Special education, describes an educational alternative that focuses on the teaching of students with academic, behavioral, health, or physical needs that cannot sufficiently be met using traditional educational programs or techniques.
This article will focus mainly on the teaching of students with disabilities; see Gifted education for more information on that subject.
Special Needs :: Summer Camps
Special Needs Camps :: Lions Clubs International

Amasa - Christian camps and retreats in British Columbia for adults who have mental handicaps and for children with physical or mental handicaps.
Camp Allen - Private, non-profit, residential summer camp for individuals with physical and/or developmental disabilities. Located in Bedford, New Hampshire. Schedule, activities, photos, and application forms.
Meta Description: [ Camp Allen is a private, non-profit, residential summer camp for individuals with physical and/or developmental disabilities. ]
Camp Atlantic, The Beach Camp - Private, residential summer camp in Bethany Beach, Delaware for children, teenagers, and adults with mental and physical disabilities. Includes programs, goals, fees, registration, and photographs.
Meta Description: [ Camp Atlantic is a residential summer camp, located in Bethany Beach, Delaware, that offers youth and adult programs for children, teenagers and adults with mental and physical disabilities. ]
Camp Breathe Easy - Privately-funded overnight camp, in Livermore, California, for 4th to 9th grade students with asthma. Application form and fee, staff, history, and activities.
Camp Caglewood - Provides weekend camping trips and day trips for children and adults with special needs. Includes programs, staff, schedule, activities, and applications.
Meta Description: [ Camp Caglewood offers Weekend Camping and Day Trip programing all year long for children and adults with special needs. ]
Camp Courageous - Overnight camps and respite weekend programs, in Whitehouse, Ohio, for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Activities, forms, facilities, location, and schedule.
Meta Description: [ Site for Camp Courageous which offers week long camping or week end respites for MRDD individuals or for families with an MRDD member. ]
Camp Courageous of Iowa - Year-round recreational and respite care camp in Monticello, Iowa for individuals of all ages with disabilities. History, facilities, activities, events, and staff.
Meta Description: [ Information about a camp for disabled individuals of all ages. Respite care available. ]
Camp Easter Seals New Mexico - Offers one-week sessions for kids and adults with physical and/or mental disabilities. Held at Kamp Kiwanis in Vanderwagen, New Mexico. Past season recaps, staff, map, and contact information.
Camp Excel - A Specialized Summer Program for Children with ADHD - Summer day program in Howell, New Jersey for kids with social skills challenges and mild learning disabilities. Includes staff, program, pre-approval information, and FAQs.
Meta Description: [ Camp Excel - A Specialized Summer Program for Children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Our Camp Located in Howell, NJ Offers Swimming, Sports and Arts & Crafts While Building Social Skills for Children with Special Needs. ]
Camp Greentop - Year-round residential and respite programs for children and adults with physical, emotional, cognitive, and multiple disabilities in Sabillasville or Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Includes schedules, forms, and directions.
Meta Description: [ league: the league is a pivitol and pioneering agency committed to offering annually more than 1,800 individuals with multiple, physical, cognitive and neurological disabilities the opportunities to gain independence through a comprehensive continuum of vocational, rehabilitative, educational, me... ]
Camp Heartland - Camping and outreach program, in Willow River, Minnesota and Malibu, California, for children ages 7 to 17 who are living in the shadow of HIV or AIDS. Includes FAQs, activities, services, and photo album.
Camp Jened - Residential camping and recreation program in Rock Hill, New York for adults with cerebral palsy, Downs syndrome, autism and behavior disorders. Includes information request form.
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Camp Joyful Heart - Summer program for kids 8 to 15 with heart disease, in Clarksville, Ohio. Activities, registration forms, packing list, and staff.
Meta Description: [ Camp Joyful Hearts helps kids with heart disease overcome challenges with a support network of kids in similar circumstances. ]
Camp Kindle - Free summer camp programs, in California, Colorado and Nebraska, for youth ages 7 to 18 and their families, who are infected with or affected by HIV and AIDS. Includes sample schedule, dates, and applications.
