Staying active throughout life is important, but sometimes it can be difficult to find activities that suit your needs if you are living with a disability.  Easter Seals Camp KYSOC offers camps for almost anyone who wants to enjoy an camping experience. Some of the camps offer sessions for the whole family. 

For children in the Lexington area that want to stay closer to home, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital offers a day camp each summer that runs three consecutive days.

Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital  supports two wheelchair sports teams. The men's team was ranked 15th in the nation in 2006 and the newest team to join the ranks is the women's team. 

For more information regarding athletics or recreation activities sponsored through Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, email recreation@cardinalhill.org.

Who We Are
Hill on Wheels Wheelchair Basketball Team is a Division III member of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. Hill on Wheels was founded in 2002.

Our Purpose
Hill on Wheels is a community-based team that provides an opportunity for individuals with a permanent lower extremity disability to plan an organized sport.

Wheelchair Basketball - The Sport
The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) was founded after WWII when so many soldiers were returning with physical disabilities. In an effort to provide recreation and athletics to these individuals, leagues started forming at VA hospitals around the country and soon expanded into the community. Women, junior and intercollegiate leagues followed and the NWBA now hosts over 180 teams throughout the Unites States and Canada.

The game is played according to NCAA rules with few exceptions. Each player is assigned a classification I, II or III - each team may have only 12 points on the floor at one time; the wheelchair is considered a part of the player so fouls are called accordingly - block/charge; the player has 4 seconds in the lane; and the player must dribble after two pushes of the wheelchair or it is considered a travel.

How To See The Game
Hill on Wheels season follows the NCAA session with practice beginning in September. Games are played November through March. Regular season and post-season tournaments are played locally, regionally and nationally. The home court of Hill on Wheels is the Kentucky Basketball Academy located behind Meijers on Reynolds Road.

Player Opportunities
Hill on Wheels is always looking for new players. If you are interested or know of someone who might be interested, please contact Julie Duncan at jbd1@cardinalhill.org or (859) 254-5701, ext. 5642.