Recreational Resources

Camps with Programs for People with Special Needs
Overnight Camps
Day Camps
Information for Specialized Recreation
Library Programs
Local Recreation Programs for People with Disabilities
Parks & Recreation Programs
Planned Vacations
Resources & Guides to Accessible Recreation/Travel
YMCA Programs

Camp Harkness – The Arc New London County
Director of Recreation: Jeanette Sullivan Hickey
301 Great Neck Rd, Waterford, CT 06385
Tel. (860)437-0636 Off season - (860)822-0801
jhickey@thearcnlc.org
http://thearcnlc.org/camp.htm
Five 1-week sessions offering Respite to adult campers (all overnight),
two 1-week youth sessions (one overnight, one day)

Camp Hemlocks
85 Jones Street, PO Box 198, Hebron, CT 06248-0198
Tel 860-228-9496 Ext. 200  Toll-Free 1-800-832-4409 Ext. 200 (CTOnly)  Fax 860-228-2091
campinfo@eastersealsct.org
Programs for people with disabilities aged 6 years and older; eligibility varies according to session, June through August; does not serve individuals who are medically needy or who have behavioral issues; fees are based on ability to pay basis for Connecticut residents. Operates year round for getaway weekends.

Camp Horizons
127 Babcock Hill Rd., South Windham, CT 06266
Tel. (860) 456-1032
www.camphorizons.org
Camp runs from June - August; programs for individuals with all exceptionalities; age limit to be determined by camp. During the year, weekend and special holiday events, respite available.

Camp Sequassen
791 West Hill Rd., New Hartford, Connecticut 06057
Tel: 860-379-2009   Fax: 203-379-8977
info@ctyankee.org
Children ages 6 to 18, with all exceptionalities if they can be mainstreamed. Call for fees. Operated by Boy Scouts of America.

High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc.
Kitty Stalsburg
P.O. Box 254
Old Lyme, CT 06371
Tel. (860) 434-1974
Email: kstalsburg@highhopestr.org

The Learning Clinic
Raymond W. Duchame, PhD
Route 169, P.O. Box 324, Brooklyn, CT 06234
Tel. (860) 774-5619
Website: www.thelearningclinic.org

Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc.
Sara J. Kubala
226 West Park Place, Suite 1
Newark, DE 19713
Tel. (302) 368-2515
skubala@pecs.com
www.pecs.com
Accepts all ages, Two-week summer camp. Using the PECS and the pyramid approach to education.

Day Camps

Camp Tepee (Central Connecticut Coast YMCA)
Dawn Dalrymple, Executive Director
20 Trefoil Drive, Trumbull, CT 06611
Tel. (203) 445-9633
 ddalrymple@cccymca.org
For children 6 to 12 years old, with Attention Deficit Disorder and learning disabilities, mainstreamed into regular camp at a 1 to 4 ratio.

Eagle Hill
214 Main Street Southport, CT 06890
Tel. (203) 254-2044 Fax:203 255-4052 InfoLine: 203 254-3262
info@eaglehillsouthport.org
For children 6 to 14 years, experiencing learning difficulties.
Camps with programs for people with special needs.

Eagle Hill Summer Program
Thomas Cone, Admissions
45 Glenville Road Greenwich, CT. 06831
Tel: (203) 622-9240
For children who have learning disabilities, experiencing academic difficulty, and who are functioning below grade level in one or more areas.

Equistrides Theraputic Riding Center
Janice Reynolds
160 Grandville Road, North Granby, CT 06060
Tel. (860) 844-0342
Email: jbr@equistrides.org
Website: www.equistrides.org

Long Ridge
478 Erskine Rd, Stamford, CT 06903
Tel. (203) 322-0253
For children ages 3 to 13 full days and half-day nursery. Call for information.

