How to Adapt Games Persons with disabilities feel more comfortable if few changes are made in an activity. Adaptations should suit ability, not disability. Encourage the youth with disabilities to suggest adaptations. Use bounce, roll, or underhand toss to replace throwing, catching, and batting. Substitute sitting, kneeling, or lying down for standing.
Decrease distances in such activities as horseshoes, ring toss, and softball.
Reduce the size of the playing field, court, or area. Adjust the number of tries a player has at hitting a ball. Adjust the ways to hit a ball. Pair up players who can't run but can bat with someone who can run, or use a wheelchair pusher. Use hands, feet, arms, legs, head, ears, eyes, and whatever else is unique to the player to engage him in the game.