8 adaptive sports, peer-support, and activity-based therapy organizations in Arizona: 7 adaptive sports programs and 1 peer-support group. Verified July 2026. You do not need to be an athlete: many of these exist as much for the community as the sport.
Arizona Adaptive Water Sports
Arizona's only adaptive on-water program for people with disabilities including SCI, TBI, and visual impairment; offering kayaking, waterskiing, wake surfing, tubing, and boating free of charge for children (age 3+) and adults.
Daring Adventures
Phoenix nonprofit providing outdoor adaptive recreation (adaptive cycling, hiking, cross-country skiing in Flagstaff, sled skating/hockey) for youth and adults with disabilities and their peers.
High Country Adaptive Sports
Flagstaff/Northern Arizona nonprofit offering inclusive outdoor recreation and adaptive sports.
Arizona Disabled Sports
Mesa nonprofit serving 1,500+ people with disabilities annually through wheelchair basketball, wheelchair and amputee tennis, archery, cycling, dragon boat racing, golf, kayaking, power soccer, aquatics, and track & field.
Ability360 Sports & Fitness Center
Arizona's largest Center for Independent Living, operating a state-of-the-art adaptive sports and fitness facility with wheelchair-accessible equipment, aquatics, adaptive sports leagues, and SCI-specific programs funded through the AZ Governor's Council.
Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association
Phoenix nonprofit founded 1999 providing peer mentoring, monthly in-person and virtual support groups (including women's and men's groups), wheelchair skills clinics, annual Push Forward conference, and quality-of-life programs for SCI survivors.
Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports
Tucson Move United member founded 2017 providing wheelchair basketball with NWBA-certified coaching, wheelchair tennis clinics at Reffkin Tennis Center, handcycling, and softball for people with physical disabilities in Southern Arizona.
University of Arizona Adaptive Athletics
Largest collegiate adaptive sports program in the U.S. with 50-year history, housing seven competitive teams (wheelchair basketball, rugby, tennis, racing, sitting volleyball) plus an adaptive fitness center open to athletes and community members.
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Listings are curated and web-verified (July 2026), but programs change, move, and close — confirm before you travel. A listing here is directory information, not an SCI.help endorsement. Spot an error or know a program we've missed? Tell us.