Calendar.Camps January 4-11 12th Annual Mono Ski Camp, Challenge Aspen, CO. Contact: Laine Weinstein, Challenge Aspen, PO Box 6639, Snowmass Village, CO, 81615; (970) 923-0578 x23, (970) 923-7338 fax; laine@challengeaspen.com January 9-13 6th Annual Vail All-Mountain Ski Camp, Adaptive Adventures, Vail, CO. Contact: Joel Berman, Adaptive Adventures, 2616 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, IL, 60091; (866) 679-2770 toll, (847) 251-8445 voice & fax; skicamps@adaptiveadventures.org or joel@adaptiveadventures.org January 18-23 1st Annual Learn to Mono Ski Camp, Challenge Aspen, CO. Contact: Laine Weinstein, see January 4-11. January 19-22 3rd Annual Steamboat steamboat: see steamship. steamboat or steamship Watercraft propelled by steam; more narrowly, a shallow-draft paddle-wheel steamboat widely used on rivers in the 19th century, particularly the Mississippi River and its tributaries. All-Mountain Ski Camp, Adaptive Adventures, CO. Contact: Joel Berman, Adaptive Adventures, see January 9-13. February 1-3 Kids and Family Camp, Vermont Adaptive Sports, Mt. Ellen, VT. Contact: Maggie Burke, Vermont Burke is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,571 at the 2000 census. The town contains the villages of East Burke, West Burke and Burke Hollow. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 88. Adaptive Ski and Sports, PO Box 1393, Waitsfield, VT, 05673; (802) 343-1193, (802) 583-4283 winter office; north@vermontadaptive.org February 4-8 8th Annual Expand Your Horizon Ski Camp, Telluride Telluride (tĕl`yərīd), town (1990 pop. 1,309), seat of San Miguel co., SW Colo., on the San Miguel River in the San Juan Mts., inc. 1887. , CO. Contact: Courtney Stuecheli & Ryan Keyes, Telluride Adaptive Sports Organization, PO Box 2254, 565 Mountain Village Blvd, Suite 102, Telluride, CO, 81435; (970) 728-5010; tasp@tellurideadaptivesports.org February 7-10 U.S. Paralympics Women's Goalball Goalball is a team sport designed for blind athletes. It was devised by an Austrian, Hanz Lorenzen, and a German, Sepp Reindle, in 1946 in an effort to help in the rehabilitation of visually impaired World War II veterans[1]. National Team Training Camp, Birmingham, AL. Contact: Lakeshore Foundation, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Site, 4000 Ridgeway A ridgeway is a road or path that follows the highest part of the landscape. Roads and pathways
February 21-24 U.S. Paralympics Women's Goalball National Team Training Camp, Birmingham, AL. Contact: Lakeshore Foundation, see February 7-10. February 22-24 4th Annual STARS Youth Ski Camp, Adaptive Adventures, CO. Contact: Joel Berman, see January 9-13 February 26-29 4th Annual Great Lakes Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the world, with a combined surface area of c.95,000 sq mi (246,050 sq km). Monoski  The introduction to this article may be too long. Please help improve the introduction by moving some material from it into the body of the article according to the suggestions at Madness Camp, Spirit Mountain, MN.
Contact: Joel Berman, see January 9-13.
