Recreation

Summer Programming Scholarships
Individuals Dedicated to Educational Advocacy is a non-profit group of parents and professionals committed to supporting students with special education needs by providing knowledge about and scholarships for summer programming, which allows students to maintain educational, physical, and social growth over the summer.
4070 Mayfield Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44121
216-371-9874

SERRC Summer Camps Directory
Cuyahoga Special Education Service Center publishes a summer resource directory every year. This is an amazing resource complete with lists of day camps, overnight camps, academic programs, art programs, and more. Download a PDF from the CSESC website or call 216-524-2770 for more information.

Special Olympics
Special Olympics is the world’s largest program of athletic training and competition for individuals who are mentally or developmentally challenges. To be eligible, an athelete must be:
- an individual who is mentally or developmentally challenged
- eight years old or over
- be a member of a local Special Olympics organization
Contact Special Olympics Ohio to find your local area training organization and get an application for the state games.
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Youth Challenge
Youth Challenge brings together children with physical disabilities and youth volunteers who enrich each other's lives through one-on-one participation in adapted sports and recreational activities.
20800 Westgate Professional Bldg. Suite 101
Fairview Park, Ohio 44126
(440)331-2050
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Dancing Wheels
Dancing Wheels is a professional dance company incorporating both standing (traditional) and sitting (wheelchair) dancers. In addition to professional performances and touring, the company also offers dance classes to children and adults of all ability levels. Community dance classes include children as young as 4 years. The facilities are fully accessible, and the staff are certified in exercise science.
call Professional Flair at 216-432-0306 for class information
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The Cleveland Music School Settlement
The CMSS is a community music school offering private instruction, summer camps, preschool programs and music therapy.
11125 Magnolia Drive
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
(216) 421-5806
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The Center for Therapy Through Arts
This Center is dedicated to providing therapeutic art programs to encourage the healing power of art. They offer a hospital-based program at MetroHealth medical center, and programs at the Fairhill Center and Ursuline Educational Center. Special programs focus on children with autism or severe behavioral disorders, emotional disturbances, or brain injuries. A program to “discover the artist in you” focuses on all people with disabilities.
12200 Fairhill Road
Cleveland, OH 44120
(216) 791-9303
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