Adaptive Sports

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.

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

Dr. Alexander Senk combines his passion for rehabilitation through adaptive sports, such as scuba, research and helping patients achieve their goals.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran William Ward, who served over 15 years in the Marine Corps and is now an avid adaptive athlete.

Today’s #VeteranOftheDay is Veteran Bob Mullins, who served for 23 years and stayed involved with his military community through adaptive sports programs.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army and Marine Veteran William “Bud” McLeroy, who served for 33 years and was the first amputee to deploy to Iraq.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Brittany Elliott, who was hurt in an auto accident and is competing in the 2023 National Winter Sports Clinic.

VA, DAV, co-host National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, a world leader in adaptive winter sports. The clinic showcases the health and rehabilitative benefits adaptive sports provide Veterans.

The Travis Mills Foundation (TMF) supports recalibrated Veterans and their families through various programs that help Veterans overcome physical and emotional obstacles, strengthen their families, and provide well-deserved rest and relaxation.

The National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic is designed to help Veterans whose current rehabilitation goals would benefit from the value of adaptive summer sports. The NVSSC serves Veterans living with spinal cord injuries, amputations, visual impairments, neurological conditions, PTSD, burns, and TBI/polytrauma.

Marine Corps Veteran Ryan Garza lost his leg in an IED blast. Years later, he was snowboarding the slopes at the Disabled Veterans Winter Sport Clinic.

VA’s nearly $16 million in grants to qualifying organizations helps thousands of disabled Veterans and members of the Armed Forces participate in adaptive sports.