 6-12 years who have emotional
disabilities. Activities include swimming, arts and crafts, games,
hiking and boating. Not wheelchair accessible.
The East Providence Parks and Recreation Department. (401-435-7511)
Provides year round recreational activities for people with disabilities
including a free seven-week summer day camp for East Providence youth.
Adults have the opportunity to participate on a weekly basis in programs
that encompass passive and active leisure arts. There is no fee to
engage in these activities. The Department offers door-to-door
transportation for all special needs programs and its 21-passenger bus
is wheelchair accessible. A medical release form is required.
Jewish Community Center of Rhode
Island. 401 Elmgrove Avenue, Providence, RI 02906. (401) 861-8800
ext. 147. Contact Claudia Fiks. Wide range of camping experiences
ranging from sports to dance starting at age 2 up to age 12. Accessible
pool and aquatics program.
KIDKAMP Connection. RI Department of Elderly Affairs, 35 Howard
Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920. (401) 462-0507. Contact Joan D'Agostino.
For children under age 18 being raised by a grandparent or other
relative 60 years old or older. KIDKAMP Connection gives these children
scholarships to attend camp during school breaks and summer vacation.
Also supports other Saturday and after school education and recreation
programs. Many Rhode Island YMCAs and other camps participate.
Looking Upwards' Summer Fun Days. P. O. Box 4289, Middletown,
RI 02842. Contact Vilma Teves at (401) 847-0960
ext.44. A fun-filled, integrated summer camp for children and young
adults of all abilities. Our "learning by doing" approach
helps campers develop skills for a lifetime: making friends, being a
team player, expressing creativity, and enjoying hobbies and sports.
Activities include swimming, computer training, field trips, outdoor
sporting activities, music, sailing, gardening, arts and crafts,
theater, horseback riding and more! For ages 6 to 18.
Moses
Brown Day Camps. Two day camps with a variety of activities.
Camp Florian. Muscular Dystrophy Association. 931 Jefferson
Boulevard, Suite 1005, Warwick, RI 02886. (401) 732-1910, (800)
289-8805. Week long camp experience for children ages 6-21 registered
with MDA. Featuring typical camp activities adapted to the abilities of
children and young adults with a variety of neuromuscular disorders.
Activities include arts and crafts, field trips, swimming, water sports,
boating, fishing, drama club, farm animals, horseback riding, wheelchair
sports, and bowling. Camp Florian takes place at the Massachusetts
Hospital School in Canton, Mass. Free for those registered with MDA.
Perspectives Corporation. Day camp for children with and without
disabilities, ages 5-21 conducted at the Pastore Leisure Center in
Charlestown. Camp schedules are designed to address specific Individual
Education Plan goals that may include both academic and social skills
development. Most campers qualify for Extended School Year services
based on identified IEP goals.
Shake-A-Leg operates three
major programs: Whole Life Therapy residential sessions, Confidence Is
Cool day camps and Adaptive Sailing that encourage participants to move
beyond the perceived boundaries of their own capabilities.
Martha's Vineyard Cerebral Palsy Camp, Inc. Camp Jabberwocky. Conducts
sessions in July and August.
Camp Kyle
Woodruff for Children with Diabetes. Three week day camp for
children ages 5-14 who have diabetes. camp is held at Camp Buxton in
Rehoboth, Mass.
Camp Aldersgate Special
Needs Camp. A one week program offered by the United Methodist Camp
located in Glocester for adults (over 21) with developmental
disabilities.
Camp Hope/American Cancer Society. (Held at Camp Aldersgate in
Glocester). (800) 364-5520. Contact Theresa Meznig. A week long
residential or day camp for youths 8-17 with cancer and their siblings,
August 17-22. Activities include arts and crafts, fishing, canoeing,
soccer, basketball, campfires, hot-air balloons and lots more. Free
Camp Surefire. YMCA Camp Westwood, Coventry. (401) 383-4500. Contact
Warren Green. A program of the Diabetes Foundation of Rhode Island, Inc.
