Houston Parks and Recreation Department — Adaptive Recreation Section
Free city-run adaptive sport and fitness programmes based at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on West Gray.
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What this is, in plain language
City-run adaptive sports and recreation programmes for people with disabilities, based at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center — a heated indoor pool, a full-court gym, a beep baseball field, tennis courts and a sensory-friendly playground, with programmes covering wheelchair basketball, boccia, sitting volleyball, adaptive pickleball and more.
Getting started
Call or email the Adaptive Sports and Recreation office to register — most programmes require registration in advance, and equipment such as sports wheelchairs can be borrowed. Office hours are Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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- Based at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center, whose facilities include a fully accessible five-lane heated indoor pool with zero-depth entry and chair lifts, a full-court gym, a beep baseball field, lighted wheelchair-accessible tennis courts and the Vale-Asche Playground Without Limits.
- Runs a wide slate of adaptive programmes — wheelchair basketball, rugby, tennis and lacrosse, power soccer, boccia, sitting volleyball, air rifles, table tennis, adaptive pickleball, water aerobics, Dance Fit and a Tuesday Youth Sports Night open gym.
- Every programme on its schedule is listed as free, with registration required (often on-site), and equipment such as sports wheelchairs and pickleball paddles is available to borrow.
- Most listed programmes are framed around physical disability rather than autism, and pool users must have independent mobility skills or bring an adult attendant to assist.
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