BORP Adaptive Sports and Recreation

SCI Summer Social

When: Wednesday, July 15
Time: 5:30pm-8pm.
Where: Cycling/Kayak Center
80 Boliver Drive, Berkeley

We are firing up the grill and we hope you can join us for food, fun and friends-both old and new!

We'll provide burgers-meat and veggie, hot dogs, sodas and chips. Feel free to bring a side or dessert to share-just let us know in the comment section of the registration page or email [email protected].

Please register so we have an accurate count for food. Bring your own adult beverages. https://tinyurl.com/borpbbq2026

Family, friends and professionals who work with the community are all welcome!

🎉 Fifty Years of Pride. One Month of Discounted Tickets.

Happy Disability Pride Month!

Five decades of community-led impact, and we're just getting started. This Disability Pride Month, we're giving back to the community that built BORP by offering discounted tickets to our biggest celebration ever!

BORP's 50th Anniversary Gala
📅 Thursday, October 15th, 6--9 PM
📍 California Memorial Stadium, UC Berkeley

To make this celebration as accessible as BORP has always tried to be, we're offering discounted tickets all month long.

Use code BORPPRIDE at checkout for $150 gala tickets -- that's $35 off.
Link here: https://www.borp.org/borp-50th-celebration/bio to grab yours. 🎟️

Image Description: BORP 50 Years flyer with archival photo of BORPie's at Bay to Breakers, a group of folks in wheelchairs, balloons, and a rainbow banner. Text: "Celebrate Disability Pride, 50 years of BORP." Event: Thursday, October 17th, University Club at California Memorial Stadium. Code BORPPRIDE for $150 gala tickets, July only.

It was an awesome event!

Last month, Rec and Park hosted the second annual Adaptive Sports Fair at Glen Canyon Park Rec Center, in partnership with BORP Adaptive Sports and Recreation and Sutter Health-CPMC Inpatient Rehabilitation.

The free event brought together people of all ages and abilities for a day of adaptive sports, including adaptive cycling, adaptive pickleball, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, and more.

Among the participants was Iuliia, a bronze medalist in wheelchair fencing at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. She showcased her award-winning skills while inspiring others to take a stab at the sport.

“I really fell in love with fencing, because for me, it’s not just a sport, it’s really like changing your personality,” she said. “You need to understand yourself, and you need to understand your opponent.”

Her advice? Keep an open mind and don’t let obstacles get in your way.

“Life is pretty hard but with sports, you can have a lot of fun and make new friends and meet people who think like you. It gives you a lot of opportunities,” she said.

BORP offers year-round opportunities for people of all abilities and skill levels to participate in a variety of adaptive sports, including weekly wheelchair basketball at Glen Canyon Park Rec Center. The organization also hosts adaptive cycling programs in Golden Gate Park from June through October. To learn more, visit BORP.org.

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People of the Parks is a series of short stories, based on conversations with people we meet in San Francisco parks.

Introducing BORP's new Adaptive Micromobility Program -- a free, low-barrier way to try adaptive mobility devices and attachments that could make getting around the Bay Area easier!

Whether you're looking to get to transit more easily, navigate your neighborhood, or build more independence in your daily routine, we have equipment to try -- and staff to help you find what works. All loans are free, and BORP staff will handle fitting, installation, and training at the Ed Roberts Campus.

Ready to get started? Request an equipment loan at the link below:
https://www.borp.org/adaptive-micro-mobility/

Thanks to for making this program possible.

Image Description: Promotional flyer for BORP’s Adaptive Micromobility Program. A wheelchair user with a scooter attachment poses in front of BART fare gates. Large text reads “BORP Adaptive Micromobility Program.” The flyer lists available equipment, including wheelchair scooter attachments, freewheels, SmartDrives, seated scooters, smart canes, Meta glasses, and more. Most loans are up to three weeks. Equipment loans are free and include training, installation support, and maintenance. Contact info: [email protected], 510-849-4663. QR code and link: borp.org/adaptive-micro-mobility. Funded by MTC, Metropolitan Transportation Commission.