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Addresses the functional and therapeutic needs of Carolinas Rehabilitation inpatients and outpatients through sports, recreation and outdoor adventures.
Information from the National Park Service regarding accessibility at the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
Nonprofit organization offers sports and recreation opportunities for people with disabilities.
Provides programs and services to support people with brain injuries, and also offers Family and Community Support Centers in Raleigh, Greenville and Charlotte and 29 local chapters and support groups across the state.
Creates opportunities for children and adults who are physically challenged to play team and individual sports by providing equipment, developing sport teams and coaching.
Information from the National Park Service regarding accessibility at the Cape Lookout National Seashore.
Information from the National Park Service regarding accessibility at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.
View a list of links to federal, regional, state, and local disability-related emergency management resources in your state.
Creates opportunities, promotes individual choice and changes the lives of children and adults with disabilities by maximizing their individual potential for living, learning and working in their communities.
Information from the National Park Service regarding accessibility at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Offers information on a broad range of services, including rent assistance, food banks, affordable housing, health resources, child care, after-school programs, elderly care, literacy and job training programs.
Provides specialized services for seniors and disabled adults and their families, including case management, adult day care programs, housing services, senior employment programs, transportation services, in-home services, healthcare and advocacy services.
Information on daily living skill services available to people in North Carolina who are blind or who have a visual impairment. Services include assistance with adjustment to vision loss, in-home assistance, low vision and adaptive aids and safe travel training (orientation and mobility).
A guide to benefits, supports and services for families raising children with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities in North Carolina. Document is in Word format.
Provides services that enable individuals with disabilities to live and function in the homes and communities of their choice.
Provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities/mental retardation, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendships with their families, and other Special Olympics Athletes and the community.
Committed to creating opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be included in their communities and to make the choices that affect their lives. Local chapters may provide residential, vocational and community-living support, self-advocacy programs, recreation and social experiences and respite care.
Information from the National Park Service regarding accessibility at the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.
Contact information for ILCs throughout North Carolina. ILCs provide people with disabilities advocacy and support services, including assistance with employment, transportation, housing, health care and living skills.