Camp Oakhurst - Summer camp, year round respite and vacation programs in Oakhurst, New Jersey for children and adults with physical disabilities. Includes general information, services, and schedule.
Meta Description: [ Camp Oakhurst, operated by the New York Service for the Handicapped, serves children and adults with physical disabilities. Summer Camp, and Year Round Respite & Vacation Programs. ]
Camp ReCreation - Non-denominational residential summer program in Northern California for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Includes calendar, message board, guestbook, and pictures.
Camp Rotary - Residential summer camp for children and adults with physical or developmental disabilities. Located on Grand Lake in New Brunswick, Canada. Schedule, programs, facilities, photos, and detailed information for campers and parents.
Meta Description: [ Camp Rotary is a residential summer camp for persons with disabilities located on Grand Lake, New Brunswick, Canada. ]
Camp Rubber Soul - Overnight camp in Mendicino, California for children with varying degrees of disabilities. Includes camp scrapbook, newspaper, and bulletin board.
Camp Summit - Overnight camp in Argyle, Texas for ages 6 to adult who are developmentally delayed, physically challenged, multi-disabled or dual sensory impaired. Includes calendar, newsletters, photo album, maps, and FAQs.
Meta Description: [ Camp Summit provides a residential camping experience for children, youth, and adults who are developmentally delayed, physically challenged, multi-disabled or dual sensory impaired. ]
Camp Sunshine - Retreat in Casco, Maine for kids with life threatening illnesses and their families. Facilities, history, programs, and things to bring.
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Camp Thorpe - Two summer programs in Goshen, Vermont for individuals with physical, mental, and emotional challenges. Mountain Reach accepts ages 10 to 20; Pine Haven accepts campers ages 21 and over. Includes applications, directions, history, and activities.
Meta Description: [ Camp Thorpe is a non-profit summer camp for children and adults with special needs located deep in the Green Mountains of Vermont. ]
Camp Thunderbird - Six or twelve-day sessions in Apopka, Florida for developmentally disabled individuals of all ages. Application, schedule, rates, and contact information.
Meta Description: [ QUEST is the largest non-profit organization of its kind in Central Florida helping people with disabilities achieve independence. We concentrate on providing assisted living for people with disabilities and physical therapy for the disabled. ]
Camp Tuhsmeheta - Outdoor program in Greenville, Michigan for blind and visually impaired kids and teens ages 8 to 18. Includes history, schedules, photos, and directions.
Camp WAMP - Created to give physically disabled youth and young adults an authentic camping experience. Camp information, activities, forms, and gallery.
Meta Description: [ Camp WAMP: Disabled camping programs created to give physically disabled youth and young adults with Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis and Muscular Dystrophy an authentic camping experience. Camp Wamp offers disabled camping programs and whelchair camping for children with disabilities. ]
Camp Winston - Two-week residential camps, and weekend retreats, in Kilworthy, Ontario, Canada for kids and teens with complex neurological disorders. Offers sibling retreat and autism camp. Includes waiting list form, newsletter, and photo gallery.
Meta Description: [ Camp Winston is a facility which operates recreational summer programmes for campers with special needs (learning disabilities, AD(H)D, Tourette Syndrome and autism). ]
Camping Unlimited - Overnight camp in Boulder Creek, California for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Features programs, history, facilities, and staff application form. [Forms are Microsoft Word documents.]
Children's Association for Maximum Potential (C.A.M.P.) - Camping and respite programs in Center Point, Texas for children with severe disabilities or medical conditions and their families. Includes calendar, family support program, and FAQs.
Courage Camps - Overnight programs for youth ages 7 to 17, with life-threatening illnesses and disabilities. Rates, scholarships, session schedules, and facilities in Maple Lake and Lake George, Minnesota.