March 6-9 U.S. Paralympics Women's Goalball National Team Training Camp, Birmingham, AL. Contact: Lakeshore Foundation, see February 7-10. March 13-17 U.S. Paralympics Women's Goalball National Team Training Camp, Birmingham, AL. Contact: Lakeshore Foundation, see February 7-10. April 1-7 Disabled American Veterans The Disabled American Veterans, or DAV, is an organization for disabled veterans that helps them and their families through various means. It currently has over 1.2 million members. The DAV was controversial during the 2006 election cycle. Winter Sports winter sports: see bobsledding; curling; hockey, ice; ice dancing; ice skating; skiing; snowshoes; tobogganing. Clinic, Snowmass, CO. Contact: Joel Berman, see January 9-13. April 24-27 U.S. Paralympics Women's Goalball National Team Training Camp, Birmingham, AL. Contact: Lakeshore Foundation, see February 7-10. May 3-9 Western Michigan University Western Michigan University, at Kalamazoo, Mich.; coeducational; founded in 1903 as Western State Normal School, became accredited in 1927 as a college, gained university status in 1957. Sports Education Camp, Kalamazoo, MI. Contact: Paul Ponchillia, Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI, 49008; (269) 387-3449, (269) 387-3567 fax; paul.ponchillia@wmich.edu May 15-18 U.S. Paralympics Women's Goalball National Team Training Camp, Birmingham, AL. Contact: Lakeshore Foundation, see February 7-10. May 24-26 Camp Abilities Pennsylvania, West Chester University, PA. Contact: Monica Lepore, 306 Sturzebecker, West Chester University of PA, West Chester, PA, 19383; (610) 436-2516; campabilitiespa@aol.com; www.campabilitiespa. org May 29-June 2 Lakeshore Foundation Sports Education Camp, Birmingham, AL. Contact: Jen Armbruster, Lakeshore Foundation, 4000 Ridgeway Dr., Birmingham, AL, 35209; (205) 313-7432; jena@lakeshore.org June 3-9 Camp Abilities, Tuscon, AZ. Contact: Megan O'Connoll, Camp Abilities Tuscon, PO Box 87227, Tuscon, AZ, 85754-7227; (520) 770-3204, (520) 770-3657 fax; MeganO@cox.net; https://fp.auburn. edu/wertjea/tusconcampabilities June 22-25 U.S. Paralympics Women's Goalball National Team Training Camp, Birmingham, AL. Contact: Lakeshore Foundation, see February 7-10. June 23-27 BlazeSports Summer Camp, Roosevelt Warm Springs "Camp Dream," Warm Springs, GA. Contact: BlazeSports America, Inc., 280 Interstate North Circle, Suite 450, Atlanta, GA, 30339; (770) 850-8199, (770) 850-8179 fax; blazesports@blazesports.org June 29-July 5 Camp Abilities, Brockport, NY. Contact: Haley Schedlin & Dean Palmer, SUNY-Brockport, 350 New Campus Drive, Brockport, NY, 14420: (585) 395-3629, (585) 395-2771 fax; hsch0621@brockport.edu; www.campabilitiesbrockport.org June 29-July 5 Camp Abilities, Puerto Rico. Contact: Margarita Fernandez, Departmento de Educacion Fisica, PO Box 9014, Mayaguez, PR, 00681-9014; (787) 265-3841, (787) 833-4825 fax; mfernandez@uprm.edu; www.uprm.edu/edfi/caabl.htm July 8-14 Camp Abilities, Palmer, AK. Contact: Gwen Schnabel, Alpine Alternatives, 2518 E. Tudor Road, Suite 105, Anchorage, AK, 99507; (907) 561-6655; campabilitiesak@yahoo.com; www.campabilitiesalaska.org July 10-13 Leadership Development and Sports Camp, Roosevelt Warm Springs "Camp Dream," Warm Springs, GA. Contact: BlazeSports America, Inc., 280 Interstate North Circle, Suite 450, Atlanta, GA, 30339; (770) 850-8199, (770) 850-8179 fax; blazesports@blazesports.org July 10-13 U.S. Paralympics Women's Goalball National Team Training Camp, Birmingham, AL. Contact: Lakeshore Foundation, see February 7-10. July 13-17 Northwest Sports Education Camp, Vancouver, WA. Contact: Jennifer Butcher, Washington State School for the Blind, 2214 E. 13th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98661; (360) 696-6321, (360) 737-2120 fax; Jennifer.butcher@wssb.wa.gov July 13-19 Camp Abilities, Florida Gulf Coast University About FGCU History The newest university in the State University System of Florida, the school was established by then-governor Lawton Chiles in 1991, although the site of the university wasn't chosen until 1992, and construction pushed back even further still (until , Fort Meyers, FL. Contact: Wayne Jennings, Program Specialist, VR, Florida Division of Blind Services, Turlington Education Building, Tallahassee, FL, 32399; (850) 245-0349; (850) 487-1804 fax; wayne_jennings@dbs.state.fl.us July 22-27 Camp Abilities, Iowa. Contact: Jay Wilson, Camp Abilities Iowa, Iowa Braille School, 1002 G Ave, Vinton, IA, 52349; (800) 645-4579, (319) 472-4371; jawilson@iowa-braille.k12.ia.us; www.iowa-braille.k12.ia.us/campabil.html August 3-8 Utah Sports Education Camp, Salt Lake City, UT. Contact: Tony Jepson, Utah Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 2056 W. Carriage Ave., Riverton, UT, 84065; (801) 209-8492; tony@ufbvi.org August 10-24 U.S. Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby National Team Training Camp, Birmingham, AL. Contact: Lakeshore Foundation, see February 7-10. Competitions Blind July 4-5 IBSA IBSA India-Brazil-South Africa IBSA International Blind Sports Association IBSA Illinois Baptist State Association IBSA International Bible Students Association IBSA Independent Builders Supply Association IBSA International Black Student Alliance World Powerlifting pow·er·lift·ing n. A weightlifting competition in which participants compete in the squat, dead lift, and bench press. Championships, Miami, FL. Contact: Mark Lucas, USABA USABA United States Association of Blind Athletes USABA United States Amateur Baseball Association , 33 N. Institute St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80903; (719) 630-0422 ext 13, (719) 630-0616 fax; mlucas@usaba.org Spinal Cord spinal cord, the part of the nervous system occupying the hollow interior (vertebral canal) of the series of vertebrae that form the spinal column, technically known as the vertebral column. Injury/Amputee/CP/ Physical January 11-13 21st Annual Pioneer Classic, Birmingham, AL. Contact: Patty Cornelius, Lakeshore Foundation, 4000 Ridgeway Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35209; (205) 313-7433; pattyc@lakeshore.org [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] January 11-13 PowerBlast Power Soccer Tournament, Tempe, AZ. Contact: BlazeSports America, Inc., 280 Interstate North Circle, Suite 450, Atlanta, GA, 30339; (770) 850-8199, (770) 850-8179 fax; blazesports@blazesports.org March 1-2 National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, Champaign, IL. Contact: Todd Hatfield, National Wheelchair Basketball Association National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) is comprised of 181 wheelchair basketball teams within twenty-two conferences. Founded in 1948, the NWBA today consists of men's, women's, intercollegiate, and youth teams throughout the United States of America and Canada. , 6165 Lehman Drive, Suite 101, Colorado Springs, CO, 80918; (719) 266-4082, (719) 266-4876 fax; toddhatfield@nwba.org March 2-9 (tentative) U.S. Disabled National Championships, Soldier Mountain, ID. Contact: Sandy Metzger, U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Association, Box 100, 1500 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT, 84060; (435) 647-2034, (435) 649-3613 fax; smetzger@ussa.org March 17-19 Eastern Regionals, NorAm Championship Race, Waterville Valley, NH. Contact: Kathy Chandler; (603) 236-8311 x3175; kcability@comcast.net March 28-30 National Junior Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, Seattle, WA. Contact: Todd Hatfield, see March 1-2. March 31-April 7 USASA USASA United States Adult Soccer Association USASA United States of America Snowboard Association USASA United States Army Security Agency USASA United States Aquaculture Suppliers Association National Championships, Copper Mountain Ski Resort, CO. Contact: Daniel Gale, Adaptive Action Sports, PO Box 16558, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96151; (619) 770-0240; Daniel@adacs.org April 5 Desert Challenge Air Rifle and Pistol Competition, Mesa, AZ. Contact: BlazeSports America, Inc., see January 11-13. April 11-13 U.S. Paralympic Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team Trials, Colorado Springs, CO. Contact: U.S. Olympic Committee, U.S. Paralympics Division, One Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909; (719) 866-2030, (719) 866-2029 fax; laura.ryan@usoc.org April 11-13 U.S. Paralympic Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team Trials, Birmingham, AL. Contact: U.S. Olympic Committee, see above. All Disabilities March 3 Los Angeles Marathon The Los Angeles Marathon is an