by Adaptive Training Academy (ATA)
Adaptive Training Academy (ATA) was founded in 2012 by Alec Zirkenbach, a Navy veteran whose spinal cord injury led him to discover the transformative impact of adaptive fitness. Beginning as a free weekly programme at Naval Medical Center San Diego, ATA has grown into a national non-profit with formal partnerships with the Wounded Warrior Project, Veterans Health Administration, and Catch a Lift Fund.
ATA provides online certificate courses — including its Adaptive Inclusive Training (AIT) course for fitness professionals — as well as live seminars and grant funding to help community gyms establish sustainable adaptive fitness programmes. Its Fitness Foundations course is specifically designed for people with disabilities to build independent, long-term fitness skills. In 2025 ATA empowered over 200 veterans at the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic.
Veterans and service members with disabilities, people with physical disabilities seeking foundational fitness education, and fitness professionals — coaches, physical therapists, and adapted physical educators — wanting evidence-based adaptive training competency.
Music and Memory trains care facilities and families to create personalised playlists for people with dementia and other cognitive conditions, helping them reconnect with memories, reduce anxiety, and improve quality of life. Over 5,800 organisations across the US and internationally have been certified in their programme since 2010.
Music and Memory Inc.
The Xbox Adaptive Controller is a customisable gaming hub designed for players with limited mobility. With 19 external input ports and broad compatibility across Xbox consoles and Windows PCs, it lets users connect switches, joysticks, and buttons in any configuration that works for their body.
Microsoft Xbox
SpecialEffect is a UK charity that helps physically disabled people play video games by adapting controllers and using eye-tracking technology. They provide free expert assessments, custom setups, and developer tools — including EyeMine for eye-controlled Minecraft and Eye Gaze Games for browser-based play.
SpecialEffect
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