
12 Best Accessible Games for People with Disabilities
Eric CarrollWhether you’re planning a community event, hosting a family gathering or just looking for some inclusive fun at home, these twelve adaptive games cater to a wide range of mobility needs. From Paralympic favorites to reinvented classics, here’s our roundup of the very best wheelchair-friendly and accessible games.
- Adaptive Lawn Bowls Gear — Specialized bowling arms, jack lifters and sturdy walking sticks let players enjoy lawn bowls—and even boules, quoits or skittles—without bending, making these target sports fully inclusive.
- Wheelchair-Friendly Shuffleboard — Equipped with long-handled cues and level, smooth surfaces, shuffleboard delivers strategic fun to wheelchair users and anyone with limited mobility.
- Boccia (Accessible Petanque) — Inspired by boules but without the bend, boccia sets feature easy-to-grip balls, letting players roll from a seated position or with walking-stick support.
- Adaptive Table Tennis — An official Paralympic sport, adaptive table tennis tables and lightweight paddles ensure fast-paced rallies and full inclusion for wheelchair players.
- Wheelchair-Accessible Foosball — Bonzini’s straight-leg foosball tables feature a slim cabinet design that makes room for wheelchairs, bringing the thrill of table football within reach.
- Kurling (Curling Evolution) — Originally developed for people with disabilities, kurling uses bearing-mounted stones instead of ice—so you can slide and score on any flat surface.
- Quoits — Whether you’re tossing rope quoits outdoors or mastering the indoor pub version, this simple ring-and-peg game adapts easily for seated or standing play.
- Shove Ha’Penny — A classic competitive pub game, shove ha’penny involves sliding coins into scoring beds across a compact board—ideal for wheelchair users and tight spaces.
- Classic Darts — From standard bristle boards to lightweight darts, this pub staple tests aim and strategy—and can be customized with lower mounting heights for accessibility.
- Kubb (Viking Chess) — Toss wooden batons to knock down skittles in this Swedish yard game—perfect for grassy parks or seated play and fun for all ages.
- Mölkky — Finland’s throw-and-score skittle game blends luck and skill with numbered wooden pins, plus easy-to-handle sticks for every grip style.
- Table/Bar Skittles — Swing a chained ball to topple skittles in this compact tabletop version—its chain mechanism and reduced reach requirements suit players with limited mobility.