Combines recreational activities with diabetes education emphasizing
independence and a positive attitude towards diabetes management. Type 1
diabetes only. 24-hour coverage by both a physician and registered
nurse.
Hasbro Children's Hospital Asthma Camp. Rhode Island's only week
long, overnight camp designed specifically for children with asthma.
Camp Mauchatea (Be My
Guide). Rhode Island Lions Sight Foundation and the Rhode Island
State Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired offer this free,
week long camping experience for all Rhode Islanders ages 6-17 who are
legally blind.
Camp Isola
Bella. American School for the Deaf, The camp, located northwest
of Hartford in Taconic, Conn., welcomes deaf and hard of hearing
children and youths from all over the country for a wonderful camp
experience in a friendly and sociable place.
Camp Horizons, Inc.
Residential camp for children and adults aged 8-40 and older who have
developmental disabilities.
Camp Wee-Kan-Tu. A one week overnight camp (August 19-24) for
children and teens ages 8-17 with epilepsy.
Easter Seals Camp Hemlocks. More than 600
children and adults with disabilities are served annually by Easter
Seals programs at Camp Hemlocks.
Hole in the Wall Gang
Camp. A camp experience along with medical care for children ages
7-15 with cancer, serious blood disorders or HIV.
Clara Barton Camp for
girls with Type 1 diabetes. Resident summer camp for girls with
diabetes ages 6-17.
Joslin Center Camping for
children with diabetes. Combines diabetes education, support, and
treatment with fun, camping, sports and recreation.
The Arc of Blackstone Valley Computer Camp. A five week summer
program that enables children in the Pawtucket/Central Falls special
education program to have fun, make friends, and engage in art, music
and language art activities.
4H Camp Howe. The camp's Echo
program is for children and youth ages 7-22 who have a disability. Also
operates a job readiness program.
Camp Allen. Residential
summer camp for individuals with physical and/or developmental
disabilities. Serves up to 400 individuals each summer ranging in age
from 6-95.
Camp Sno-Mo. This inclusive, residential program
offers sailing, canoeing, fishing, volleyball, hiking, a ropes course,
and craft activities for campers with disabilities to experience
alongside boy scouts who have no disabilities. Seven sessions from June
24-August 17.
Fatima Special Needs
Week. For children aged 9 and older and adults with physical and
cognitive disabilities. Also operates Exceptional Citizens Week.
Camp HASC. An award winning
summer program of the Hebrew Academy for Special Children. Located in
Parksville New York in Catskill Mountains, Camp HASC provides children
and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities the opportunity
to enjoy a seven week sleep-away camp experience.
Camp Huntington.For
children and young adults with learning and developmental disabilities,
attention deficit and attention deficit with hyperactivity disorders,
autism spectrum disorders, asperger's syndrome, pervasive developmental
disabilities and other disabilities.
Camp
Northwood. Program oriented toward children and teens ages 8-18 who
have difficulties in social and academic settings due to learning
challenges and/or attention deficit disorders.
Summit. For children and
teens ages 7-17 with verbal or non-verbal learning disabilities,
attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hypersensitivity
disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, mild pervasive developmental delays,
Tourettes Syndrome, obsessive, compulsive disorders, and mild mood
disorders.
Camp Waban. Hosts summer camp
for families and agencies that serve children and adults with
disabilities.
The Guided Tour Adult
Resort At Camp Lee Mar  in the Pocono Mountains
of Pennsylvania. (215) 782-1370. May 29-June 3, Aug 15-20. For people
with developmental disabilities. Offers a variety of activities and
excursions during campers stay.
Breckenridge Outdoor Education
Center. BOEC strives to accommodate people with disabilities while
being inclusive and representative of a mainstream philosophy. Welcomes
people of all abilities from around the world.
Camps 2008: A
Directory Of Camps And Summer Programs For Children And Youth With
Special Needs And Disabilities In The Metro New York Area (English And
Spanish).
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