Sports and Recreation Resources

Compiled by Bill Dupes

Disability doesn’t equal disabled, nor does amputation automatically mean the end of an active life. High-tech advances in prosthetics and rehabilitation methods are now enabling more and more amputees to return to participation in sports.

Walter Reed has selected Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA) as the lead agency in providing sports and recreation opportunities to help military amputees focus on their abilities, speed their recovery, and regain their self-confidence and mobility skills. With the cooperation of other organizations, such as the Wounded Warrior Project (www.dsusa.org/WoundedWarrior.html) and the Adaptive Sports Foundation (www.adaptivesportsfoundation.org), DSUSA provides opportunities for military amputees to try a variety of sports. The following directory of disability sports offers a starting point for helping you get involved. For additional information or to find a sports organization near you, please contact the Amputee Coalition of America (888/267-5669) or one of the national sports organizations included in this list. AQUATIC SPORTS Canoeing American Canoe Association – Disabled Paddlers 703/451-0141 www.acanet.org/sei-outreach.htm Kayaking Kayak Adventures 904/249-6200 www.kayakadventuresllc.com/disable.htm Rowing U.S. Rowing Association 800/314-4ROW www.usrowing.org Sailing Access to Sailing 562/433-0561 www.accesstosailing.org Sailing Web www.footeprint.com/sailingweb Sailors with Special Needs 401/683-0800 www.ussailing.org/swsn Scuba Handicapped Scuba Association International 949/498-4540 www.hsascuba.com International Association for Handicapped Divers www.iahd.org Swimming USA Swimming 719/866-4578 www.usaswimming.org ARCHERY United Foundation for Disabled Archers 320/634-3660 www.uffdaclub.com USA Archery 719/866-4576 www.usarchery.org AVIATION Accessible Aviation 877/755-7077 www.accessibleaviation.com Flight-Ability 910/814-0425 www.flightability.bizland.com Freedom’s Wings International 800/382-1197 www.freedomswings.org International Wheelchair Aviators 909/585-9663 www.wheelchairaviators.org Sky Sailing, Inc. 760/782-0404 www.skysailing.com BASKETBALL International Wheelchair Basketball Federation www.iwbf.org National Wheelchair Basketball Association 719/266-4082 www.nwba.org BILLIARDS / POOL Billiard Congress of America 800/514-2695 www.bca-pool.com National Wheelchair Poolplayer Association 866/636-3371 www.nwpainc.com BOWLING American Wheelchair Bowling Association 434/454-2269 www.awba.org (Site under construction) United States Bowling Congress 800/514-BOWL www.bowl.com CYCLING / RACING Hand Crank Racing Association 906/883-3650 69.10.163.110/geneva/CrankRace Handcycle Racing 757/422-1912 www.handcycleracing.com International Wheelchair Road Racers Club 203/967-2231 U.S. Handcycling Federation 303/679-2770 www.ushf.org Wheelchair Motorcycle Association 508/583-8614 FENCING International Wheelchair Fencing www.iwfencing.com/index.html U.S. Fencing Association 719/866-4511 www.usfencing.org FISHING / HUNTING / SHOOTING Amateur Trapshooting Association 937/898-4638 www.shootata.com Buckmasters American Deer Foundation 205/366-8415 www.badf.org Disabled Hunters of North America www.dhna.org/index2.html Disabled Sportsmen of America www.disabledsportsmen.net Fishing Has No Boundaries 800/243-3462 www.fhnbinc.org Handicapped Hunting Resource Guide www.ismi.net/handicapinfo NRA Disabled Shooting Services 703/267-1495 www.nrahq.org/compete/disabled.asp National Skeet Shooting Association 800/877-5338 www.mynssa.com National Wheelchair Shooting Federation 703/267-1495 Outdoor Buddies Hunting Program 303/771-8216 www.outdoorbuddies.org Physically Challenged Bowhunters of America 724/668-7439 www.pcba-inc.org United Foundation for Disabled Archers 320/634-3660 www.uffdaclub.com Wheelin’ Sportsmen 800/THE-NWTF www.wheelinsportsmen.org FOOTBALL Buddy Bowl - Flag Football 858/720-0668 buddies@buddybowl.org Universal Wheelchair Football Association 513/792-8625 dept.kent.edu/stuorg/AUWorld/UWF.html GOLF National Alliance for Accessible Golf 812/856-4422 www.accessgolf.org National Amputee Golf Association www.nagagolf.org U.S. Golf Association Resource Center for Individuals with Disabilities 719/471-4810 x 20 www.resourcecenter.usga.org HOCKEY American Amputee Hockey Association 617/573-2633 www.amputeehockey.org/index.html U.S. Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association 763/535-4736 www.powerhockey.com U.S. Sled Hockey Association 563/344-9064 www.usahockey.com/ussha HORSEMANSHIP American Hippotherapy Association 888/851-4592 www.americanhippotherapyassociation.org National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy 650/851-2271 www.nceft.org National Disability Sports Alliance – Equestrian 401/792-7130 www.ndsaequestrian.org North American Riding for the Handicapped Association 800/369-7433 www.narha.org MARTIAL ARTS International Disabled Self-Defense Association 828/683-5528 www.defenseability.com NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS America ’s Athletes with Disabilities 800/238-7632 www.americasathletes.org Challenged Athletes Foundation 858/793-9293 www.challengedathletes.org Disabled Sports USA 301/217-0960 www.dsusa.org National Center on Physical Activity and Disability 800/900-8086 www.ncpad.org National Disability Sports Alliance 401/792-7130 www.ndsaonline.org National Veterans Wheelchair Games 734/761-7824 www1.va.gov/vetevent/nvwg Wheelchair Sports USA 515/833-2450 www.wsusa.org World T.E.A.M. Sports 617/779-0300 www.worldteamsports.org OUTDOOR CENTERS (also see Outdoor Sports) Access Outdoors www.accessoutdoors.org Adaptive Adventures 877/679-2770 www.adaptiveadventures.org Adaptive Sports Association Winter Sports: 970/385-2163 Summer Sports: 970/259-0374 www.asadurango.org Adaptive Sports Center 866/349-2296 www.adaptivesports.org Adventures Without Limits 503/359-2568 www.awloutdoors.com National Sports Center for the Disabled 970/726-1540 www.nscd.org SPLORE 801/484-4128 www.splore.org OUTDOOR SPORTS (also see Outdoor Centers) Rock Climbing Lover’s Leap Guides 530/318-2939 www.loversleap.net Montana Mountaineering 406/522-0659 www.montanamountaineering.org Snowboarding and Skiing National Ability Center 435/649-3991 www.nac1985.org Sitski Extreme Adaptive Sports 908/313-5590 www.sitski.com Snowmass Village 800/SNOWMASS www.snowmassvillage.com U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Association – Disabled 435/649-9090 www.usskiteam.com/PublishingFolder/111.htm Track and Field Achilles Track Club 212/354-0300 www.achillestrackclub.org Wheelchair Athletics of the USA 770/972-0763 Water Skiing Water Skiers with Disabilities Association 651/257-9248 www.usawaterski.org/pages/divisions/WSDA/main.htm RACQUET SPORTS Racquetball National Wheelchair Racquetball Association 714/962-1356 x 4115 Table Tennis American Wheelchair Table Tennis Association 914/937-3932 Tennis International Tennis Foundation - Wheelchair Tennis www.itfwheelchairtennis.com U.S. Tennis Association USA Wheelchair Tennis 914/696-7000 x 7291 www.usta.com/usatenniswheelchair/custom.sps? iType=6251&icustompageid=8934 RUGBY U.S. Quad Rugby Association 561/964-1712 www.quadrugby.com SOCCER American Amputee Soccer Association www.ampsoccer.org SOFTBALL National Wheelchair Softball Association 651/437-1792 www.wheelchairsoftball.com VOLLEYBALL USA Disabled Volleyball 719/228-6800 www.usavolleyball.org/Disabled WEIGHTLIFTING U.S. Wheelchair Weightlifting Federation c/o Wheelchair Sports USA 515/833-2450 www.wsusa.org
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Amputee Coalition of America, the Department of the Army, the Army Medical Department, or any other agency of the US Government.

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