Kids Special Needs Camps
Camp is a time when kids leave their families and join a group of soon-to-be friends and counselors to embark on new adventures and activities. Camp gives children and teens a sense of independence and allows them to have new experiences in new places. Memories are formed, and kids learn life skills while they enjoy themselves. Children and teens with disabilities and special needs do not have to miss out. You can find camps all over the United States for kids with special needs, so your child can have a fun-filled summer in the hands of trained and professional counselors.
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Pennsylvania -- Mild-to-Moderate Ability
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Camp Lee Mar in Pennsylvania is a seven-week summer camp near the Pocono Mountains for children and teens with mild-to-moderate ability levels. All of the campers at Lee Mar are ambulatory and have a basic understanding of daily living skills. The camp offers activities such as crafts, swimming, soccer, tennis, drama and water games as well as academics and therapy. Lee Mar Camp also offers speech and language therapy, perceptual training, career training and computers.
Wisconsin -- All Levels
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Easter Seals, in Wisconsin, offers camping experiences for those with little-to-no disabilities to those needing one-on-one support. They provide camps that are accessible to all campers; in addition, Easter Seals has camps for caregivers and programs for siblings. They offer the Elks Respite Program, which is open all year-round for campers who have severe and multiple disabilities and need one-on-one care 24 hours a day. Each camper has an around-the-clock counselor who ensures the upkeep of their day-to-day activities. This camp is offered to children 3 years old and older and is fully equipped to help your child have an enjoyable camp experience. Easter Seals campers enjoy a variety of sports and games on the camp's 400 wooded acres as well as a fully accessible playground and day trips to local attractions.
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Long Island -- Cancer & Related
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Sunrise Day Camp, a free camp on Long Island, New York, caters to children 3 to 16 who have cancer or related illnesses. The activities include recreational and instructional swimming, music and drama workshops, golf, art, baseball, volleyball, basketball and cook-outs. The camp features picturesque wooded recreation areas and one of the largest private swim complexes in the world. Sunrise Day Camp has air-conditioned shelters and a universally accessible tree house.
Colorado -- Learning Disabilities
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The Learning Camp in Colorado is for boys and girls ages 7 though 14 who have learning disabilities, including ADD, ADHD and dyslexia. The camp combines both traditional summer camp activities with academic programs, in which campers work in small groups on fundamentals for a few hours each day in the open fresh air. The campers receive no homework or testing. Activities include arts and crafts, archery, caving and river rafting. The Learning Camp offers two- to three-week sessions.
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