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Leisure

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Accessible Parks and Hiking Trails

  • Lakeshore Foundation 

    • The Campus Commons 

    • The Woodland Trail 

    • The Contemplative Garden 

  • TrailLink  

  • Deer Lick  

  • Cheaha  

 

 

 

 

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  • TUSCALOOSA RIVERWALK-TUSCALOOSA, AL  

    • Trail Surface: pavement 

    • Distance: 3.9 miles  

    • Most accessible between the 0.5 and 1.95-mile mark when starting from the east  

      • Other portions have steeper grades  

    • Accessible parking spots are included in paved parking lots along the trail  

    • Railings installed around the river's edge 

    • Benches and picnic tables for resting along the trail  

 

  • RICHARD L. PLATT MEMORIAL LEVEE TRAIL-NORTHPORT, AL 

    • Trail Surface: pavement  

    • Distance: 4 miles  

 

  • CAHABA RIVER TRAIL-CENTREVILLE, AL 

    • Trail Surface: pavement  

    • Distance: 0.7 miles  

    • Benches and picnic tables for resting along the trail  

    • No accessible parking spots, but lot is paved  

 

  • HILLSBORO TRAIL-HELENA, AL  

    • Trail Surface: pavement 

    • Distance: 3.6 miles 

    • Accessible parking spots are included in paved parking lot  

    • Sporadic steep grades along trail where assistance may be needed  

    • Benches and picnic tables for resting along the trail  

 

  • HISTORIC PARK AT ROSS BRIDGE-SHANNON, AL  

    • Trail Surface: pavement and natural surface (dirt)  

      • Paved surface for the first 0.4 miles  

    • Distance: 1.9 miles 

    • Parking lot is gravel and has no designated accessible spots  

    • Minimal steep grades  

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Accessible Travel Tips and Resources

 

 

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Auburn University Adapted Athletics

  • The Auburn University Adapted Athletics program includes a men's wheelchair basketball team, wheelchair tennis team, and power soccer team 

  • Website: https://www.auburnadapted.com

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Candor Power Hour

  • A weekly exercise class offered to local athletes with special needs 

  • Phone: 205-329-3572

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Disability Media
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Grants for Sports Equipment and Expenses
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Hank Poore Foundation

  • Provides opportunities and experiences for people with disabilities which will foster authentic connections between individuals, groups, and community 

  • Forums for connection and empowerment 

  • Support for families in need of resources, community, and opportunities that enable individuals with disabilities to live life to the fullest 

  • Website: https://hankpoorefoundation.org

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Lakeshore Foundation

 

  • AQUATICS 

    • Individual exercise programs 

    • Lap swimming 

    • Group exercise classes 

    • Adult and youth programs  

  • FITNESS 

    • Adult fitness classes ranging from low impact yoga to high intensity Zumba and spin classes 

    • One on one fitness specialist  

    • Personal training services 

    • Fitness center open to individuals 14 years and up  

  • ATHLETICS AND RECREATION 

    • Competitive athletic teams  

      • Wheelchair basketball, power soccer, swimming, track and field, rugby, wheelchair football, etc.  

      • Youth and adult  

    • Recreation 

      • Activity without the competition and commitment  

      • Adapted cycles, boccia, tennis, pickleball 

      • Weekly after school programs 

      • Saturday events and summer camps  

  • VETERANS PROGRAM 

    • Free membership to veterans and their families  

    • Lima Foxtrot Programs for Injured Military 

      • Provide recreation and athletic experiences for active-duty personnel, veterans, and families  

  • U.S. OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC TRAINING SITE 

    • The first organization to be designated as both a U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site  

    • Home to USA Rugby and Boccia  

  • RESEARCH 

  • SPORTS SCIENCE AND PERFORMANCE

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Miracle League of Tuscaloosa
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PARA Therapeutic Recreation

  • Tuscaloosa County Parks and Recreation Authority provides different activity classes and sports outings for individuals with disabilities 

  • Schedules, costs, and age requirements are listed on the website for each activity, along with a link to register  

  • Website: https://www.tcpara.org/programs/therapeutic-recreation

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The Exceptional Foundation

  • Services individuals with intellectual disabilities 

  • Provides day program, extracurricular, sports, and night/weekend activities for adults with intellectual disabilities  

  • Provides after-school sports leagues, art and music camps, field trips, cooking lessons, yoga, weekend events, and summer camp for children with intellectual disabilities  

  • Address: 1616 Oxmoor Road, Birmingham, AL 35209 

  • Phone: 205-870-0776 

  • Website: https://www.exceptionalfoundation.org

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TROT

  • Serve physically, academically, and mentally challenged children and adults along with non-challenged individuals and their families  

  • Certified by Stable Moments 

    • Program designed to assist foster and adopted children deal with childhood trauma 

    • Licensed psychologist on staff  

  • Services 

    • Horseback riding lessons 

    • Therapeutic program for combat veterans dealing with PTSD 

    • Therapeutic horseback riding 

    • Competition showing 

    • Equine assisted therapy 

    • Stable Moments certified intervention  

  • Website: https://trotusa.org

  • Address: 3200 Clements Road, Cottondale, AL 35453 

  • Phone: 205-752-7691 

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University of Alabama Adapted Athletics

  • Founded in 2003 with the creation of the women’s wheelchair basketball team, the University of Alabama Adapted Program now includes men’s wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, and para track and field. Over the last 20 years, the Adapted Athletics program has earned 21 national championship titles, graduated 64 student athletes, and had several student athletes represent their counties on the international level.  

  • Wheelchair basketball games are played at the Stran-Hardin area which broke ground in 2018, making it the first of its kind on a college campus in the United States.  

  • In October 2021, the Parker-Haun Tennis Facility was added to accommodate the wheelchair tennis and now houses the para track and field program as well.   

  • Website: https://bamaadapted.com/

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