Adaptive recreation organizations.THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS offer adaptive sports and recreational activities and/or information on these topics for people of many abilities. In addition to providing a variety of opportunities for fun and social interaction, some of the listed organizations also offer support groups. Most have local chapters, or they can provide referrals to other local organizations, which offer similar activities.USING THIS DIRECTORY Numbers correspond to items listed in the Key to Services. When available, email addresses and Web sites have been included. Email addresses are indicated by the symbol, [e-mail]. Web sites are listed with the standard http:// before each. (Unless otherwise indicated, all telephone numbers are for voice only.) This directory is current as of November 2008. Camping/Outdoor Activities ADAPTIVE SPORTS CENTER PO Box 1639 Crested Butte Butte, city, United States Butte (by  t), city (1990 pop. 33,336), seat of Silver Bow co., SW Mont.; inc. 1879. It is a trade, ranching, and industrial center. , CO 81224
(866) 349-2296 (970) 349 5075 (970) 349-2077 (FAX) [e-mail] info@adaptivesports.org http://www.adaptivesports.org AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION 5000 State Road 67 North Martinsville, IN 46151 (800) 428-2267 (765) 342-2065 (FAX) http:/www.campparents.org 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9 English/Spanish BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Noun 1. Boy Scouts of America - a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training 1325 Walnut Hill Walnut Hill may refer to:
Irving, TX 75038-2079 (972) 580-2000 Ext. S306 (972) 580-2079 (FAX) http://www.boyslife.org 2,5,6 English BRECKENRIDGE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER PO Box 697 Breckenridge, CO 80424 (800) 383-2632 (970) 453-6422 (970) 453-4676 (FAX) http://www.boec.org 1,2 English COOPERATIVE WILDERNESS HANDICAPPED OUTDOOR GROUP IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY Enrollment for fall semester 2006 was 12,676 students, including 8,848 undergraduates.[1] ISU enrolls a large number of older, non-traditional students who live and work off-campus. PO Box 8128 Pocatello, ID 83209 (208) 282-3912 (208) 282-4600 (FAX) [e-mail] derocind@isu.edu http://www.isu.edu/cwhog/ GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA For Girl Scouts worldwide, see Girl Guide and Girl Scout. The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. Membership and Program Group 420 5th Avemue New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10018-2798 (800) 478-7248 (212) 852-8000 http://www.girlscouts.org INTERNATIONAL WHEELCHAIR AVIATORS Well-known aviators People largely known for their contributions to the history of aviation While all of these people were pilots (and some still are), many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation or PO Box 4140 Big Bear Lake CA 92314 (951) 529-2644 (909) 585-7156 (FAX) [e-mail] mike@specificcrestavaition.com http://www.wheelchairaviators.org 1,2,4,9 English SPLORE ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Erik Rolstad 880 E. 3375 S. Salt Lake City, UT 84106 (801) 484-4128 (801) 484-4177 (FAX) [e-mail] susans@splore.org http://www.splore.org 1,2,3,4,5 English VISIONS/VACATION CAMP FOR THE BLIND 500 Greenwich Street, 3rd Fl. New York, NY 10013-1354 (212) 625-1616 Ext. 135 (212) 219-4078 (FAX) http://www.visionsvcb.org 2,4 Spanish, Hebrew and Russian OUTWARD BOUND bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; - said especially of vessels, and opposed to homeward bound nt>. See also: Outward WILDERNESS 101 E. Chapman Street Ely, MN 55731 (800) 321-HIKE (218) 365-7790 (218) 365-7079 (FAX) [e-mail] interceptadvisor@outwardbound.org http://www.vobs.com 2,6 English WELLNESS G.I.F.T.S. 7531 Mitchellsville Road Bath, NY 14810 (607) 776-3737 (607) 359-4422 (607) 776-4345 (FAX) [e-mail] welliness@retreats.com http://www.giftsretreats.com 2,4 English WILDERNESS ON WHEELS FOUNDATION PO Box 1007 Wheat Ridge Wheat Ridge, city (1990 pop. 29,419), Jefferson co., N central Colo., a suburb of Denver; inc. 1969. Chiefly residential, Wheat Ridge is the site of an annual carnation festival. , CO 80034 (303) 403-1110 [e-mail] wow@ecentral.com http://www.wildernessonwheels.org Canoeing AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION The American Canoe Association (ACA) is the nation's largest paddle sports organization, promoting canoeing, kayaking, and rafting. The ACA sponsors more than seven hundred events each year, along with safety education, instructor certification, waterway conservation and public 1304 Central Park Boulevard Suite 210 Fredericksburg, VA 22401 (540) 907-4460 (888) 229-3792 (FAX) [e-mail] aca@americancanoe.org http://: www.americancanoe.org 1,2,3,4,5,7 English Flying FREEDOM'S WINGS INTERNATIONAL PO Box 7076 East Brunswick, NJ 8816 (800) 382-1197 http://www.freedomswings.org INTERNATIONAL WHEELCHAIR AVIATORS PO Box 2799 Big Bear Lake, CA 92314 (909) 585-9663 (909) 585-7156 (FAX) [e-mail] mike@specificcrestavaition.com www.wheelchairsavaitors.org 1,2,4,9 English Golf NATIONAL AMPUTEE am·pu·tee n. A person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation. GOLF ASSOCIATION (NAGA) Bob Wilson Bob Wilson is the name of:
