Searching for Sport For People With Disabilites

Year-round sport training and competition for children and adults with an intellectual disability

• currently offers 14 sports: 5 and 10 pin bowling, alpine and Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, curling, floor hockey, swimming, basketball, track and field, soccer, golf, bocce, and softball
• weekly sport training sessions are organized by volunteer coaches

Active Start and Fundamentals are available for 2-6 and 7-12 year-olds

Provides older adults (55+) in Ontario with an opportunity to:

• increase their social interaction with others,
• increase their physical and mental well-being,
• maintain and enhance their psychological and physiological well-being through participation in recreational activities and sports.

Goals

• enhance the opportunity for seniors to expand and develop their social interaction,
• provide an environment that stimulates physical activity,
• provide an environment conducive to mental development,
• increase participation in recreational activities, and
• facilitate more cooperation and communication between older adult groups within the Province of Ontario.

Objectives

• ensure that activities are conducive to an environment for social interaction;
• have appropriate recreational and sports activities so that the older adult is able to meet new people and establish new relationships;
• encourage social activities in the form of banquets, luncheons, dinners, dances and more that will stimulate social interaction;
• establish an environment that reflects current trends in sport, fitness, and cultural and artistic activities;
• promote any innovative physical activity for the older adult through appropriate administrative governing bodies in fitness and sport;
• promote improved fitness levels;
• promote activities that reflect the current needs of the older adult in relation to their mental well-being;
• demonstrate that older adults can remain active;
• encourage increased participation on an ongoing basis; and
• promote active living among older adults in Ontario.

Special Olympics provides opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to develop physical fitness, sport skills and social connections through participation in a variety of Olympic-type sport clubs.

The administrative district provides strategic program and community development support for local community chapters. Central Ontario is one of seven Districts of Special Olympics Ontario.

Hockey which both people who are able-bodied and people with a disability can play

• regular hockey rules apply
• teams participate in tournaments
• has a competitive league
• member of Ontario Sledge Hockey Association
• sledges may be borrowed for skating (eg family skates, skating parties, school electives, contact

This local branch of Special Olympics Ontario provides sports activities for athletes with intellectual disabilities in the area. Activities include a variety of indoor and outdoor sports including bowling, basketball, soccer, softball, and bocce. Active Start and Fundamentals are offered for ages 2-6 and 7-12.

New sports may be added depending on volunteer availability.

Athletes participate at local, district, provincial, national and world levels.

Provides specialized kayaking and canoeing programs for all ages and abilities.

• Offers adaptive recreation with inclusive paddle sport and empowers people with disabilities through adaptive paddling
• ORCKA (Ontario Recreational Canoeing and Kayaking Association) training and Paddle Canada Certifications for all ages
• Encourages volunteerism and trains volunteers

Fundraising events in Alliston include:

• Hands Across the Water - annual fundraiser event "Sponsor a Paddler" or paddle yourself
• Great Shoreline Cleanup - Earl Rowe Shoreline clean up

Registered charity 813487428 RR0001

Special Olympics Orillia provides athletes with an intellectual disability the opportunity to experience and succeed in sports.

Special Olympians gain self-confidence and transfer the success from the playing field to become more active citizens in society. Summer sports offered:

• softball
• track and field
• tee-ball
• golf
• soccer

Winter sports offered:

• 5-pin bowling
• curling
• figure skating
• basketball
• floor hockey
• swimming

Maximizes functionality of all people regardless of age and ability, and provides opportunities for people with disabilities by bridging gap between funding and services

Programs and Services

• attendant care funding
• orthotics and prosthetics
• physiotherapy and suit therapy
• provides information on modifications for home accessibility
• estate planning workshops
• martial arts

Registration for athletes and volunteers

Provides a variety of indoor and outdoor sports such as basketball, 5-pin bowling, alpine skiing, curling, swimming, bocce, soccer and softball. Clubs train weekly in their sport season. Athletes compete at the regional level and may have opportunities to advance to Provincial or National Games. Volunteerism and fundraising are key components of program success. Additional programs such as for youth may be developed.

A club offering junior sailing school, adult learn to sail program and Able Sail program with wheelchair accessible boats.

