On the S. side of Danforth Ave., just E. of Birchmount Rd. Sitting in a wheelchair or standing on crutches or leg braces can be a frustrating experience for youngsters, particularly while watching their friends play basketball or run foot races in the playground. This sport and fitness centre, which was built in the 1980s, is one of North America's finest indoor sports facilities for kids with physical disablitities. The fieldhouse, which covers 6,300 sq.
Kids can also use the space for fencing, or tae kwon do.
In addition to the field house, a conditioning area offers weight and circuit training, with some equipment that has been specially designed for wheelchair athletes. An aquatics centre allows kids to swim, play water polo or learn how to canoe and kayak in a controlled environment. There are wheelchair ramps for both pools. Not everything happens inside at Variety Village. Kids can play slo-pitch, golf or go biking or inline skatng on the Variety Village grounds.