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Recreation and Leisure
Our full directory is also available as a downloadable PDF. If we need to add something to the directory, let us know by sending an email to Spencer van Vloten
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Recreation
Abilitas opened the Cold Water Ranch Lodge in 2013 to provide people with disabilities a place to vacation for up to four days between March and December every year. Guests stay for nearly for free, only having to pay a modest fee to cover the booking, cleaning and maintenance of the facility.
Sells a wide range adapted recreation and exercise equipment
The Access 2 card grants free or significantly discounted attendance for a support worker at hundreds of recreational, entertainment, and cultural venues throughout Canada
Access Revolution specializes in hiking and paddling adventures for people of all abilities
Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
Online resources helping Canadians with disabilities to lead active, healthy lives
Provides sports and therapeutic recreation programs for people with physical, cognitive, or emotional disability. Activities include adaptive sailing and trail riding.
Agur Lake Camp is a wilderness retreat for people with disabilities and their families and caregivers. It is a calm oasis for rest and rejuvenation from the challenges of living with illness or a disability. The lake is 20 km west of Summerland.
ALL-4-DANCE Special Stars Program
A specialized dance class for children and teens with special needs. The class incorporates both ballet and jazz technique as well as fun and friendships.
All Bodies Dance is an inclusive dance company which brings together artists with and without disabilities to explore the endless creative possibilities in difference
Each year March of Dimes holds an overnight camp in BC for persons with aphasia
Enhances the quality of life for children, youth, and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities, their families, and volunteers by providing opportunities to experience the benefits of adaptive snowsports
Adaptive synchronized swimming programs are offered by 3 synchro clubs: the Burnaby Caprice, the BC Aquasonics, and the Kamloops Sunrays. Participants can train recreationally and enjoy the club environment, or go down a competitive pathway and enter competitions. There are also mixed ability events where clubs can form a team with a mix of adaptive athletes and athletes without a disability.
Best Buddies creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships and leadership development for people with intellectual disabilities. Participants enjoy opportunities for social interaction and build lasting and meaningful friendships.
Read a Best Buddies success story here
BC Blind Sports and Recreation Association
Facilitates participation in all aspects of physical activity for British Columbians who are blind, visually impaired, or deaf-blind
Colouring pages, games, and a list of more fun and educational resources to keep kids entertained
BC Mobility Opportunities Society
BC Wheelchair Basketball Society
Supports wheelchair basketball programs throughout BC
BC Wheelchair Sports Association
Home to hundreds of amazing and exotic birds, the Bloedel Conservatory at Queen Elizabeth Park offers free admission to persons with disabilities
Caledonia Adaptive Snow Sports
CASS programs make snow sports accessible to everyone, regardless of their physical or cognitive challenges, age, or experience
The BC government may provide a supplement to fully or partially cover the cost of attendance at a recognized camp for children of income assistance, disability assistance, or hardship assistance recipients, or to recipients with Persons with Disabilities designation
Each summer, the ALS Society of BC hosts a camp for youth who have a parent or grandparent living with ALS
Camp Silver Lake Autism Spectrum Camp
Located in Peachland, Silver Lake Camp offers outdoor education and activities such as canoeing, hiking, swimming, low ropes, logger sports, archery, field sports, fishing, nature walks, and games
CAN's highly supportive programs empower individuals with autism to build the confidence and skills necessary to enjoy a lifetime of sport and physical activity
Centre for Athletics, Recreation, and Special Abilities
Located on the University of Victoria campus, CARSA provides opportunities to engage in athletics and recreational pursuits, while at the same time raising awareness of disability issues and creating a culture of inclusion on campus and beyond
City of Burnaby Adapted Recreation
The city of Burnaby offers a range of adapted recreation and physical literacy programs for persons with disabilities
City of Kelowna Adapted Recreation
The city of Kelowna provides adaptive recreation programs, events and discount recreation passes for people with cognitive and/or physical disabilities. This includes more than 35 weekly programs each season for adults and children with disabilities including assisted, adapted, and wheelchair options.
