Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped

SABAH Inc., originally the Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped, is a Buffalo, New York-based not-for-profit educational corporation founded in 1977. Its mission is to enrich the quality of life for individuals challenged by physical, cognitive, and/or emotional disability by providing education and therapeutic recreation, promoting fitness, and developing social and communication skills. The organization is a 501(c)(3) charity and operates primarily in the Western New York region. Although SABAH began as a winter adaptive ice skating program for people with special needs, it has grown into a year-round provider of six programs on ice and on turf. These include adaptive ice skating, adaptive ice hockey, and turf sports for special needs athletes, as well as SABAH for Schools, which delivers adaptive physical education and recreation for more than 450 children in Western New York. Across all programs, SABAH serves more than 650 participants each year with the support of more than 350 volunteers from the region. SABAH describes its participants as "Spirited Athletes Bold At Heart" and emphasizes skill development for independent living and healthy lifestyles. The organization also runs events and fundraisers such as Kickstock, Celebration on Ice, and an annual Skate-A-Thon. As it celebrates its 49th season of service, SABAH continues to expand programming to increase physical activity and wellness for those it serves.

SABAH was formed in 1977 as a Buffalo-based not-for-profit educational corporation. Its original focus was adaptive ice skating for individuals with special needs during the winter months. Over time, the organization expanded its mission and programming to serve people challenged by physical, cognitive, and/or emotional disabilities through education and therapeutic recreation, promoting fitness and developing social and communication skills. By its 49th season, SABAH had grown to offer six year-round programs on ice and on turf, serving more than 650 participants with the help of more than 350 volunteers from the Western New York region. Its SABAH for Schools program alone provides adaptive physical education and recreation for more than 450 children. The organization remains a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit and continues to hold fundraising events such as Kickstock, Celebration on Ice, and an annual Skate-A-Thon.

• 1977

  SABAH is formed as a Buffalo-based not-for-profit educational corporation.

• SABAH expands from winter adaptive ice skating to six year-round programs on ice and on turf.

• SABAH celebrates its 49th season of service.

A community-based not-for-profit provider of adaptive recreation and therapeutic programming for individuals with disabilities in Western New York.

• Adaptive ice skating

  Ice skating programs adapted for individuals with disabilities.

• Adaptive ice hockey

  Ice hockey programs adapted for individuals with disabilities.

• Turf sports

  Turf-based sports programs for special needs athletes.

• SABAH for Schools

  Adaptive physical education and recreation for more than 450 children in Western New York.

1. 1SABAH | Adaptive Recreation for All Abilities | Buffalo, NYsabahinc.org
2. 2Empowering Individuals with Disabilities at SABAH Inc.sabahinc.org
3. 3Skating Association for the Blind and Handicappedwikidata.org