At New England Disabled Sports (NEDS) our professionally trained staff and volunteer coaches strive to ensure that each individual, regardless of ability, has an equal opportunity to participate in sports and recreation. We provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities to develop independence, confidence, and fitness through participation in sports and recreation in a safe, fun, supportive environment. Our sports instruction is conducted in a carefully planned educational setting utilizing trained professionals and volunteer coaches, utilizing the most state-of-the-art adaptive sports equipment, appropriate for each individual.
Our staff and coaches are trained to work with individuals (aged 4+) who have Physical, Cognitive, Hearing or Visual impairments. Our services are available to, but not limited to the following disabilities:
- Amputatio
n - Attention deficit/learning issues
- Autism or Aspergers Syndrome
- Balance Impairments
- Cancer and other critical illness
- Cerebral Palsy (CP)
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Congenital anomalies of hip/leg/foot
- Critical illness
- Vision or Hearing challenges
- Developmental Delays
- Down Syndrome
- Epilepsy
- Limb Deficiency
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
- Paralysis and Paresis
- Polio/Post Polio Syndrome or Stroke
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal cord injury
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- and more…
Please read our Essential Eligibility Criteria for all athlete-students to participate in our program. If you have any questions or concerns, please call us.