NSCD Aims to Enhance Lives of The Disabled Through Recreation
What began in the 1970’s as an organization providing ski lessons for children with amputations has evolved to offer year around activities for more than 3,000 children and adults with disabilities. The National Sports Center for the Disabled, based out of Winter Park Resort and Sports Authority Field at Mile High, has become one of the largest outdoor therapeutic recreation agencies in the world. Participants in the program have disabilities ranging from brain injuries, cerebral palsy, deafness, multiple sclerosis and even blindness. We headed to Bear Creek State Park to meet with 12-year-old Katie who has AT. Working with volunteers and mentors at the NSCD is something that always lifts her sprits, whether kayaking or downhill skiing.
Winter activities enjoy alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, Nordic hut trips, snowshoeing and ski racing. Additionally the NSCD offers indoor soccer and lacrosse as well as rock climbing and indoor kayak lessons. In the summer we offer Sports Ability Clinics, rafting, kayaking, canoeing, special camps, horse pack trips, therapeutic horseback riding, mountain biking, camping and rock climbing. All programs are designed for individuals, families and groups and are available for all levels of ability, from beginner to advanced.
NSCD Aims to Enhance Lives of The Disabled Through Recreation