Meta Description: [ Courage Camps. Where abilities and disabilities become possibilites. ]
Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch - Camp in Lake Luzerne, New York for kids and teens, ages 6 to 16, with critical illnesses. Activities, schedule, campers corner message board, and application.
Dream Oaks Camp - Day, weekend, and overnight programs, in Bradenton, Florida, for ages 7 to 17 with physical and developmental disabilities and chronic illnesses. Programs, calendar of events, schedule, and applications.
Georgia Lions' Camp for the Blind - Overnight camp programs, in Waycross, Georgia for visually impaired children and adults, ages 6 and up, and their families. Eligibility, location, activities, and fees.
Meta Description: [ The Georgia Lions' Camp for the Blind is a summer camp for visually impaired children and adults. ]
Happy Adventure Summer Camp - Day summer camp serving severely developmentally and physically disabled children and young adults from Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Ventura, California.
Meta Description: [ Cornerstone House is a 24-hour, long-term residential care facility for developmentally disabled young adults in Carpinteria, California Cornerstone House also operates the Happy Adventure Summer Camp ]
High Esteem's Camp Goodwill - A central New York not-for-profit that provides residential camping as well as, year round programs for children/young adults with physical disabilities and of special needs.
Meta Description: [ This Web site is for a camp in NYS specifically adapted for children/young adults with physically disabilities and of special needs. ]
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Inspiration Center - Handicap accessible Christian camp and retreat center offers programs for both physically and mentally challenged children and adults. Also available for group retreats. Located in Walworth, Wisconsin. Schedule, fees, and registration forms.
Kamp Dovetail - A volunteer run summer camp for children with physical and mental disabilities in Ohio
Meta Description: [ a non-profit volunteer run summer camp for children with physical or mental disabilities in Ohio. ]
Kappa Kidney Camp - Overnight camp in Bellefontaine, Ohio for kids and teens, ages 8 to 18, who are on dialysis or have had a kidney transplant. Activities, camper checklist, and registration forms. [Free Adobe download required for forms.]
Meta Description: [ The National Kidney Foundation of Ohio helps prevent kidney diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals affected and make available organs for transplantation. ]
Kostopulos Dream Foundation - Summer camp for campers of all ages and ability levels for over 30 years. Salt Lake City, UT.
Lions Bear Lake Camp - Offers a free camp for visually impaired youth and a low-cost camp for hearing impaired youth. Facility is also available for rental year-round, with discounts to special needs and nonprofit/youth groups. Located in Lapeer, Michigan. Photos, programs, fees, and information request forms.
Lions Club Camp Kirk - Co-ed residential camp whose mission is to provide a nurturing, non-competitive, and structured atmosphere for 6 to 14 years olds who have learning disabilities and/or ADD/ADHD. Located in Kirkfield, Ontario. Testimonials, FAQ, dates, rates, and application.
Meta Description: [ An overnight co-ed summer camp for children aged 6 to 13 who have learning disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, including those with incontinence or enuresis (bedwetting) difficulties. The camp is located in Ontario, northeast of Toronto. ]
Mid Hudson Valley Camp - New York camp for mentally/physically challenged persons, and children with cancer or HIV. High school and college staff volunteer time each summer. Sponsored by the Marist Brothers.
Muskoka Respite for Special Needs Kids - Respite and child care services in Port Sydney, Ontario, Canada for children with neurological and physical disabilities. Includes history, photos, activities, and guest book.
Northwest Kiwanis Camp - Overnight programs, in Chimacum, Washington, for ages 6 to 60 with developmental disabilities. Activities, dates and age groups, packing list, scholarships, FAQs, and directions.
Meta Description: [ Northwest Kiwanis Camp summer camp for children and adults with special needs. Campers range in age from 6-60 and include those with Developmental Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Downs Syndrome, and other physical and/or mental handicaps. Located in Washington State. Camp activities inclu... ]
PA Lions Beacon Lodge Camp - Non-profit summer camp offers programs for children and adults with visual, hearing, or other physical challenges. Located in Mount Union, Pennsylvania. Includes schedule, eligibility criteria, facilities, activities, and ways to support the camp.