annual marathon held in Los Angeles, California since 1986. It was inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. The race starts at about 8:15AM and runs through Downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, the Crenshaw district, and , CA. Contact: Los Angeles Marathon, 11110 W. Ohio Ave, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA, 90025; (310) 444-5544; raceinfo@lamarathon.com; www.lamarathon.com--or--U.S. Olympic Committee, U.S. Paralympics Division, One Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909; (719) 866-2030, (719) 866-2029 fax. *event used as part of 2008 U.S. Paralympic track & field team selection process* April 3-5 US Paralympic Swimming Team Trials, Minneapolis, MN. Contact: US Olympic Committee, US Paralympics Division, One Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909; (719) 866-2030, (719) 866-2029 fax; jimi. flowers@usoc.org April 17-20 Desert Challenge Games, Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. Student Recreation Complex/Joe Selleh Track, Tempe, AZ. Contact: Lane Jeppesen, MASD MASD McKeesport Area School District MASD Meyersdale Area School District (Pennsylvania) MASD Mercer Area School District (Pennsylvania) MASD Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Executive Director--or--Susan Byrne Rossi, City of Mesa Adaptive Recreation Programmer, City of Mesa, 200 S. Center Street, Building 1, Mesa, AZ, 85201; (480) 8356273 (Lane Jeppesen), (480) 644-5702 (Susan Rossi); lane@mesadisabledsports.com, susan. byrne@cityofmesa.org April 18 Desert Challenge Air Pistol and Rifle Competition, Arizona State University, Webster Gymnasium, Tempe, AZ. Contact: Lane Jeppesen, MASD Executive Director -or- Susan Byrne Rossi, City of Mesa Adaptive Recreation Programmer, City of Mesa, 200 S. Center Street, Building 1, Mesa, AZ, 85201; (480) 8356273 (Lane Jeppesen), (480) 644-5702 (Susan Rossi); lane@mesadisabledsports.com, susan. byme@cityofmesa.org April 21 Boston Marathon, Boston, MA. Contact: Boston Athletic Association The Boston Athletic Association is a non-profit, organized sports association for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It hosts such events as the world-renowned Boston Marathon. , 40 Trinity Place, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA, 02116; (617) 236-1652; info@baa.org April 26 Northglenn Judo Tournament, Brighton, CO. Contact: US Olympic Committee, US Paralympics Division, One Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909; (719) 866-2030, (719) 866-2029 fax; laura.ryan@usoc.org April 11-13 US Paralympic Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team Trials, Birmingham, AL. Contact: US Olympic Committee, US Paralympics Division, One Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909; (719) 866-2030, (719) 866-2029 fax; laura. ryan@usoc.org July 19-27 National Junior Disability Championships Basics The National Junior Disability Championships are held every year (usually in July) in the United States. It is an Olympic-style sports competition for physically disabled youth, including (but not limited to) those with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, amputees, and Junior International Wheelchair and Amputee am·pu·tee n. A person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation. Championships, Piscataway, NJ. Contact: Trisha Yurochko, Lightning Wheels, Children's Specialized Hospital, 150 North Providence Road, Mountainside, NJ, 07092; (888) 244-5373 x5424; (908) 301-5424; tyurochko@childrens-specialized. org September 6-17 Paralympic Games, Beijing, China. Contact: US Olympic Committee, US Paralympics Division, One Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909; (719) 866-2030, (719) 866-2029 fax; paralympicinfo@usoc.org Conferences/Workshops February 7-10, 2008 60th Annual Meeting & Exhibits, The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE AACTE American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education ), Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hilton New Orleans Riverside, located at 2 Poydras Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 29-story, 341 feet (104 m)-tall skyscraper. , LA. Contact: AACTE, 1307 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 Ave, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20005; (202) 