City of Surrey Adapted Recreation
The city of Surrey offers a range of adapted recreation programs for persons with disabilities
City of Vancouver Adapted Recreation
The city of Vancouver offers a range of adapted recreation programs for persons with disabilities
Columbia Outdoor School Special Needs Inclusion Program
This program has been designed to offer children with physical and or developmental disabilities an opportunity to participate in summer camp programs
Offers a range of experiences to connect neurodiverse folks with self, community, and the wider world. These experiences will take place online, using YouTube, Facebook Live, Zoom and over the phone, for those without Internet access.
Community Recreational Initiatives Society (CRIS Adaptive Adventures)
Utilizes adaptive equipment to assist people with disabilities to experience nature and outdoor recreation
Comox Valley Therapeutic Riding
Offers therapeutic horse-riding experiences for persons with disabilities
Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association
Provides therapeutic horse riding and equine-based wellness programs for persons with special needs. Services include therapeutic riding, therapeutic horsemanship, para-equestrian sport, adapted equestrian vaulting, and stable management vocational development interventions as well as horse camps for children of all abilities.
Connects people with disabilities and without disabilities to one another, with hundreds of different activities and experiences available
A summer program committed to providing language-rich social, recreational, and leadership experiences for deaf and hard of hearing young persons in British Columbia
Supports programs that create a higher quality of life and healthier human beings. Programs include adaptive sailing, hiking, paddling, music, and gardening.
Disabled Independent Gardeners Association
Provides opportunities for people with physical disabilities to actively participate in gardening
Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia
Offers opportunities for people with physical disabilities to experience recreational and competitive sailing in fully accessible sailboats
Down Syndrome Activities
Recreational activities for children, youth, and adults with Down syndrome are held regularly by the Lower Mainland Down Syndrome Society and the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation. Dances, picnics, game nights, and more!
DSA offers individually tailored taekwon-do lessons to persons with special needs
Easter Seals BC/Yukon
Easter Seals aims to enable abilities in communities through their one-of-a-kind overnight camps for youth and young adults with disabilities, fun and skill-building day programs, discounts on entertainment and travel, and more
A summer camp tradition for 50 years, Easter Seals BC/Yukon offers one of the best nature-based, outdoor summer camps for children and young adults with disabilities. It is a place where campers can explore and develop their abilities in a safe, warm, fun and supportive environment.
Easter Seals City Adventures Day Camp
Participants with diverse abilities explore the Lower Mainland, North Vancouver, and Victoria, building skills through fun adventures and activities
A family centered practice using evidence-based treatment and assessment. Recreational activities include ice skating, hiking, mini-gold, biking, kayaking, swimming, and more.
ET Music Therapy is based on one principle: music is one of the most motivating and effective mediums for building strong connections with individuals with diverse needs. Serving early intervention to adolescents and adults.
ETRA Therapeutic Riding Association
Provides therapeutic horse-riding sessions which improve the physical and mental well-being of riders with a wide range of disabilities
Jewish Community Centre Inclusion Programs
Recreational programs for youth and adults with diverse abilities. Art, cooking, day trips, socials, and more.
Brings people with and without disabilities together, allowing them to share interests and passions with one another
Nanaimo Gymnastics Special Needs Program
Nanaimo Gymnastics has the resources to help improve the lives of those who are living with special needs. By using gymnastics equipment, participants increase flexibility, strength, coordination, balance, self esteem, and allow pathways in the brain to be developed.
North Shore Disability Resource Centre
Offers a range of recreational programs and day camps pre-teens and teens with intellectual disabilities
A provincial sports festival for people with developmental disabilities. It includes a full-length track and field meet, events for people in wheelchairs, and many fun recreational events.
Archery is open to athletes with a physical impairment, who may shoot with assistive devices allowed under classification rules, if required. Para archery competition, which includes specific competition categories for athletes with certain classifications, is an integral part of the Paralympic Games.
Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence
Offers barrier-free facilities and inclusive programs, including adaptive strength and conditioning, and wheelchair basketball
Pacific Riding For Developing Abilities
Provides horses, ponies, and riding facilities for children and adults with disabilities in order to promote their physical, psychological, and social well-being
Provides water safety and paddling programs for the local community. Proud recipient of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Accessibility and Inclusion Award in Leisure and Recreation.
