/ DESCRIPTION / LOCATION / CONTACT /
Asperger’s Day Camp / Day camp focusing on social skills.
Must be resident of Counties. / Eau Claire, WI / 888-845-5775
Terry or Barb
Camp Daniel / Christian camp for ages 8 or older with a physical or cognitive disability. / Athelstane, WI / 715- 757-3880
Camp Awe Sum / Overnight camp for children ages 8 – 15 with autism. $650.00 For high functioning autism and Asperger’s. / Moon Beach Camp St Germain, WI / 715-479-4342
Milana
Camp Gray / Full- week camp for youth (grades 2-12) with MILD disabilities. Accessible building/ activities available throughout the year. $395 for summer. Special events extra. / Reedsburg, WI / 800-711-4729
Camp LuWiSoMo / Ages 8-adult with developmental disabilities that can walk long distances and care for own hygiene. Not designed for campers who use wheelchairs. / Wild Rose, WI / 920-622-3350
Ryan Hansen or Sue
Camp Matz / Fully accessible facilities for people who have developmental and multiple disabilities. Age 8 and up. $325.00 per week. / Watertown, WI / 920-262-6507
800-369-4636
Camp Needlepoint Daypoint / Activities in a safe, fun environment for youth with diabetes ages 8 –16. Helps campers gain independence. Diabetes.org / YMCA Camp
Hudson, WI / 763- 593-5333
Carol
Camp P.O.P. (Parent Organized Project) / For youth ages of 5 – 21 with autism or cognitive disabilities but will consider other disabilities. Several field trips. Dates not firm yet but probably June 11-29 and Aug 6-23. / Syble Hopp School
DePere, WI / 920-865-7760
920-822-1022
Camp Pow Wow / Residential and day camp serving campers with special needs / Menomonee Falls WI / 262-542-9811
Camp Quest / For young adults ages 14-21 with all disabilities. Offers arts & crafts and recreational games. Limit of 25 campers. / Fall Creek at Beaver Creek Reserve, WI / 715-233-1070
Noelle
Camp Sandy Wheels / Ages 5 and up having a physical disability. Take their 9 county area residents first. / Wautoma, WI / 800-261-1895
Lynnae
Camp WIKIDAS / Children with moderate and severe asthma learn about asthma while enjoying activities. Staffed by physicians and nurses. / Columbia County, WI / 800 - 586-4872
Theresa
Cerebral Palsy Inc. Summer Transition / Provides teens that have severe disabilities, with recreational activities while beginning to transition into adult services. / C.P. Center
Green Bay, WI / 920-337-1122
Julie Tetzlaff
Challenge Camp of ADHD Children / Day camp for children with ADHD ages 5 – 14. Helps youth to improve self-esteem. / Oconomowoc, WI / 800-767-4411
ext 293
Easter Seals-Camp Wawbeek & Respite Camp / Designed for people (ages 7 – 40+) with all levels of physical and cognitive disabilities. Respite Camp is a year round camp for children ages 3 and up. / Wisconsin Dells, WI
w.EasterSeals
Wisconsin.com / 800-422-2324
ext. 105
Camp Matawa / Residence camp for youth with disabilities, ages 7-14. Any disability as long as it’s not too severe. Scholarships available. $575.00. YMCA members $525.00 / Campbellsport, WI / 262-626-2149
Jen Feltz
Junior Warhawk Wheelchair Athletics / Sports camp for youth with physical disabilities. / Whitewater, WI / 262-472-3169
Muscular Dystrophy Association Camp / Camp for persons with neuromuscular disease ages 6 – 21. Must register early. / Green Lake, WI / 920-499-4571
Carolynne
Salvation Army Camp Hope / Summer Day Camp. Field trips. Can accommodate only MINOR disabilities. No interpreters available. Register in March. Fills up fast. / Salvation Army
Green Bay, WI / 920-497-7053
WI Badger Camp / Camp for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Financial assistance available. Residential Camp 1 week $500. / Southwestern WI / 608 -348-9689
Wisconsin Lions Camp / For youth with mild cognitive disabilities, diabetes, hearing or vision loss. Adult camps also. Residential camp / Rosholt, WI / 715-677-4761
Wisconsin United Methodist Camps / Special-needs camps for youth ages 15-21 and adults. Campers must be able to care for own hygiene. / Sun Prairie, WI / 608-837-3388
YMCA-Stevens Point / Residential camp for youth with learning disabilities. / Portage County, WI / 715-342-2980
Young Artist Workshop / Day camp. Includes dance, painting and music. Camp is 3 weeks Hours are 9:30 – 3:30 / St. Norbert College and Syble Hopp / 920-403-3176
Chris
Summer Camps for Youth with Disabilities - Other
DESCRIPTION / CONTACT
Allouez Parks and Rec / Miracle League baseball at Optimist Park / 920-448-2805
Ashwaubenon Parks and Rec / Program for youth with disabilities- Ashwaubenon residents only. Parkview Middle School. Field trips. / 920-492-2331
Camp Listings / actions/camps and kidscamps.com
Cerebral Palsy Center / O.T., P.T., Speech Therapy all year. Summer speech therapy groups for school age children.
