Blazesports America

born in 1993 as the legacy organization of the 1996 paralympic games in atlanta, blazesports is a non profit organization and the longest running legacy program of any paralympic games. at blazesports, we’re driven by a desire to provide all children and adults with physical disabilities the chance to play sports and live healthy, active lives. our mission is to change the lives of children and adults with physical disabilities through adaptive sport and recreation. our goals to provide sport, recreation and physical activity opportunities for people with physical disability in sport comparable to those provided non-disabled, nationally and internationally. to foster character development, productive lives, healthy lifestyles and self-sufficiency for people with physical disability through sport. to use cutting-edge training, distance learning opportunities, and fresh ideas as a vehicle to build the capacity of local service providers. to build positive perceptions of people with physi