Forecast Summer Fun using FINDER!

Despite the cold, it’s time to start planning for summer. You can encourage students to build transition-related skills by sharing opportunities available in their local area! Explore various camps by using the Indiana Disability Resource FINDER, otherwise known as FINDER.

To find free, day, overnight, and disability-specific camps, open the FINDER homepage. On the FINDER homepage, find the keyword search bar in the top right corner and type “camps.” You will see over 100 organizations offering a variety of camps across Indiana and beyond, such as  My Summer Camps. You may print or save a list by clicking on the printer icon in blue. From there, you can select all, click print, and then save as a PDF for email sharing with families. If there is a specific camp you know they would be interested in, just copy the link, and send it to parents via your preferred classroom communication tool.

Check out a few Indiana camps below.

Camp Red Cedar is an inclusive summer camp located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Enjoy the beautiful scenery in an entirely wheelchair accessible environment. From arts and crafts, canoeing, games, horseback riding, and swimming, every camper will make lasting memories and friendships.

Camp Millhouse located in South Bend, Indiana, offers campers a full day of fun with music, time at the pool, dancing, and outdoor activities. Camp Millhouse offers campers a place where they are “free to be themselves.” 

Bradford Woods is the home of Camp Riley. Camp Riley offers 8 unique camping experiences. With generous support from the Riley Children’s Foundation, sponsorships for campers are available.

Happiness Bag Camp in Terre Haute, Indiana offers the only camp for individuals with disabilities in the Wabash Valley! An 8-week summer day camp, offering options to attend full day, or a few hours. Happiness Bag features quality adaptive education and recreation experiences that inspire personal growth and create lasting memories.

Start planning a fun-filled summer now with FINDER.

Bonus Tips:

We're excited to offer the Transition Educators Facilitating Employment course, starting April 7, 2025! This 10-week, comprehensive online training gives educators, specialists, Pre-ETS providers, transition coordinators, and other professionals the foundation, techniques, and effective strategies necessary for successful adult vocational transition.

Course modules include:

  • Developing Transition Programs within the Traditional School Environment
  • The Evolution of Supported and Customized Employment
  • Principles of Supported and Customized Employment
  • Roles, Responsibilities, and Expectations
  • Discovery and Customized Employment
  • Marketing for Employment Services
  • Job Development, Training, and Workplace Supports
  • Assistive Technology
  • Federal Programs for Businesses and People with Disabilities
  • Criminal Justice Involvement

This online, self-paced course costs $250. For more information and to register, visit the CCLC Transition Educators Training webpage.