MACH (Music & Art  Center for the Humanities) Summer Arts
510 Barnum Avenue, 3rd floor, Bridgeport, CT 06608
Tel. 203-366-3300 Fax: 203-368-2847
www.musicandartscenter.org
Six-week program, M-F, 2 shifts, 8:30 - 1:30, 9:30-2:30, for children with all disabilities, ages 6 to 16 years.

Information for Specialized Recreation

Disabled Sports USA
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD  20850
Tel. (301) 217-0960 or Fax: (301) 217-0968
Ages 5 and older; all physical and developmental disabilities; provides referrals to local groups, parent advocacy training.

Connecticut Special Olympics
Lisa Vane, Regional Director
Special Olympics Connecticut
Southwest Region
999 Oronoque Lane, Stratford, CT 06614
Tel: (203) 380-9990 Fax: (203) 380-9991
LisaV@soct.org
www.specialolympics.org
Ages to participate are 8-80.
People with cognitive disabilities are able to participate in these sports.

Girl Scouts of the USA/Services for Girls with Disabilities
420 5th Avenue, New York, NY  10018
Tel. (212) 852-8000
Martha Jo Dennison, Membership and Program Consultant
Martha.Jo.Dennison@bbs.gsusa.org
Provides referrals to local troops; also training for scout leaders.

National Sports Center for the Disabled
P.O. Box 1290, Winter Park, CO  80482
Tel. (970) 726-1540 or (303) 316-1540 Fax: (970) 726-4112
info@nscd.org
All ages, all disabilities; provides referrals to local groups; national programs.  Activities include skiing, hiking, biking, camps, rafting sailing, therapeutic horseback riding, etc.

National Wheelchair Racquetball Association
2380 McGinley Road, Monroeville, PA 15146
Tel. (412) 856-2468
    
North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA)
P.O. Box 33150, Denver, CO  80233
Tel. (800) 369-7433   Fax: (303) 452-1212
www.narha.org   
Provides referrals to local groups for children and adults of all ages & disabilities.

SCATA - Student Camp and Trip Advisors, Inc.
Janice Millman
10 Four Seasons Road, Fairfield, CT 06432
Tel. (203) 372-1100
Email: janicmill@aol.com
Assists young people ages 7-18 in the successful selection of camps, schools, wilderness programs and travel experiences throughout the world.

Special Recreation for Disabled International (SRDI)
Contact: John Nesbitt
701 Oaknoll Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246-5168
Tel. (319) 466-3192 Fax: (319) 351-6772
Email: john-nesbitt@uiowa.edu

US Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association
25 W. Independence Way, Kingston, RI 02881 
Tel. (401) 874-7465 
uscpaa@mail.bbsnet.com
http://www.uscpaa.org
Children with cerebral palsy and related conditions, ages 6 and older; provides referrals to local groups

Wheelchair Sports, USA (National Wheelchair Athletic Association)
1236 Jungermann Rd, Suite A St. Peters, MO 63376
Telephone: 636-614-6784 Fax: 636-246-0110
Email: office@wsusa.org
Provides referrals to local groups for children age 5 and older.

WOW - Winners on Wheels
2842 Business Park Avenue, Fresno, CA  93727-9852
Tel. (559) 291-3386
Email: wowtalk@earthlink.net
Social and recreational program that empowers youth in wheelchairs to be all that they can be.

Library Programs

Many programs are available through your town's library, including arts and crafts programs and children's story times.  Call for information.

Local Recreation Programs for People with Disabilitie

Aquatic Therapy (Angelfish Therapy)
Cindy Freedman
6 Quarry Ridge Rd, Sandy Hook, CT 06482-1364
Tel. (203) 426-1444
Cindy@AngelfishTherapy.com

Ailene Tisser,M.A.P.T.  
168 Intervale Road, Stamford CT 06905
Tel. (203) 968-1484 
Ailene@AngelfishTherapy.com

Best Buddies, Connecticut
28 Washington Ave, North Haven, CT 06473
Tel. (203) 234-3996
www.bestbuddies.org
Inclusive recreation program - matches one-to-one volunteers for people who have a diagnosis of mental retardation.

