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Provides guidelines and suggestions for ski areas regarding how to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. This guide is also available in
PDF format.
Explains accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) for new stadiums, including line of sight for wheelchair seating locations.
State by state list of facilities that offer adaptive sports programs for people with disabilities.
CHALLENGED AMERICA is an adaptive-sailing rehabilitation program for kids and adults with disabilities.
Organization that works to initiate, stimulate and promote the overall growth and development of sports, recreation, leisure, health and fitness activities for persons with physical disabilities.
Information from the Access Board about accessibility guidelines that serve as the basis for standards to be adopted by the Department of Justice for new construction and alterations of recreation facilities covered by the ADA. The guidelines include scoping and technical provisions for amusement rides, boating facilities, fishing piers and platforms, golf courses, miniature golf, sports facilities and swimming pools and spas.
Nonprofit organization that advances the lives of youth and adults with physical disability
through sport and healthy lifestyles. BlazeSports provides sports training, competitions, summer camps and other sports and recreational opportunities for youth and adults with spinal cord injury, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, muscular dystrophy, amputation, visual impairment or blindness as well as other physical disabilities.
This CDC E-card, which you can send to family and friends, contains important tips and information about programs relating to the health and wellness of people with disabilities.
Organization that recognizes the athletic greatness of people with disabilities and supports these efforts by providing grants for training, competition and equipment needs.
Resources for athletes with disabilities who are interested in participating in sports competitions and activities.
A research, education and advocacy program working to expand sports opportunities in schools and the community for people with disabilities.
Offers nationwide sports rehabilitation programs to anyone with a permanent physical disability. Activities include winter skiing, summer and winter competitions, fitness and special sports events.
One of the goals of this national health promotion and disease prevention initiative is the promotion of the health of people with disabilities, prevention of secondary conditions and the elimination of disparities between people with and without disabilities in the U.S. population.
A study regarding ways to improve access for persons with disabilities to outdoor recreational opportunities. Document is in .pdf format.
Provides resources to increase inclusion, accessibility, receptiveness, and responsiveness in all areas of physical activity, fitness, exercise, sports, recreation, and physical education for people with disabilities.
The international governing body of sports for athletes with a disability and supervises and co-ordinates the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games.
A United Kingdom-based charity that works to promote the integration of people with and without physical disabilities through adventure tall ship sailing holidays.
Nonprofit foundation dedicated to increasing awareness of spinal cord injuries (SCI) among youth through recreational, educational and developmental programs, and raising money for research for the treatment and cure of paralysis caused by SCI.
Organization comprised of leading golf organizations and several universities which works to promote and provide information on accessible golf.
Association dedicated to the adaptive version of America's favorite pastime for the blind and visually impaired.
Offers a variety of resources for person with disabilities, fitness and exercise professionals, health professionals and researchers interested in disability and physical activity; includes links to numerous national and state sports organizations.
Information on three disability information centers that focus on physical activity for people with disabilities and the health of people with limb loss and those with paralysis.
A report of the Surgeon General from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Information related to individuals with disabilities, including: instructional techniques, inclusion strategies, sport organizations, health and safety issues, and even a parent page to assist with activities in the home and community.
Guide provides ways to make a health club's facility and services more accessible to all people, including people with disabilities and older adults. Document is in .pdf format.
A program of year-round sports, training and athletic competition for more than one million children and adults with mental retardation.
Numerous links to a variety of sports and recreation opportunities for people with disabilities.
Works to develop and regulate uniform rules of competition and provide social outlets for athletes who are deaf.
Information developed by the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD) regarding various forms of physical activity (including basketball, football and soccer) and disability.
Works with schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and park and recreation departments to help children and adults with all types of cognitive or physical disabilities participate in physical activities including skiing and watersports.
Works to increase the number and quality of competitive, world-class athletic opportunities for Americans who are blind or visually impaired by providing athlete and coach identification and support, program and event management and national and international representation.
Directed and developed by wheelchair athletes and wheelchair sports enthusiasts themselves, individuals with a first-hand understanding of the values of participation.
