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American Associaiton of Adapted Sports Programs
P.O. Box 538
Pine Lake, Georgia 30072
Phone: (404) 294-0070
Fax: (404) 294-5758
E-mail: adaptedsports@aaasp.org
Web: http://www.aaasp.org
Info: AAASP's Project ASPIRE, is the first national education campaign to
promote competitive after-school sports leagues for youth with physical
disabilities or visual impairments.
Accessible
Journeys
35 West Sellers Avenue
Ridley Park, PA 19078
Phone: (610) 521-0339
Toll-free: (800) 846-4537
Fax: (610) 521-6959
E-mail: sales@disabilitytravel.com
Web: http://www.accessiblejourneys.com
Info: Agency specializing in designing accessible holidays and escorting
groups on accessible vacations exclusively for slow walkers, wheelchair
travelers, their families and their friends. US and international destinations
(knowledge of accessibility needs in Europe, Scandinavia, Africa, India, Asia,
and South America), personal escorts available.
AXIS
Dance Company
1428 Alice Street, Suite 201
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 625-0110
Fax: (510) 625-0321
E-mail: info@axisdance.org
Web: http://www.axisdance.org
Info: Wheelchair dancing: the company offers classes, dance jams at
home base in Berkeley, and while on tour. Also present their work in schools,
universities, arts organizations, etc. AXIS is available for artistic
consultations with dancers, choreographers, teachers and presenters. In addition
to dance education, AXIS offers educational programs about disability,
accessibility and collaboration.
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Best
Buddies International, Inc.
100 Southeast Second Street
Suite 1990
Miami, Florida 33131
Phone: (305) 374-2233 phone
Toll-free: (800) 892-8339
Fax: (305) 374-5305 fax
E-mail: ColleenC@bestbuddies.org
Web: http://www.bestbuddies.org/
Info: Best Buddies is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the
lives of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for
one-to-one friendships. Founded in 1989, Best Buddies has grown from one
chapter on one college campus to a vibrant, international organization involving
participants annually on more than 600 middle school, high school and college
campuses in the United States, Canada, Egypt, and Greece. Best Buddies have no
chapter in Washington state yet, but they have a E-Buddies program for creating
e-mail friendships between people with and without a developmental disability.
Disabled Sports USA
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (301) 217-0960
Fax: (301) 217-0968
E-mail: office@dsusa.org
Web: http://www.dsusa.org
Info: A national nonprofit, 501(c)(3), organization established in 1967 by
disabled Vietnam veterans to serve the war injured. DS/USA now offers nationwide
sports rehabilitation programs to anyone with a permanent physical disability.
Activities include winter skiing, water sports, summer and winter competitions,
fitness and special sports events. Participants include those with visual
impairments, amputations, spinal cord injury, dwarfism, multiple sclerosis, head
injury, cerebral palsy, and other neuromuscular and orthopedic conditions.
Disneyland
and Walt Disney World - Guidebook for Guests with Disabilities
1313 S Harbor Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92802
Anaheim, California
Phone: (407)939-7807
TTY: (407)939-7670
Web: http://disney.go.com/vacations/websites/disabilities/index.html
Info: Disneyland and Walt Disney World guide for visitors with
disabilities. Web site offers information on the accessibility of various
attractions and the parks themselves. Printed guidebook can also be
obtained by contacting Disney.
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Handicapped
SCUBA Association (HSA International)
1104 El Pado
San Clemente, CA 92672
Phone: (949) 498-4540
Fax: (949) 498-6128
E-mail: hsa@hsascuba.com
Web: http://www.hsascuba.com
Info: Recreational diving for people with disabilities. Headquartered in
California, HSA INTERNATIONAL extends its underwater educational programs
worldwide. The HSA is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.
Medical
Travel, Inc.
5184 Majorca Club Drive
Boca Raton, Florida 33486
Phone: *(561) 361-9384
Toll-free: (800) 778-7953
Fax:(561) 361-9385
E-mail: ada@medicaltravel.org
Web: http://www.vacations-plus.com
Info: Travel Agency specializing in vacation planning requiring medical
services and supplies on Land, at Sea or in the Air on both a Local and
Worldwide basis. Caters to patients with medical needs, their families and
friends: arranges Cruises and Land Vacations for Dialysis Patients, Patients
with Respiratory Problems, Ventilator Users and Wheelchair Bound Travelers.
