Assistive technology products and community programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Every listing is researched and verified.
Special Olympics Pennsylvania
Year-round sports training and competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities. Operates 58 local programs across the state offering 26 sports including swimming, basketball, track and field, bocce, and unified sports with non-disabled partners.
Special Olympics Maryland
Year-round sports training and competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities. Operates 21 county and school-based programs plus Unified Sports that pair athletes with and without disabilities on the same team.
Best Buddies International
One-to-one friendship matching, leadership development, and integrated employment programs for individuals with IDD. Chapters operate at universities and in communities in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, State College, and other locations across PA.
Best Buddies International
School and community-based friendship and inclusion programs pairing individuals with IDD with peer buddies. Maryland headquarters in Columbia with chapters across the state.
Community-based chapters (Miracle League of Lancaster County, Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley, others)
Adaptive baseball league using specially designed rubberized playing fields accessible to wheelchairs and walkers. Every player bats, runs bases, and scores in a supportive environment. Multiple chapters operate across Pennsylvania.
Community-based chapters (Miracle League of Annapolis, Miracle League of Greater Baltimore, others)
Adaptive baseball on accessible rubberized fields for children and adults with disabilities. Multiple chapters across Maryland provide inclusive sports experiences.
Variety – the Children's Charity of the Delaware Valley
Provides adaptive sports and recreation programs including wheelchair basketball, adaptive baseball, and dance at no cost to families of children with disabilities in the Philadelphia region.
Montgomery County Department of Recreation
Adaptive sports, social clubs, day camps, and inclusion support programs for individuals with disabilities. Offers year-round programming including swimming, fitness, arts, and community outings.
Easterseals
Residential camp and weekend respite recreation programs in Chestertown, MD for children and adults with disabilities. Offers swimming, boating, arts and crafts, nature activities, and social programming in an accessible waterfront setting.
Camphill Soltane
Intentional community in Glenmoore, PA for young adults with IDD offering a transition-to-adult-life program blending vocational training, arts, community living, and social engagement in a residential setting.
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills
Intentional community for adults with IDD in Kimberton, PA providing lifelong residential community, meaningful work in gardens, kitchens, weavery, and woodshop, plus arts and cultural activities integrated into daily life.