Promotes sport training and competition opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities. Provides opportunities for individuals to:

• develop physical fitness
• demonstrate courage
• experience success
• develop skills
• create friendships with their families, other Special Olympic athletes and the community

Activities include a variety of indoor and outdoor sports, such as:

• swimming
• basketball
• curling
• softball
• bocce

Athletes participate at local, regional, provincial, national and world levels

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Jewish community centre and hub in culturally sensitive environment; programs for children, youth, adults, and families; community-based Inclusion Services; visit website for program schedule

• fitness and health programs, including swimming, personal training and classes
• recreation and art programs
• health and mental health workshops
• trips and tours
• child care and preschool, see separate listing

COVID19 -- for COVID service updates, call or visit website


Support and friendship programs for individuals with special needs and their families and caregivers

Friends@Home pairs teenage volunteers with children and youth with special needs for weekly home visits

Recreation

• Mom's Night Out
• Sunday Circle -- respite for caregivers while children, youth and young adults with special needs enjoy inclusive recreation program
• buddy baseball
• education and awareness
• Jewish holiday events

Community centre includes fitness and recreation, nursery school and licensed child care, day camp and after school programs, and arthritis education program

Cultural, social, education and recreation programs

• health and fitness
• open registration social clubs
• hobby groups
• performing and nonperforming arts
• seniors club
• holiday events

Fitness, recreation and social programs for singles, families, persons with physical and developmental disabilities

• Multiple Sclerosis Support and Fitness Group
• Stroke Recovery Group
• Parkinson's Support Group

A world-wide charitable organization dedicated to promoting a more active and better quality of life for people who have an intellectual disability, through their involvement in sport.

• Year round sports programs for athletes with an intellectual disability are offered.
• New athletes are always welcome, and volunteers are essential to the programs.
• The sports of 5-pin bowling, curling and softball are offered. Sports like swimming and bocce can be pursued.

COVID19

• visit website for list of current changes and closures including visiting policies
• expanded virtual programming

Pediatric rehabilitation and complex continuing care hospital

Inpatient Services

• brain injury rehabilitation
• specialized orthopedic and developmental rehabilitation (SODR)
• complex continuing care

Outpatient Services

• augmentative and alternative communication; writing aids service
• autism diagnosis and treatment services
• brain injury rehabilitation, concussion centre
• cleft lip and palate/craniofacial service
• clinical seating
• creative arts and music therapy
• dental clinic - by referral by physician or dentist only
• Get Up and Go - pediatric pain service
• feeding
• orthotics, prosthetics and myoelectrics
• respite
• snoezelen rooms for inpatients and the community
• spina bifida and spinal cord services
• swim programs
• therapeutic recreation and life skills
• youth engagement and employment programs

Early Learning and Development

• infant and child development consultation and early intervention
• consultative support to childcare centres on programming, occupational therapy and school transitions
• 2 nursery schools -- see separate entries

Adult Services

• orthotics
• prosthetics and myoelectrics
• swim programs

Programs, services, support and assistance for Canadians living with a disability * most services and programs administered by provincial Easter Seals * includes:

• assistive and adaptive technology - financial assistance and direct programs to ensure Canadians with disability have access to essential technology
• education and training - includes employment training and services, scholarships and bursaries and life skills programs
• sport, recreation and leisure programs - includes activities such as sledge hockey, wheelchair basketball, swimming and more
• rehabilitative and occupational therapy
• residential and respite programs - available in Vancouver, Edmonton and Montreal
• summer camps - 14 specialized camps across Canada for children
  

Disability Travel Card - Program for people with a permanent disability which offers a discounted ticket for their support person when traveling with Via Rail Canada, and Coach Canada

Access 2 Program - Program for people with a permanent disability which offers free admission for their support person to movie theatres, cultural attractions and recreation facilities

Advocates and promotes respect, acceptance, inclusion and human dignity for people with intellectual disabilities through sports

Sports training recreational and competitive programs * basketball, bocce, bowling, curling, floor hockey, golf, powerlifting, rhythmic gymnastics, skating (speed and figure), skiing (nordic and alpine), snowshoeing, soccer, softball, swimming, track and field * coach training * volunteer instruction * competition on local, provincial, national and international basis

Ice hockey league for children and adults with developmental challenges

Community Hub programming for parents and children and youth through traditional media and the use of technology

Programs include:

• accessible technology training
• advocacy resources
• child and youth programming
• peer support sessions
• cultural specific programming and resources
• recreational activities
• sports activities

Services and Programs:

• Come To Work

Cultural, social, education and recreation programs for all ages and abilities

• Jewish Life Programs
• referrals and support
• adult cultural arts

Preschool and childcare -- day camp and school's out PD day and after school programs

Health and fitness programs

• group exercise, personal training
• swimming, massage and nutrition
• salt-water pool and full aquatics program

Therapeutic and specialized fitness programs -- wellness and cultural activities, daytime cultural programs

Programs for persons with physical and developmental disabilities

• assessment and programs to improve functional mobility, fall prevention, daily life activities (e.g. navigating apartment, accessing neighbourhood)
• friendly phone calls

Community Hub for all ages and abilities to engage in social, health and cultural programs

• 125,000 sq ft facility, three full basketball courts, 200 meter, five-lane track
• fully equipped and universally accessible cardio/fitness and weight rooms
• opportunities for physical activities for people of all ages and abilities
• arts, life skills and research opportunities to enhance the quality of life for everyone

Sledge hockey league * able bodied and disabled people play hockey * players sit on a sledge with two skate blades, puck can pass underneath sledge