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Summer Camps for People with Disabilities

April 22, 2016

guide to summer camps graphicSummer is just around the corner so we’ve put together a list of camps in Missouri and Kansas designed especially for individuals with disabilities. With so many choices, chances are there is one for you or a loved one. Contact your Support Coordinator for more information.

Camp Barnabas (Purdy, MO – southwest Missouri) residential camp focusing on people with all types of disabilities for ages 7 to 45, depending on disability. Sessions directed to specific needs: developmental and physical disabilities, autism/Asperger’s, visual & hearing impairments, others. http://www.campbarnabas.org

Camp Encourage (Tall Oaks Conference Center, Linwood, KS) tailored to children ages 8-18 with autism spectrum disorders and related pervasive developmental disorders. https://campencourage.org/

Camp MITIOG (Excelsior Springs, MO) for young people with spina bifida. Traditional camping activities are offered, with a one-to-one camper/counselor ratio and medical staff on-site. July 24 to 29.  http://www.campmitiog.org/

CLO’s Midnight Farm Day Camp (Baldwin City, KS) day camps for children with autism. Activities include crafts, animal interactions and more. Contact Dr. Stephen Aspleaf at 913-221-3091 for more information. http://www.midnight-farm.org/special-needs-day-camps.html

Joshua Center Summer Camp (Kansas City, MO) a summer overnight camp at Lake Jacomo (Rotary Youth Club Camp). Third to 12th graders with Tourette Syndrome, Asperger Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. https://joshuacenter.com/summer-camp/

Muscular Dystrophy Camp is a one-week residential camp for anyone with neuromuscular disease. To find camps available near you, go to https://www.mda.org/services/mda-summer-camp

Successful Sounds (Overland Park, KS) – for vocal children ages 4 to 10 with immature or delayed social and play skills, Asperger’s, high-functioning autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder and related play/social delays. http://www.successfulsounds.com/campdetails/2016summerdaycamp.html

Sugar Creek Equinapy (Pleasant Hill, MO) summer therapeutic riding programs for children with special needs. http://sugarcreekequinapy.wildapricot.org/

Wonderland Camp (Rocky Mount, MO) a week-long summer camp for children, teenagers and adults who have disabilities. http://www.wonderlandcamp.org/

 

More About Summer Camps

Summer Camp Handbook 

Kid’s Health – Summer Camp for Kids

LD (Learning Disabilities) Online – When the Child with Special Needs Goes to Camp