ARTS InCommunity is an Atlanta-area program of InCommunity that helps people with disabilities and other underserved groups visit museums, enjoy performances, and attend sporting events. Members pay an annual fee to request donated tickets through individual or agency memberships. It also helps cultural organizations make their spaces, websites, and exhibits more accessible.
Camp Twin Lakes runs accessible camps in Rutledge and Winder, Georgia, for children and families dealing with serious illnesses, disabilities, and other hard life challenges. It offers weeklong overnight summer camps and school-year weekend retreats, run with more than 70 partner groups. It also holds a weekend retreat for service members, veterans, and their families.
Best Buddies is a nonprofit that works with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In Georgia it offers friendship programs, help finding jobs, leadership training, inclusive living, and support for families. People with and without disabilities take part together.
Rosaleana's is a nonprofit in Georgia that helps people with housing, food, jobs, and learning. It also supports people with developmental disabilities and young adults leaving foster care. Adults can get help with transportation vouchers, job training, reading and GED classes, and a food pantry.
Chastain Horse Park is a nonprofit horse park in Atlanta's Chastain Park area. It offers therapeutic riding for children and adults with disabilities, therapy sessions with licensed professionals, and group horse programs. It also has boarding, an event space, and ways to volunteer.
The Urban Indigo Foundation is an Atlanta nonprofit that offers wellness and play programs for families and children with special needs. Children who are neurodivergent, neurotypical, or differently abled learn and play together without judgment. The group also offers inclusive playdates, swim and bike programs, and help for parents with school plans like IEPs and 504s.
The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is a nonprofit with many branches across the metro area. The Andrew and Walter Young branch on Campbellton Road is listed with after-school care for kids in grades K-5, camps, swim lessons, sports, teen programs, and wellness classes. Help paying is available for families who need it.
Vocal Point, formerly the Georgia Radio Reading Service, is a nonprofit that reads newspapers, magazines and books aloud. The service is free for people who are blind, have low vision, or cannot read print because of a disability. You can listen live, online, or on demand, and you can also volunteer to read.
Lekotek of Georgia helps children with disabilities and special needs, and their families, learn and have fun through play. It offers play sessions where families borrow toys, computer and iPad activities, music classes, a summer technology camp, and groups for teens, siblings and family members. The main office is on Montreal Road in Tucker, with Cobb and Southside sites too.
The Elaine Clark Center in Chamblee serves children and young adults with disabilities and developmental delays, from 6 weeks old to age 30. It offers inclusive child care, early intervention, after-school and camp programs, a school, and a young adult life-skills program. Therapists chosen by families can work with children on site, and scholarships are available.
This is the City of Atlanta's parks and recreation department. It runs neighborhood recreation centers across the city, and a few of them have indoor swimming pools. The department's page lists each center's address, phone number and hours.
Therapeutic Recreation Services is part of Cobb County PARKS. It runs activities for children and adults with disabilities, including a day program for adults, Special Olympics sports, and meetings for parents and caregivers.
FOCUS is a group for families of children and young adults, from birth through age 29, who have lifelong physical or developmental disabilities. It runs adapted camps, childcare days, social activities, parent groups, and hospital visits. It also helps families get medical equipment through grants and a loan library.
FOCUS helps families of children and young adults with lifelong disabilities, from birth through age 29. It runs adapted camps, respite childcare, swim team, teen and young adult activities, parent support groups, hospital visits, and equipment grants and loans. The goal is to build a community for families across metro Atlanta and Georgia.
Dream Makers Youth Foundation is a nonprofit in Smyrna that serves children with special needs and their families across metro Atlanta. It offers fun and learning activities such as free tennis lessons, a monthly family movie night, and talks for parents.
Wounded Warrior Project is a national group for veterans and service members who were hurt, became ill, or were injured on or after September 11, 2001. Their families and caregivers can get help too. They offer mental health, physical wellness, VA benefits help, career help, money coaching and peer connection at no cost to registered warriors and families.
The Center for the Visually Impaired is a nonprofit in Midtown Atlanta that helps people of all ages who have vision loss. It offers low vision exams, therapy and classes, a store for low vision aids, kids' services, and support groups. Fees are on a sliding scale, and help paying is available.
Special Olympics Coweta County is the local Special Olympics program for children and adults with intellectual disabilities in Coweta County. It is part of Special Olympics Georgia. It offers sports training and competitions, including an annual Spring Games at Newnan High School.
Special Olympics Georgia offers year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Athletes join through local teams run by schools, parks departments and other groups. Volunteers help at state games and special events, and can also coach.
disABILITY LINK is a Center for Independent Living, which means it is run by and for people with disabilities. It serves Metro Atlanta and nearby counties. It offers peer support, skills training, advocacy, job help, assistive technology, travel training, and help applying for SNAP food benefits.
