Web Sites for Summer Fun.Your Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. can lead you to generalized gen·er·al·ized adj. 1. Involving an entire organ, as when an epileptic seizure involves all parts of the brain. 2. Not specifically adapted to a particular environment or function; not specialized. 3. organizations like 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 <www.dsusa.org>, with its nationwide calendar of events; the 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 <www.nscd. org>, which gives details on activities at their central facility in Colorado; Palaestra <www.palaestra.com>, the magazine for disabled athletes; and Wheelchair Sports USA <www.wsusa.org>, the granddaddy of them all. And there's a useful Web page, albeit from a British perspective, specifically devoted to sports for people with MS: <www. disabilitynet.co.uk/info/ sport/msoutdoorsports>. But we especially like the sites devoted to one particular sport. Here's a small sampling: Association of Disabled American Golfers <www.golfcolorado.com/ adag/index.html> A single page with basic info about this advocacy organization. No interactive components or links, except for an e-mail link. Handicapped Scuba Association International <www.hsascuba.com> Excellent site for what appears to be a very active, and medically aware, organization. Lots of gorgeous photos. 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. <www.narha.org> Interesting information about the various therapeutic uses of riding (also known as "hippotherapy"). 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. <www.nwba.org> This site is packed with so much information and cutting-edge features that it will keep you busy even on the summer's rainiest day Don't forget to talk with your doctor or physical therapist about the challenges presented by your sport of choice. |
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