Access for All. Community for Life.

Team Access is a nonprofit that connects adaptive athletes and individuals with disabilities to sports, mobility technology, events, and community support.

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Volunteers and adaptive athletes smile together beneath an Ascension Cycling Team tent during a Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports outreach event.

What We Do

Team Access was created around a simple idea: everyone should have the opportunity to participate. Whether it’s competing in adaptive sporting events, exploring new mobility technologies, or simply being part of the community, we believe access matters. We work alongside athletes, families, caregivers, and partner organizations to help remove barriers and create more opportunities for people of all abilities.

We do this by:

  • Supporting adaptive athletes and sports programs
  • Creating inclusive events and community experiences
  • Expanding awareness of mobility technologies that can help people stay active and engaged
  • Providing sponsorship opportunities to reduce financial barriers to participation

 

Adaptive cyclist prepares for El Tour de Tucson while seated on a handcycle in the rider staging area.

Why Team Access?

Because for millions of Americans with disabilities, access is still a daily challenge. The barriers are rarely about ability—they’re about opportunity.

  • Equipment is expensive.
  • Public events are often designed without accessibility in mind.
  • Parking, transportation, and adaptive facilities can be limited.
  • Opportunities, programs, and resources can be difficult to find.

Team Access exists to help bridge those gaps. By bringing together athletes, families, caregivers, community partners, and innovative mobility solutions, we work to create more opportunities for people of all abilities to participate, connect, and experience the benefits of an active and engaged life.

Support Access for All

Access opens doors to opportunity.

Opportunity builds community.

Community creates belonging.

A man uses an adaptive bicycle.

Who Team Access is For

Two adaptive cyclists smile while seated on handcycles at the El Tour de Tucson starting area before the race.

Participants 

Whether you’re looking to participate in sports, recreation, the arts, or community events, Team Access helps remove barriers that can make participation difficult. From accessibility support and community connections to adaptive equipment resources and event opportunities, we’re here to help make participation possible.

Explore Opportunities
Event organizers and an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter provide announcements and accessible communication before El Tour de Tucson.

Event Organizers

Creating an inclusive event takes more than good intentions. Team Access works alongside organizers to identify barriers, improve accessibility, and develop practical solutions that help more people participate.

Partner With Us
Volunteers walk along the El Tour de Tucson course holding signs that direct adaptive athletes to the event staging area.

Community Partners

Businesses, nonprofits, schools, and community organizations all play a role in creating accessible experiences. Team Access brings partners together to help expand opportunities for participation and build more inclusive communities.

Become a Community Partner
Volunteers and adaptive athletes pose together outdoors with Halloween skeleton decorations during a Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports community event.

Volunteers

Access grows through partnership, and volunteers are at the heart of that effort. Whether you’re helping at an event, supporting athletes, or assisting behind the scenes, your time and talents help make participation possible.

Join Our Volunteer Team

Partner Spotlight

At Team Access, we believe access grows through partnership.

Dancers from AXIS Dance Company perform an integrated contemporary dance featuring a wheelchair user.
While dancing, a person leaps in the air. Another person sitting in an Omeo moves through their extended legs

AXIS Dance

That’s why we’re proud to work with organizations like AXIS Dance Company, whose decade’s long commitment to inclusion demonstrates what’s possible when people of all abilities are welcomed, valued, and encouraged to participate.

Together, we’re helping expand awareness, remove barriers, and support innovative solutions that make communities more accessible for everyone.

Join the team! Partner with us.

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Three adaptive cycling race winners celebrate on the El Tour de Tucson awards stage. The athletes raise their joined hands in victory while holding trophy plaques and wearing medals, with an El Tour de Tucson event backdrop and sponsor logos behind them.