Meta Description: [ Special needs camp for blind, deaf, and physically or mentally challenged children and adults. ]
Partners in Adventure - Fully inclusive and non-competitive program in Burlington, Vermont for young people 12 to 21 with a full range of physical and developmental abilities and their non-disabled peers. Organization history, dates, rates, and forms.
Recreation Unlimited - Summer camp, day camp, respite retreat weekends for mentally and physically challenged from 8 to 80 years old. A 165 acre campus in North Central Ohio.
Saint Francis Camp on the Lake - Overnight programs, in Jerome, Michigan, for mentally impaired children and adults. Program, activities, camperships, and application.
Shady Oaks Camp - An 8 week residential summer camp for children and adults with disabilities. The camp is located in Lockport, Illinois on 50 acres of land. Owned and operated by the Parents Association for Cerebral Palsy Children, a not for profit organization.
Meta Description: [ Shady Oaks Cerebral Palsy Summer Camp is a summer camp for people with disabilities. Shady Oaks summer camp is located in Lockport, Illinois and is owned by the Parents Association for Cerebral Palsy ]
SOAR - Operating out of Balsam, North Carolina, and Dubois, Wyoming, SOAR leads high adventure programs for LD and ADHD preteens, teens, and adults throughout the Southeast, Florida Keys, Caribbean, Rockies and Desert Southwest. Programs, staff profiles, FAQ, and application form.
Meta Description: [ ADHD Adventure Summer Camp for children, preteens and teens with add, adhd, ld, and special needs. Wilderness camps for youth and teenagers feature outdoor adventure programs that develop self confidence, social skills, problem solving techniques ]
Special Touch - An organization whose goal is to provide disabled individuals around the United States or their families with a summer camp and a chapter support group they can attend.
Meta Description: [ Special Touch Ministry is a disability ministry serving handicapped and disabled in the United States Nationwide ]
Star Ranch Summer Camp Organization - Christian camp, in the Texas Hill Country, for children with learning differences. Includes FAQ, forms, daily schedule, and staff biographies.
Meta Description: [ Star Programs Inc. Summer Camp for boys and girls. ]
Summit Camp and Travel - Serving boys and girls classified as having attention deficit disorders and possible concomitant learning disabilities or mild emotional problems. Located in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 3 hours from New York City.
Meta Description: [ Summit Camp serves boys and girls classified as having Attention Deficit Disorders and possible concomitant learning disabilities
or mild emotional problems. ]
Sunnyhill Adventures - Offers residential camp programs in Dittmer, Missouri for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Includes facilities, programs, yearbook, and registration form.
Talisman Summer Camps - Base camps and adventure programs for children and teens ages 9-17 with LD, ADD, ADHD, Asperger's syndrome, and autism. Located in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Photos, program details, dates, rates, and registration forms.
Meta Description: [ Summer camps for teens with add, adhd, ld, and summer camps for autism, and aspergers offer unique experiences for children and teenagers with special needs ]
The Fowler Center for Outdoor Learning - Located in Michigan, provides recreational opportunities for children and adults with mental and physical disabilities, including trails, adapted horseback riding, organic garden, and barnyard.
The Learning Camp - Summer camp for 7-17 year old ADHD, ADD, learning disabled, and dyslexic children offers academic tutoring and traditional camp activities. Located in Vail Valley, Colorado. Includes photos, staff profiles, testimonials, and registration form.
Meta Description: [ The Learning Camp combines traditional summer camp adventures with special education for kids with add, adhd, ld, dyslexia and other learning disabilities. ]
The Painted Turtle - Camp in Lake Hughes, California, for kids and teens, ages 7 to 16, with serious illnesses. Activities, schedule by illness, virtual tour, and application.
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