NAGA 11 Walnut Hill Rd Amherst, NH 03031 (800) 633-6242 (603) 672-6444 (603) 672-2987 (FAX) [e-mail] b1naga@aol.com http://www.nagagolf.org 1,2,6 English Horseback Riding horseback riding: see equestrianism. NEW YORK THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER 336 E. 71st Street, 3-D New York, NY 10021 (212) 535-3917 (PHONE &FAX) [e-mail] brodie.equestria@pfizer.com www.nytrc.org 2 English and Spanish NORTH AMERICAN RIDING FOR THE HANDICAPPED ASSOCIATION North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) is a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado that promotes the benefits of therapeutic horseback riding for people with physical, emotional and learning disabilities. (NARHA NARHA North American Riding for the Handicapped Association ) PO Box 33150 7475 Dakin Street, Suite 600 Denver, CO 80233 (800) 369-7433 Ext. 109 (303) 452-1212 (303) 252-4610 (FAX) [e-mail] narha@narha.org http://www.narha.org Scuba HANDICAPPED SCUBA ASSOCIATION 1104 El Prado San Clemente San Clemente (săn klĭmĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 41,100), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1928. Camp Pendleton, a large U.S. marine base, adjoins the city, which is chiefly residential. , CA 92672-4637 (949) 498-4540 (949) 498-6128 [e-mail] hsa@hsascuba.com http://www.hsascuba.com Shooting NRA NRA (National Rifle Association of America) organization that encourages sharpshooting and use of firearms for hunting. [Am. Pop. Culture: NCE, 1895] See : Hunting DISABLED SHOOTING SERVICES National Rifle Association National Rifle Association (NRA) Governing organization for the sport of shooting with rifles and pistols. It was founded in Britain in 1860. The U.S. organization, formed in 1871, has a membership of some four million. Both the British and the U.S. 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, VA 22030 (703) 267-1495 (703) 267-3941 (FAX) http://www.nrahq.org/compete/disabled.asp ADAPTIVE HUNTING & SHOOTING SPORTS 102 Park Avenue Rockledge, PA 19046 (212) 663-0102 Skiing AMERICAN BLIND SKIING FOUND 8100 Foster Lane, #310 Niles, IL 60714 (312) 409-1605 [e-mail] ABSF ABSF African Biotechnology Stakeholders Forum ABSF American Blind Skiing Foundation ABSF Arthur B. Schultz Foundation ABSF American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation ABSF Australian Blind Sport Federation @absf.org http://www.absf.org SKI FOR LIGHT, INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . 1455 West Lake Street Minneapolis, MN 55408 (612) 827-3232 http://www.sfl.org/ NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER The National Sports Center is a 600 acres (2.4 km²) multi-sport complex located in Blaine, Minnesota that includes a soccer stadium with a track, over 50 youth soccer fields, a golf course, a velodrome, a meeting and convention facility, and an eight-sheet ice rink, the Schwan FOR THE DISABLED Beth Fox PO Box 1290 Winter Park, CO 80482 (970) 726-1540 (303) 316-1540 (970)726.4112 (FAX) [e-mail] info@nscd.org http://www.nscd.org 2 (skiing & other sports) US DISABLED SKI TEAM PO Box 100 1500 Kearns Blvd Park City, UT 84060 (435) 647-2082 (435) 649-3613 (FAX) [e-mail] shop@ussa.org http://www.usskiteam.org 6,7 English Softball NATIONAL WHEELCHAIR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION 6000 West Floyd Avenue #110 Denver, CO 80227 (303) 842-1229 [e-mail] wheelchairsoftball@comcast.net http://www.wheelchairsoftball.org Table Tennis AMERICAN WHEELCHAIR TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION 23 Parker Street Port Chester Port Chester, village (1990 pop. 24,728), Westchester co., SE N.Y., a suburb of New York City, on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Byram River, and on the Conn. border; settled after 1660, inc. 1868. Primarily residential, it produces some household goods. Gen. , NY 10573 (914) 879-5184 (914) 937-3932 (PHONE & FAX) [e-mail] johnsonjennifer@yahoo.com http://www.mscpva.org/table_tennis.shtml General Sport AIM (Adventures in Movement) for the Handicapped 945 Danbury Road Dayton, OH 45420 (800) 332-8210 (937) 294-4611 (937) 294-3783 (FAX) [e-mail] aimforthehandicapped@aimforthehandicapped.org http://www.aimforthehandicapped.org AMERICAN ASSOCIATION American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
