9 adaptive sports, peer-support, and activity-based therapy organizations in Maryland: 7 adaptive sports programs and 2 activity-based therapy programs. Verified July 2026. You do not need to be an athlete: many of these exist as much for the community as the sport.
Downtown Sailing Center
Baltimore-based nonprofit offering free adaptive sailing and racing (Hansa 303) for people with disabilities and underserved communities.
Bay Area Volleyball Academy (BAVA)
Bay Area Volleyball Academy (BAVA) is a adaptive sports and recreation organization in Annapolis, MD, listed by United Spinal and verified from its official website. Check the organization’s site for current offerings, eligibility, accessibility, schedule, and cost.
Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB)
Move United member operating the first fully accessible adaptive sailing facility on the Chesapeake Bay, offering free family sails for persons with disabilities via custom-modified sailboats.
Bennett Blazers (Kennedy Krieger Institute)
Kennedy Krieger's year-round physically challenged sports program serving 100+ youth from Maryland, Delaware, southern PA, and DC suburbs with wheelchair basketball, power soccer, sled hockey, and golf.
International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger
Specialized spinal cord injury program in Baltimore with activity-based restorative therapy options. Confirm current clinical fit, eligibility, referral requirements, availability, and cost directly with the program.
Maryland Ravens, Inc.
All-volunteer Baltimore nonprofit promoting wheelchair basketball and softball leagues for physically challenged individuals, with school outreach and youth programming.
UM Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute Adapted Sports
University of Maryland rehab hospital offering free open-gym wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair tennis, and adapted golf to individuals ages 15+ with physical disabilities.
Baltimore Adapted Recreation & Sports (BARS)
Maryland 501(c)(3) founded in 1991 offering people with physical and developmental disabilities affordable recreational programs including cycling, kayaking, skiing, rafting, sailing, and camping.
TheraFit Rehab
Rehabilitation and exercise program serving Maryland, with adapted recovery services for people with neurological conditions. Confirm current clinical fit, eligibility, availability, and cost directly with the program.
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