National
Arts and Disability Center (NADC)
Tarjan Center for Developmental Disabilities
300 UCLA Medical Plaza Suite #3310
Los Angeles, CA 90095-6967
Phone: (310) 794-1141
Fax: (310) 794-1143
E-mail: oraynor@mednet.ucla.edu
Web: http://nadc.ucla.edu
Info: The NADC is an information, resource and training center
specializing in the field of arts and disability. Its programs are supported by
UCLA and federal, state and private grants and contracts. The NADC is
dedicated to promoting the full inclusion of children and adults with
disabilities into the visual-, performing-, media-, and literary- arts
communities. Its
resource directories, library, related links and conferences serve to advance
artists with disabilities and accessibility to the arts. On-line Gallery
of artwork by artists with disabilities.
National
Disability Sports Alliance (NDSA)
25 West Independence Way
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone: (401) 792-7130
Fax: (401) 790-7132
E-mail: info@ndsaonline.org
Web: http://www.ndsaonline.org
Info: The National Disability Sports Alliance (NDSA) is the National
Coordinating Body for competitive sports for individuals with cerebral palsy,
traumatic brain injuries and survivors of stroke. NDSA was originally formed as
the United Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association (USCPAA) in 1987. NDSA also
provides programming for other physically disabling conditions such as muscular
dystrophy and multilpe sclerosis. As the National Coordinating Body for
cerebral palsy sports, NDSA is responsible for conduct and administration of
approved sports in the United States. NDSA formulates the rules, implements
policies and procedures, conducts national championships in ten sports,
disseminates safety and sports medicine information and selects the athletes to
represent the United States in international competition.
National
Parks - Golden Access Pass
(Available in-person at any National Park that charges a user fee)
Phone: (206) 553-7220
Web: http://www.nps.gov/fees_passes.htm#parkspass
Info: The National Parks Service offers a free lifetime pass to (any National
Park) for persons who are blind or permanently disabled, regardless of age. You
may also obtain a Golden Access Passport at any entrance fee area by showing
proof of medically determined disability and eligibility for receiving benefits
under federal law.
National
Theatre of the Deaf
55 Van Dyke Avenue, Suite 312
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone/TTY: (860) 724-5179
Toll Free Voice/TTY: (800) 300-5179
E-mail: info@ntd.org
Web: http://www.ntd.org
Info: Through NTD's signature style of visual language, American Sign
Language, the audience enjoys a greater appreciation that no other theatre
company can approach. Through its art, the NTD has created profound social
change. 64 national tours, performances in all 50 states, all the continents
Special
Olympics
1325
G Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 628-3630
Fax: (202) 824-0200
E-mail: info@specialolympics.org
Web: http://www.specialolympics.org
Info: Special Olympics is an international organization dedicated to
empowering individuals with mental retardation to become physically fit,
productive and respected members of society through sports training and
competition. Special Olympics offers children and adults with mental retardation
year-round training and competition in 26 Olympic-type summer
and winter sports.
Trips
Inc.
P.O. Box 10885 Eugene, OR 97440
Phone (toll-free): (800) 686-1013
Phone: (541) 686-1013
E-mail: trips@tripsinc.com
Web: http://tripsinc.com
Info: Trips Inc. Special Adventures provides travel outings to adults of
various abilities. Trips are designed for people with developmental disabilities
and special needs who require staff assistance.
VSA
Arts
1300 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: (202) 628-2800
Toll-Free: (800) 933-8721
Fax: (202) 737-0725
TTY: (202) 737-0645
E-mail: info@vsarts.org
Web: http://www.vsarts.org
Info: An International organization that creates learning opportunities
through the arts for people with disabilities. The organization offers
arts-based programs in creative writing, dance, drama, music and the visual arts
implemented primarily through our vast affiliate network in 39 states and the
District of Columbia, collaborators in 10 states, and 70 international
affiliates in 67 countries. VSA arts' programs now serve 4.3 million Americans
and 1.3 million people in other parts of the world.
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