1900 Association Dr. Reston, VA 20191-1599 (800) 213-7193 (703) 476-3400 (703) 476-9527 (FAX) http://www.apar.org 1,2,3 English AMERICAN AMPUTEE FOUNDATION, INC. PO Box 250218 Little Rock, AR 72225 (501) 666-2523 (501) 835-9290 (501) 666-8367 (FAX) [e-mail] info@americanamputee.org http://www.americanamputee.org 2,4 English AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, Home Office 2008 Charlotte Avenue Nashville, TN 37203 (800) 227-2345 http://www.cancer.org 2,4,5,6,7,8,9 English and Spanish BENEFICIAL DESIGNS, INC. 2240 Meridian Boulevard, Suite C Mindon, NV 89423-8628 (775) 783-8822 (775) 783 8823 (FAX) [e-mail] mail@beneficialdesigns.com http://www.beneficialdesigns.com 2,6,7,8,9 English COURAGE CENTER 3915 Golden Valley Road Minneapolis, MN 55422 (888) 846-8253 (763) 520-0562 (FAX) http://www.courage.org/ FRIENDSHIP VENTURES DISABLED SPORTS Disabled sports are sports played by persons with a disability, including physical and intellectual disabilities. As many of these based on existing sports modified to meet the needs of persons with a disability, they are sometimes referred to as adapted sports. USA 451 Hungerford Dr., Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20850 (301) 217-0960 (301) 217-0968 (FAX) http://www.dsusa.org 1,5 HOUSTON CHALLENGERS 1475 West Gray, Suite 166 Houston, TX 77095 (713) 521-3737 (713) 942-6159 http://www.houstonchallengers.com/home/ Wheelchair sports including basketball, bowling, boccia, soccer, and swimming. NATIONAL ABILITY CENTER PO Box 682799 Park City, UT 84068 (435) 649-3991 (VOICE & TDD (Time Division Duplexing) A transmission method that uses only one channel for transmitting and receiving, separating them by different time slots. No guard band is used. Contrast with FDD. See also TDD/TTY. TDD - Telecommunications Device for the Deaf ) (435) 658-3992 (FAX) http://www.nac1985.org 1,2,3,4,6 English, Spanish, and Braille LEAGUE OF DREAMS, INC. Frank Kolarek, President 1901 Clifden Road Balitmore, MD 21228 (410) 719-1641 [e-mail] fkolarek@leagueofdreams.org http://www.leagueofdreams.org NATIONAL ABILITY CENTER (NAC) Brooke Hafets PO Box 682799 Park City, UT 84068 (435) 649-3991 (435) 658-3992 [e-mail] info@nac1985.org http://www.NAC1985.org 5 English, Spanish, ASL ASL - Algebraic Specification Language NATIONAL CENTER ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND DISABILITY Univeristy of Illinios at Chicago Dept. of Disability and Human Development College of Applied and Health Sciences 1640 West Roosevelt Road Roosevelt Road, (sometimes called 12th Street because of the original street name), is a major east-west thoroughfare in the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its western suburbs. It is 1200 South in the city's street numbering system, but only one mile south of Madison Street. Chicago, IL 60608-6904 (800) 900-8086 (VOICE & TDD) (312) 355-4058 (FAX) [e-mail] ncpad@uic.edu http://www.ncpad.org 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 English, some Spanish, alternative formats for VI NATIONAL CENTER ON ACCESSIBILITY 501 North Morton St, Suite 109 Bloomington, IN 47404-2698 (812) 856-4422 (VOICE) (812) 856-4421 (TDD) (812) 856-4480 (FAX) [e-mail] nca@indiana.edu http://www.ncaonline.org 6 PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) is a congressionally-chartered veterans' service organization in the United States of America, founded in 1946. It describes itself as having "developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members 801 Eighteenth Street NW Washington, DC 20006-3517 (800) 424-8200 (202) 872-1300 (202) 955-8358 (FAX) [e-mail] info@pva.org http://www.pva.org SPECIAL OLYMPICS Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. INTERNATIONAL 1133 19th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 (202) 628-3630 (202) 824-0200 (FAX) [e-mail] info@specialolympics.org http://www.specialolympics.org 1,2,5,7 US ASSOCIATION OF BLIND ATHLETES (USABA USABA United States Association of Blind Athletes USABA United States Amateur Baseball Association ) 33 N. Institute Street Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 630-0422 (719) 630-0616 (FAX) [e-mail] mlucas@usaba.org http://www.usaba.org 1,2,3,4,5,7 English NATIONAL DISABILITY SPORTS ALLIANCE Jerry McCole 25 West Independence Way Kingston, RI 02882 (401) 792-7130 (401) 792-7132 (FAX) [e-mail] info@ndsaonline.org http://www.ndsaonline.org 1,2,3,4,5,7 NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED PO Box 1290 Winter Park, CO 80482 (970) 726-1540 (303) 316-1540 (970) 726-4112 (FAX) http://www.nscd.org 2 SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC. 1133 19 STREET, N.W. Washington, DC 20036-3604 (202) 628-3630 (202) 824-0200 (FAX) [e-mail] info@specialolympics.org http://www.specialolympics.org 1,2,5,7 KEY TO SERVICES 1. Periodical/newsletter 2. Informational materials 3. Networking/matching 4. Referrals to local resources 5. Local chapters 6. National conferences 7. National advocacy efforts 8. Fund research 9. Maintain research registry |
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