Boy Scouts of America
60 Wellington Road, (P.O. Box 32), Milford, CT  06460-0032
Tel. (203) 876-6868, Ext. 233
Year round youth programs for boys and girls from first grade through 20 years of age.

Challenger Division Little League
P.O. Box 367, Norwalk, CT 06852
Tel. (203) 219-6333
Contact: Guy Taccone (for more information)
norwalkll@optonline.net
Little league baseball program for children with disabilities, ages 5-18.

Fun Busters Special Needs Recreation, Senior High Activity Center
2011 Post Road, Darien, CT 06820
Tel. (203) 655-2535

Future Stars (Kings Highway Tennis Club)
98 Old Kings Highway North, Darien, CT  06820
Tel. (203) 655-8769
www.kingshwytennis.com
This is an exciting program for youngsters that feature weekly lessons to prepare juniors for the Challenger Program. This 1½ hour clinic will meet weekly and includes match play.

Girl Scout Council of Southwestern Connecticut
529 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT  06897
Tel. (203) 762-5557
Local Girl Scout chapters, 3 two week summer camp sessions open to all

Music for Children
Mary Ann Hall, Director
PO Box 3457, Westport, CT 06880
Tel. (203) 854-9797;  Fax: (203) 854-8595 Toll-Free: 877-YES-MUSIC! (877-937-6874)
Email:  mail@musicforchildren.net
Website:  www.musicforchildren.net
An accredited school for the arts, offering instruction to children and adults with disabilities. A six- week day camp is offered during the summer.

Music Together
Jackie Jacobs, Director
76 Walbin Court, Fairfield, CT 06824
Tel. (203) 256-1656 Fax: (203) 286-1249
mtfcjj@optonline.net
Music program for infants to 5 years old with parent participation.

Pegasus - Therapeutic Riding, Inc.
45 Church Street, Suite 205, Stamford, CT 06906
Tel. (203) 356-9504   Fax (203) 977-7832

Sandra McBride, Administrative Manager
Tel. (203) 356-9504 Ex. 100
Email: smcbride@pegasustr.org
www.pegasusTR.org
Therapeutic horseback riding for people (in southwest Fairfield County) with disabilituies that assists in coordination and balance.

Special Olympics/Fairfield County Chapter
999 Oronoque Lane, Stratford, CT
Tel. (203) 380-9990
www.soct.org
Programs for Special Olympics training and one-to-one matching for "buddy" program.

STAR Inc., Lighting the Way…
Contact: Jill Schreckengost x305
182 Wolfpit Avenue, Norwalk, CT  06852
Tel. (203) 846-9581, Ext.305             Fax  (203) 847-0545
www.starinc-lightingtheway.org
Year-round planned recreational programs for people with disabilities 16 and older

Very Special Arts
818 Connecticut Ave NW # 600, Washington, DC 20006
Tel. (202) 628-2800 Fax: (202) 429-0868
www.vsarts.org
Referrals to local branches; programs in drama, dance, creative writing, literature, music and the visual arts for children of all ages & all disabilities

Westport School of Music-Music Works/ Kids with Special Needs
Contact: Patricia Coffey, Music Therapist
18 Woods Grove Road, Westport, CT  06880
Tel. (203) 227-4931 Fax: (203) 227-7384
www.wsmusic.org
Call for class schedule and fees

Parks & Recreation Programs

Your local Parks & Recreation department may sponsor a variety of activities (both inclusive and specialized), including summer camps, after school programs, scheduled classes and sporting activities.  Fees will vary according to town and activity.  For details regarding specific activities in your town, contact your local Parks & Recreation Department (located in the "Municipal" Section of the phone book - "Blue Pages").

Planned Vacations

Accessible Tours/Directions Unlimited
720 N. Bedford Road, Bedford Hills, N.Y. 10507
Tel. (800) 533-5343 or (914) 241-1700
Assists in vacation planning for individuals who have disabilities - when and where individuals would like to go. No charge for service.