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.
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.
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.
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.
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.