293-2450; Fax: (202) 457-8095; www.aacte.org March 10-15 Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, Los Angeles, CA. Contact: Center on Disabilities, California State University--Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Bayramian Hall, Room 110, Northridge, CA, 91330; (818) 6772684 v/tty, (818) 677-4929 fax; codss@csun.edu March 28-30 New York Metro/NJ Abilities Expo, Edison, NJ. Contact: Abilities Expo Group, 757 Third Ave., 5th Fl, New York, NY 10017; (800) 388-8146. April 8-12 AAHPERD AAHPERD American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Fort Worth Convention Center The Fort Worth Convention Center (formerly known as the Tarrant County Convention Center), is a convention center and indoor arena in Fort Worth, Texas. It includes an 11,200-seat multi-purpose arena. , TX. Contact: Pare Leinenbach, American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1900 Association Drive, Reston, VA, 20191; (703) 476-3401; pleinenbach@aahperd.org April 14-15 Pac Rim Conference, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel & Resort, HI. Contact: Valerie Shearer -or- Charmaine Crockett, Center on Disability Studies. COE See common operating environment. , 1776 University Ave., UA 46. Honolulu, HI, 96822; (808) 256-9364 (Valerie Shearer), (808) 956-7539 (Charmaine Crockett), (808) 956-7878 fax: prinfo@hawaii.edu May 12-13 National ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. Symposium, St Louis, MO. Contact: National ADA Symposium; (314) 289-4233. May 14-16 North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Guardianship Association Conference, Carolina Beach, NC. Contact: NCGA (National Computer Graphics Association) A Fairfax, Virginia-based organization dedicated to developing and promoting the computer graphics industry. It maintained a clearinghouse for industry information. NCGA closed its doors in 1996. , PO Box 17673, Raleigh, NC 27619; (919) 266-9204. May 21-23 Residential Services Association-Wisconsin, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Contact: RSA-W, 6737 W. Washington St., Ste # 1420, Milwaukee, WI 53214; (414) 276-9273. May 30-June 1 Southern California Abilities Expo, Anaheim, CA. Contact: Abilities Expo Group, 757 Third Ave., 5th Fl, New York, NY 10017; (800) 388-8146. June 9-11 International Conference on Diverse Abilities & Innovative Supports, Honolulu, HI. Contact: Steve Pots, lifeliberyandthepursuitof@craconferences.com September 12-14 Minneapolis Abilities Expo, Minneapolis, MN. Contact: Abilities Expo Group, 757 Third Ave., 5th Fl, New York, NY 10017; (800) 388-8146 Recreation January 27-31 Winter Challenge Week, Greek Peak, Virgel, NY. Contact: Robyn King & Jim Cappellett, Greek Peak Sports for the Disabled, 208 Meeker Road, Vestal vestal (vĕs`təl), in Roman religion, priestess of Vesta. The vestals were first two, then four, then six in number. While still little girls, they were chosen from prominent Roman families to serve for 30 (originally 5) years, during which , NY, 13850; (607) 334-4990 or (607) 785-8701 (J. Cappellett); robynking@roadrunner roadrunner or chaparral cock Either of two species of terrestrial cuckoo, especially Geococcyx californianus (family Cuculidae), of Mexican and southwestern U.S. deserts. About 22 in. . com, jcappellett@stny.rr.com March 8 Ski Challenge 2008, Pico Mountain, Killington, VT. Contact: Donna Stanley, Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, PO Box 1393, Waitsfield, VT, 05673; (802) 353-7584, (802) 583-4283 winter office; south@vermontadaptive.org The Calendar is a service PALAESTRA offers to all organizations and institutions interested in sport, physical education, and recreation for persons with disabilities. Items of interest to athletes, coaches, and professionals in the field are listed without charge. Please submit items in this format at least four months in advance to Kathleen Ellis, Kinesiology Department, University of Rhode Island History The University was first chartered as the state's agricultural school in 1888. The site of the school was originally the Oliver Watson Farm, and the original farmhouse still lies on the campus today. , 131 Tootell Center, Kingston, RI 02881; (401) 874-2976: katellis@uri.edu |
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