A teen helping a child in an accessible bicycle

Start Your Adaptive Adventure

Youth Challenge offers year-round adapted sports and recreational programming throughout Northeast Ohio. Our programs change lives in simple yet extraordinary ways, providing a lifeline of inclusive recreational and social activities that support children with disabilities and their families.

All activities are adapted to accommodate each child’s needs while pushing their boundaries, encouraging growth and independence, and creating meaningful connections. From adaptive sports programs to art, outdoor adventures, and more, we offer a wide range of fun activities for kids with disabilities.

Sports Programs

Basketball

Teenager coaching a child in a wheelchair throwing in a basketball

Football

Closeup of a boy holding a green football

Soccer

a blind boy playing soccer while holding a mans hand

Baseball

a teen helping a child in a wheelchair to play baseball

Volleyball

A teen holding a ball helping a child play volleyball

Swimming

A teenager holding a child on her back in a pool

Boccia

People on a court playing Boccia

Bowling

Two young men standing together with bowling alleys behind

Skiing

4 people at the top of a ski hill with an accessible skier

Weightlifting

Many girls in a gym using gym equipment

Pickleball

A teen with a paddle, and a child in a wheelchair playing pickleball

Arts Programs

Ceramics

A teen holding a ceramic piece next to a child sitting down

Theatre

A kid in a wheelchair and another kid wearing christmas clothing

Culinary Arts

A teenager holding a dish of food with a kid wearing a chef's hat

Music

A group of kids, some one in a wheelchair, one using crutches wearing fun clothing

Painting

2 kids sitting at a table painting both laughing

Outdoor Activities

Archery

2 people helping a kid in a wheelchair with a bow and arrow

Hiking

Two teens flanking a child sitting in a wheelchair

Kayaking

A child sitting in a kayak on a calm lake

Handcycling

A child using a handcycling bike with another standing behind

Gardening

a child with glasses being helped in a garden by an adult

Nature Programs

3 kids on a dock fishing, one in a wheelchair

Activities for Kids With Disabilities Near Cleveland

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