Call C.P. for days and hours. / 920-337-1122
Mary Daley
Challenge the Outdoors / Hunting and fishing opportunities for people with disabilities / 920-833-6274
Country Kids / O.T., P.T. and speech therapy all year. Horseback riding in summer. West DePere. / 920-339-0700
Fishing has no Boundaries / Specialized fishing events for people with disabilit ies / 800-243-3462
Fishing License / WI residents are eligible for a discount on their fishing license fee. / 920- 492-5800
Green Bay Parks and Rec / Nine-week program. June 18 –Aug. 16 2007. $50.00 for nine weeks. No transportation provided.
Resident. Ambulatory. Ages 6-18. / 920-448-3365
Pat
Special Olympics / Sports activities for youth with cognitive disabilities. Year round. / 920-497-2422
Wisconsin Parks / w.wiparks.net / 888-947-2757
Youth Adaptive Sports Association / Recreation for youth with physical disabilities / 920-469-1595
Prepared by: Advocacy Coalition-Children’s Issues Committee & Options for Independent Living. This list is not intended to be all-inclusive nor is it an endorsement of any of the camps or activities. Date: 1/07 (PIER has deleted dates – please call and check into dates for this year!)
Information below is an addition to the Graph prepared by Advocacy Coalition – Children’s Issues Committee & Options for Independent Living. By PIER - PIER’s disclaimer ~ Any information contained in this document is not intended as legal advice or an endorsement, but only as an informational resource. We do not endorse any camp, treatment, or provider.
If you have been looking for a summer camp for your child with special needs. Here are a couple of links to help you in your search. Just click on the disability area, then enter Wisconsin as your state and the directory will give you a list of all matches and allow you to contact the camp for information.
http://find.acacamps.org http://www.ld.org/newsltr/0303newsltr/0303feature3.cfm
http:// www.learningcamp.com and LD Links. www.wisconline.com/attractions/camps/typespecial.html
www.kidscamps.com
Wisconsin Badger Camp- Paririe du Chien. 3 and up including adults with developmental disabilities - 1-608-348-9689
The Bike Farm, Cushing, for ages 6-18 with Emotional and Behavioral issues - 1-715-648 5773
Camp Phoenix, Phantom Lake, Mukwonago. For children with Epilepsy. Contact the Epilepsy Foundation of South Central Wisconsin – 1-608-833-8888
Camp for persons with Neuromuscular diseases, ages 6-21, must register early, Green Lake, June 10-16. Contact Carolynne at 1-920-499-4571
The Courage Day Camps are held in several locations throughout the states of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Courage Day Camps serve children ages 5 to 14 with a primary diagnosis of a physical disability or sensory impairment. This includes children with Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, a Spinal Cord injury, Muscular Dystrophy, or a visual, speech, or hearing impairment. Children with a primary diagnosis of a cognitive disability or with uncontrolled seizures are not generally eligible to attend Courage Day Camps. http://www.couragecamps.org/daycamps/daycamps.html - Thelma Lipsey, 715-659-2374; ; Marshfield, WI
July 24-28; July 31-August 4
Special Touch – June 25 - 29, 2007 provides lots of opportunities for people with disabilities to experience god, to be included in the church and to build meaningful relationships and become really good friends with caring people. Each “get away” is five days, in residence, camp-style retreat for people with mental or physical disabilities to find fellowship with others in a Christian atmosphere. Special Touch Ministry, Inc., PO Box 25 Waupaca, WI 54981; Telephone: 715-258-2713; Email: ; http://www.specialtouch.org/getaways/infocomingsoon.htm
Touch Getaways are held at the end of June. There is a cost and registration deadline of May! Spencer Lake Christian Center; Coordinators: Rev. Charlie & Debbie Chivers , 920-258-2713, Special Touch Central Processing, P.O. Box 25, Waupaca, WI 54981; 715-258-2713;
ACCESS (Achieving Competence in Computing, Engineering, and Space Science) is a summer internship program for students with disabilities sponsored by AAAS and NASA. ACCESS is managed by ENTRYPOINT. The application process is the same. To learn more, or to complete the online preliminary application, go to: www.web.aaas.org/entrypoint/