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Provide support groups for children coping with grief after a significant loss.
VSA provides summer and year round art based programming for youth and adults with disabilities. Stipends and wages may be available on a limited basis. Access Gallery also displays the work of local artists with disabilities.
Adaptive Recreation — Denver Parks & Recreation (DPR) offers therapeutic programs for people with disabilities at any age. Through numerous leisure activities, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists (CTRS) and other DPR team members create opportunities to improve quality of life, foster independence and boost self-esteem. A variety of adapted recreational activities are offered to people with disabilities including Special Olympics, horseback riding, skiing, etc. TRAC is also available to help people with disabilities integrate into standard recreation center programs.
Provides a variety of outdoor and sports activities including skiing, soccer, rock climbing, etc. for children, youth and adults with disabilities.
Phamaly Theatre Company (formerly known as The Physically Handicapped Actors & Musical Artists League) produces professional scale plays and musicals year-round throughout the Denver Metro region, cast entirely of performers with disabilities across the spectrum.
Provides workshops and classes that are geared towards teenage girls’ health, empowerment and well-being. Programs are offered in summer and during the school year. No specific programming for youth with disabilities; work to include youth with disabilities in the program. The building is wheelchair accessible.
Adaptive and inclusive climbing, rappelling and zip lining. Camps are in the summer and respites throughout the year for people of all ages with all types of disabilities.
Research shows that equine-assisted learning has physical, emotional, and cognitive benefits for participants. Horseback riding gently and rhythmically moves the rider’s body, riders with physical disabilities often show improvement in flexibility, balance and muscle strength. The Right Step serves clients of all ages with a range of physical, emotional, behavioral, developmental and cognitive disabilities
Specialized martial arts training for children and adults with developmental disabilities.
Offers affordable opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injury that promote health, fosters independence, and further enable clients to become contributing members of their communities.
