All too often blind or deaf youth are excluded from sport and encounter difficulties with participation in regular physical activity. Lack of engagement in the physical domain has further been associated with a number of negative health and psychological implications for individuals with disabilities. Minimal research has sought to explore the variables associated with this relatively low involvement in sport and physical activity among youth with hearing or visual impairments. Existing findings have yet to thoroughly determine the typical patterns of interest and predictors of physical activity and sport participation among youth with hearing or visual disabilities. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the nature of youth with hearing or visual impairments attraction to physical activity. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 (n = 5 visually impaired; 3 male, 2 female and n = 6 hearing impaired; 4 male, 2 female) youth who ranged in age from 10-18 years and focused on their motivation to be physically activity or play sport, perceptions of physical competence, and perceived influence of their parents and peers on physical activity and sport involvement. Deductive content analyses revealed a number of meaningful themes in each category for both disability groups. Analyses also include a qualitative comparison of themes according to gender and type of disability. Findings suggest that both hearing and visually impaired youth like playing games and sport, value the health benefits of being active including getting stronger, fighting obesity, feeling better, and enjoying the experiences of physical exertion. Female participants in both disability groups however expressed dislike for getting sweaty and hot as a result of physical activity. Participants described low perceptions of physical competence compared to others, little parental encouragement for sport and physical activity and some social exclusion from non-disabled peers in game settings. The limited parental support described involved purchase of equipment. Youth with hearing impairments described more sport and physical activity experience and more favorable self-perceptions associated with involvement than youth with visual impairments. Youth with hearing impairments also described more enjoyment in playing with other individuals with hearing disabilities than with youth without a disability. Implications are discussed in light of how imperative engagement in the physical domain may be for individuals with disabilities in order to avoid co-morbidities of inactivity and to increase opportunity for favorable social interaction and self-perceptions. Keyword(s): adapted physical activity, youth-at-risk