9 adaptive sports, peer-support, and activity-based therapy organizations in Tennessee: 7 adaptive sports programs and 2 peer-support groups. Verified July 2026. You do not need to be an athlete: many of these exist as much for the community as the sport.
Mid-South Adaptive Sports and Recreation
Memphis nonprofit enabling children ages 2-21 with physical or visual disabilities to participate in sport and recreation including wheelchair basketball, swimming and biking.
Outdoor Chattanooga Adaptive Cycling
City of Chattanooga outdoor-recreation program offering twice-monthly adaptive cycling on handcycles, tandems and recumbents along the Tennessee Riverpark for people with physical and visual disabilities.
SPARC (Sports, Arts & Recreation of Chattanooga)
Chattanooga 501(c)(3) and Move United chapter providing competitive and recreational adaptive sports (wheelchair tennis/basketball, water/snow skiing, adaptive cycling, kayaking) in an integrated setting.
Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation – SCI Program
Tennessee's largest freestanding rehab hospital in Chattanooga offering comprehensive SCI rehabilitation and community resources for disability support groups and outpatient programs.
Tri-State Adaptive Sports Association (TASA)
Memphis-based adaptive sports nonprofit serving west Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and eastern Arkansas with tandem cycling, archery, bowling, goalball, and community adventure programs.
ABLE Youth
Middle Tennessee's only organization dedicated to wheelchair-using youth (ages 2–22), fielding NWBA basketball teams and offering handcycle racing, wheelchair tennis, and adaptive track and field.
Catalyst Sports – Nashville/Murfreesboro
Community-based adaptive adventure sports chapter in Nashville offering rock climbing at multiple gyms, adaptive cycling, mountain biking, and kayaking for people with physical disabilities.
National Wheelcats
One of the nation's oldest wheelchair sports programs (est. 1957), now sponsoring youth and adult NWBA wheelchair basketball teams and offering wheelchair tennis, rugby, adaptive water skiing, and sled hockey.
United Spinal Association of Tennessee
Tennessee chapter of United Spinal connecting SCI/D survivors statewide to peer mentoring, equipment loans, social events, advocacy, and educational resources.
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