New York Expo Activities
Empower your abilities with this incredible line up.
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Explore how assistive technology can help you or your loved ones bridge the gap between ability and disability! See and try a selection of assistive technology, with options for all disabilities. Ask questions and discuss recommendations to find the most appropriate technology for your abilities… Learn more
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Meet representatives of disability and emergency management organizations who are active in emergency planning and are working to ensure the NY Metro region will be more resilient when disaster strikes. Gain vital personal preparedness tips to help you create realistic plans to meet your needs,… Learn more
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What tricks do you use to get yourself off the ground? How are your curb-hopping skills? Are you able-bodied and want to learn some manual wheelchair skills? We can help! Brush up on old skills and learn new ones from others. The Manual Wheelchair Skills… Learn more
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Come climb on an indoor climbing wall! Adaptive climbing is possible for people of ALL abilities! Meet the best person to learn adaptive climbing from – Mark Wellman! Mark has a spinal cord injury (SCI) and is an adventure athlete, speaker, and author. Climb the… Learn more
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Service dogs can help you achieve more independence in your life. Assisting with all types of tasks, from picking up a cell phone to providing physical stability to counting money, and more! Service dogs are available for people with many different disabilities, including vision and… Learn more
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Stop by to see Help Hope Live will surprise 5-year-old Nyla with a customized Freedom Concepts adaptive bike. Due to Nyla’s periventricular leukomalacia, a brain injury experienced in the NICU, she now has weakness on her right side and encounters challenges with movement and coordination.… Learn more
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The game of golf provides a wonderful recreation opportunity for all. But golf is so much more than just a leisure game or a sport. It can be a therapeutic activity for individuals with different (not dis-) ABILITIES. Adaptive golf means understanding how to apply… Learn more
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Come discover how tennis offers opportunities for anyone to play and enjoy the sport! Join us to try both wheelchair tennis and adaptive tennis. Learn how you can play wheelchair tennis in the NY metro region. All ages and abilities are welcome! Learn more at… Learn more
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Join us for a high-energy, live performance by The Rollettes – the incredible team of wheelchair dancers from Los Angeles! These women have created a community that redefines what it means to be strong, female, and resilient. With dance, community outreach, education programs, and content… Learn more
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Wheel With Me Adapt Fit is helping wheelchair users and non-wheelchair users achieve their health and fitness goals! This event is a place to provide education surrounding nutrition and fitness, as well as to build a community where we can all celebrate each other and… Learn more
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This Special Rollettes Performance on Saturday is full. If you would like to get on a waiting list, please click here. You’ll love this high-energy, live performance by The Rollettes – the incredible team of wheelchair dancers from Los Angeles! These women have created a… Learn more
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Face, arm, and hand painting are great ways for children to dress up – no costume required! Kids delight in this opportunity to transform their appearance! Painting is complimentary and paints are approved professional face paints that will wash off with soap and water. Just… Learn more
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Join the Center for Modern Dance Education (CMDE) for a short performance featuring a physically integrated cast of dancers, followed by an interactive dance workshop for all ages and abilities! Stretch your body and your imagination through the language of dance. Founded in 1962, CMDE… Learn more
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Enjoy a live dance performance by the members of Envision Dance Exchange and choreographed by Artistic Director Susan M. Coutts. Then it’s your chance to participate! Join the dancers and discover their spirit of dance! Dance Innovations and Envision Dance Exchange is proud to once… Learn more
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Wheel With Me Adapt Fit is helping wheelchair users and non-wheelchair users achieve their health and fitness goals! This event is a place to provide education surrounding nutrition and fitness, as well as to build a community where we can all celebrate each other and… Learn more
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Try adapted wheelchair basketball – a game built so anyone can play! The Adapted Wheelchair Basketball Program was created to afford children of all levels of physical abilities, the opportunity to play together as a team and to reach their highest potential as athletes. The… Learn more
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Explore dance-based exercises that work on both cognitive and physical skills to replenish the body. Class participants will be guided on ways to break old habits, find new pathways, and discover their own movement conceptions. Open to people of all ability levels and presented by… Learn more
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Face, arm, and hand painting are great ways for children to dress up – no costume required! Kids delight in this opportunity to transform their appearance! Painting is complimentary and paints are approved professional face paints that will wash off with soap and water. Just… Learn more
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Power Hockey is essentially floor hockey for power wheelchair users. The sport follows the rules and regulations of the United States Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association (USEWHA) and is open to all competent power wheelchair users. The Philadelphia Flyers Powerplay team is made up of about… Learn more
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Experience all-abilities tap dancing! Learn how Tap-Dancing Hands Down works. Join in by tapping with the performers using your own abilities. Next, divide into groups to learn and have fun with “follow-ups” and “call and response” (standard tap-dancing skills). There will be a challenge between… Learn more
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Students of all ages and all abilities will perform the most famous Michael Jackson dances from the Moonwalk to Thriller. All original choreography is taught by a professional Michael Jackson Tribute Artist. Come enjoy the performance and learn some of the most popular Michael Jackson… Learn more
