Camp Abilities Alaska
Justin A. Haegele, Director, Camp Abilities Alaska, The Ohio State
University, haegele.9@osu.edu
Jenna Sticken, Director, Camp Abilities Alaska, Indian Prairie School
District No. 204, IL, Jenna_sticken@ispd.org
Cody LaPlante, Staff, Camp Abilities Alaska, Northern Illinois
University, codymlaplante@gmail.com
Camp Abilities Alaska is a one-week developmental sports
camp for school-aged individuals with visual impairments and
blindness located in Anchorage, AK. Camp takes place each July,
and typically services 16-21 athletes per year. At Camp Abilities
Alaska, athletes participate in a number of different sports and
recreational activities, including common physical education
activities (e.g., track and field, archery), Paralympic sports
(aquatics, goalball), and sports designed specifically for individuals
with visual impairments (e.g., beep baseball, beep kickball). Each
sport or activity at camp is taught by a highly qualified sport
specialist who has years of experience with that particular activity.
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