WEBSITES OF INTEREST:

www.bravekids.org
A resource directory for kids with disabilities and life-threatening illnesses.

www.acacamps.org
The American Camping Association website has a useful search feature, where you can input your child's medical condition and what region you would like to find a camp in.

www.irsc.org
Internet Resource for Special Children. A directory of hundreds of websites pertaining to various disabilities and illnesses.

www.efrconline.org
Exceptional Family Resource Center. Provides information, resources and referrals about recreational activities and summer camps for children with special needs in San Diego County.


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NICHCY
(National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)
http://www.nichcy.com

The NICHCY 2007 Directory has not yet been published. Please check their website for updated directory information



Introduction

This is a guide to some directories and listings of summer camps. Some resources identify camps available to all children and some are especially for children who have disabilities.

It is also likely that your community has summer camps or recreational opportunities available, that you probably won't find listed in these directories! To find out what's available in your community, consult these local sources of information—your child’s teachers, local parks or recreation departments, religious organizations, fellow parents, and community groups.

Camp List for Children with Cancer
The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
National Office
P.O. Box 498
Kensington, MD 20895-0498
(800) 366-2223; (301) 962-3520
E-mail: info@candlelighters.org
Web: www.candlelighters.org/supportcamps.stm

Camps for Children with Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of America
4590 MacArthur Boulevard, N.W., Suite 250
Washington, D.C. 20007-4226
(800) 621-3141; (202) 944-3285
E-mail: sbaa@sbaa.org
Web: www.sbaa.org

Camps 2006: A Directory of Camps and Summer Programs for Children and Youth with Special Needs and Disabilities in the Metro New York Area
Resources for Children with Special Needs
Publications/Department B
116 E. 16th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10003
(212) 677-4650
E-mail: info@resourcesnyc.org
Web: www.resourcesnyc.org
$33.00 including shipping and handling (available in English & Spanish)

Discover Camp: Considerations for Sending your Child with a Disability to Camp for the First Time
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD)
1640 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608-6904
800-900-8086
Email: ncpad@uic.edu
Web: www.ncpad.org/get/discover/index.html or
www.ncaonline.org/discover/

Easter Seals Camping and Recreation List
Easter Seals-National Office
230 West Monroe Street, Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 221-6827; (312) 726-6200 (Voice)
(312) 726-4258 (TTY)
E-mail: info@easterseals.com
Web: www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_directory_camprec

Guide to Summer Camps and Summer Schools
2006-2007 (30th Edition)
Porter Sargent Publishers, Inc., c/o IDS
400 Bedford Street, Suite 322
Manchester, NH 03101
(800) 342-7470
E-mail: info@portersargent.com
Web: www.portersargent.com/SummerCamps_SummerSchools.htm
$45.00 hard-cover; $27.00 soft-cover (plus shipping and handling)

National Camp Association, Inc.
610 Fifth Avenue
P.O. Box 5371
New York, NY 10185
(800) 966-CAMP (2267); (212) 645-0653
E-mail: info@summercamp.org
Web: www.summercamp.org
(CampQuest, an on-line camp selection guide, is available on the NCA web site.)

Summer Opportunities for Kids & Teenagers 2006
Thomson Peterson's
Princeton Pike Corporate Center
2000 Lenox Drive
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
(800) 338-3282
E-mail: info@petersons.com
Web: e-catalog.thomsonlearning.com/326
$30 (plus shipping and handling)
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Web Sites

American Camp Association
www.campparents.org

Association of Independent Camps: Summer Camp Directory & Resource
www.independentcamps.com/intercamp

Brave Kids: Camps and Resources for Children with Chronic, Life-Threatening Illnesses or Disabilities
www.bravekids.org

The Camp & Conference Homepage
www.camping.org

Camp Channel
www.campchannel.com/docs/campsearch.html

Camps for Children with Diabetes
www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/camps

The CampPage Guide to Summer Camps
www.camppage.com

CampResource.com: Special Needs Camps
www.campresource.com/camps/spec_needs_camps.cfm

Camp Search: The Search Engine for Camps
www.campsearch.com/

Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA)
www.chasa.org/summercamps.htm

Children's Oncology Camping Association
www.coca-intl.org

Diabetes Camping Association: Diabetes Camp Directory—U.S. Camps
www.diabetescamps.org/uscamps.php

Discover Camp: Considerations for Sending your Child with a Disability to Camp for the First Time
www.ncpad.org/get/discover/index.html

Grown-Up Camps
www.grownupcamps.com

Kids' Camps
www.kidscamps.com

My Summer Camps
www.mysummercamps.com

National Center on Physical Activity & Disability (NCPAD) Fun & Leisure: Camp Resources
www.ncpad.org/fun/fact_sheet.php?sheet=88&view=all

Special Needs Camps
www.mysummercamps.com/camps/Special_Needs_Camps/index.html

Summer Camps for Amputees and Children with Limb Differences
www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/Kidscamps.html

Summer Camps for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/142.html

Summer Camps for Kids with Learning and Attention Problems
www.schwablearning.org/camp/index.asp

Summer Camp Search
http://summercamps.com/cgi-bin/summercamps/search.cgi

Thomson & Peterson's Listing of Special Needs Summer Programs
www.petersons.com/summerop/select/t004se.asp