Port Moody Adaptive Soccer Club
Offers an adaptive soccer program for boys and girls ages 6-18
Power for All Adventure Therapy
Provides universal access to adventure-based activities to people from all walks of life regardless of physical, cognitive, social ability and financial resources
Richmond Therapeutic Riding Association
Provides a quality therapeutic riding program for children and youth with disabilities in order to promote physical, social, and psychological well-being
Silver Star Adapted Snow Sports
From beginners to budding racers, SSASS programs make snow sports accessible to everyone, regardless of their physical or cognitive challenges or age
Sirota's Alchymy Special Needs Martial Arts
Sirota’s Alchymy has been in the forefront of globally pioneering, creating and implementing martial arts and self-defense programs for people with various special needs and impairments
Southlands Therapeutic Riding Society
Offers a therapeutic horseback riding program to children and adults with special needs who require alternative forms of therapy to aid in their physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development
Dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities through sport
Ensures and facilitates opportunities in physical activity and sport, enabling all British Columbians who have a physical disability to enhance their quality of life by being active in their community and beyond
Creates inclusive opportunities for artists of all abilities to develop performance skills and collaborate in the production of theatrical works. All of Theatre Terrific’s classes, workshops, community, and professional productions are made up of people of all colors, abilities, genders, and backgrounds.
Provides information on accessible transportation and travel across Canada with the aim of making accessible travel an easier and more enjoyable experience for Canadians with disabilities and seniors, as well as for their families and caregivers
Yoga expert Mary-Jo Fetterly teaches adaptive yoga to students with a range of abilities. A class or session may include adapted postures or poses, breath-work and breathing techniques, restorative or releasing techniques, mindfulness or meditation techniques. The practice is adjusted to facilitate the best experience possible for the student using props, bolsters, straps, blankets and blocks to completely support the student.
Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Society
A volunteer-based charity in Aldergrove that provides medically approved therapeutic horseback riding and hippotherapy treatments for children and adults of varying abilities
Vancouver Adapted Music Society
Supports and promote musicians with disabilities, offering learning experiences for everyone from beginners to the advanced, as well as providing recording and performing opportunities
Vancouver Island Society For Adaptive Snow Sports
Provides snow sports instruction to people with physical and/or cognitive disabilities
BC's first purpose-built adaptive mountain bike trail. Read more!
Vancouver Ocean Sports provides an inclusive paddling venue for people with all levels of ability and skill. They are a club for the community, offering kayaking and beginner, recreational, and competitive paddling courses for outrigger canoe racing.
PowerSoccer is soccer played by individuals who use powerchairs, with an attached customized footguard used to “kick” the soccer ball. This unique team sport that is played worldwide has 4 players to a side including the goal keeper with two 20 minutes periods.
Powersoccer has been adapted for powerchair users with severe physical impairments such as Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy, spinal cord injury, quadriplegia, Multiple Sclerosis, head trauma, stroke, and other disabilities. Anyone can play powersoccer including those who are trached and vented, use head control, chin control or foot control.
Provides wheelchair sport opportunities for the Greater Victoria area. Sports offered include basketball, rugby, sledge hockey, tennis, and strength and conditioning.
Vikes Athletics and Recreation
Vikes Recreation offers an exciting variety of drop-in and registered inclusive activities, including adapted strength and conditioning, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, blind soccer, inclusive spin classes, inclusive dance, and adapted climbing
Volleyball BC offers information on sitting volleyball for disabled adults and youths
Provides social development and self-esteem training through fun activities, as well as information and training that enables peers of children with disabilities to make games and activities more accessible
A wheelchair square dancing and recreation group open to persons with disabilities and non-disabled participants
Whistler Adaptive Sports Program
Whistler Adaptive is committed to introducing individuals with a disability to sport, recreation and therapeutic sport programming. Activities include biking and hand-cycling, canoeing, kayaking, yoga, and more.
YMCA programs offer safe places where youth and families from all backgrounds and of all abilities can exercise, play, and socialize together
Zajac offers a full camping experience for children, young adults, and adults with disabilities
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