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  1. Adaptive Sports

Adaptive Sports

  • Veterans find hope and healing on the slopes as Winter Sports Clinic kicks off in Colorado

    Veterans find hope and healing on the slopes as Winter Sports Clinic kicks off in Colorado

    Nearly 400 Veterans from across the country have gathered in Snowmass Village for the 39th Annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic. This premier adaptive rehabilitation event, co-presented by VA and Disabled American Veterans (DAV), continues through April 5.

  • VA helps centenarian golfer get back on the course

    VA helps centenarian golfer get back on the course

    Older than the PGA, 108-year-old Veteran Donald Johnson is still getting out on the golf course with the National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic.

  • Wheelchair Games build confidence

    Wheelchair Games build confidence

    West Virginia mom builds confidence at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.

  • National Veterans Golden Age Games

    National Veterans Golden Age Games

    Air Force Veteran Mark Wager overcame a stroke and is now competing in the 2024 National Veterans Golden Age Games.

  • National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic

    National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic

    Clinic offers a wide range of adaptive sports activities tailored to Veterans with physical and mental challenges.

  • VA Leading the Way: Adaptive Sports helps Veteran fight to live his life

    VA Leading the Way: Adaptive Sports helps Veteran fight to live his life

    Army Veteran John Wade participated in the 38th annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, continuing to live his life to the fullest.

  • Registration for 2024 National Veterans Wheelchair Games is now open

    Registration for 2024 National Veterans Wheelchair Games is now open

    Veterans and volunteers interested in registering online for the 43rd National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG) can do so now through April 5, 2024.

  • Move United releases 2024 Sanctioned Competitions schedule

    Move United releases 2024 Sanctioned Competitions schedule

    Last year, Move United hosted 26 adaptive sports competitions in 22 states for 1,537 individual athletes. This year, that number is increasing to 35 events in 24 states for even more Veteran athletes.

  • VA Summer Sports Clinic will open for registration on Dec. 1

    VA Summer Sports Clinic will open for registration on Dec. 1

    Registration for the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic (NVSSC) opens on Dec. 1, 2023, and runs through March 1, 2024. The 2024 NVSSC will take place August 25-30 in San Diego, California, offering an extended opportunity for Veterans to partake in adaptive sports.

  • Combat Veterans, professional athletes join forces to support one another

    Combat Veterans, professional athletes join forces to support one another

    Merging Vets and Players (MVP) is a free peer support program that joins combat Veterans and former professional athletes.

  • Seeking Veterans in need of custom adaptations, specialized assistive devices

    Seeking Veterans in need of custom adaptations, specialized assistive devices

    The Quality of Life (QL+) Program is seeking Veterans with disabilities who would benefit from having custom specialized devices built for them to help with their active lifestyle or simply to enhance their everyday life.

  • Bootloaders get Veterans to the top of the slopes

    Bootloaders get Veterans to the top of the slopes

    Special team of volunteer bootloaders prepare disabled Veterans for a day on the slopes of Winter Sports Clinic.

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Last updated January 31, 2017

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