VI Sports Camp 2026

VI Sports Camp 2026

Sports Education Camp at Western Michigan University provides a 4-day, 3-night interactive experience facilitated by staff in the field of Vision Rehabilitation, certified trainers and Paralympians!

The camp has been in existence for over thirty years helping youth to learn to play team and individual sports and develop personal health and fitness skills to enhance their future employability. This camp has the highest number of athletes that have gone on to be Paralympians. 

Camp Location: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

Junior Camp (ages 9-12, $260*): May 20-22, 2026

Senior Camp (ages 13-18, $540*): May 17-20, 2026

*No athlete will be turned away due to inability to pay. Please contact us for more information regarding scholarships opportunities.

While at camp the youth are taught several skills that fall into the Expanded Core Curriculum and align with Pre-ETS service categories to include Workplace Readiness Training and Instruction in Self-Advocacy. The youth are taught lifelong skills at camp that prepare them for employment, including dressing appropriately, proper hygiene, socially appropriate interactions, organizational skills, proper diet and nutrition, team building, conflict resolution, and communication.

They are also taught how to advocate for themselves and their needs as a person with a visual impairment. Every activity the youth participates in during camp is aimed at teaching both the sport, but also skills needed to function as a successful person with vision loss.

To register your athlete and learn more, visit miblindsports.org/sportscamp. For questions, please email michigansec@gmail.com.