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Three years of planning and dedicated effort have gone into developing the Alpharetta. Adapted Sports Complex, home of the North Metro Miracle League. It is a truly unique facilty shared by people with and without disabilities.
Attention to detail, accessisbility and universal design has created a proto-type for future adapted sports facilities across the country. Any design element that unnecessarily differentiates between people with and without disabilities has been eliminated. Universal design plays a major role in the structures we build, the material we write and the programs we design.
The NMML offers spring and fall adapted softball programs. We currently have 20 teams, 3 levels of competition and our players range in age from 4 to 78. Much of the leagues success can be attributed to the work of the 18 Special Education and Adapted P.E. teachers that act as coaches and advisors.
Each of the NMML players has an on field Buddy to assist with the things the player’s disability makes difficult or impossible. The resulting interaction between buddy and player is an essential part of our mission. We want to remove the barriers to inclusion, accommodation and friendship that often arise just because a person has a disability. Over the last three years more than 1500 volunteers, from a pool of over 3000, have shared the "gift of time" with a NMML player. These volunteers come from corporations, civic organizations, area high schools, faith based institutions and typical youth sports programs.
