RECREATION
Here you will find information on recreational opportunities, accessibility and adaptive equipment.
News
Access Board Proposes Guidelines for Federal Outdoor Developed Areas , June 20, 2007
Advocacy Organizations and Informational Resources
The ABLEDATA Travel Resource Center links you to over 50 different websites with travel or recreation information of interest to people with disabilities.
The Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC) seeks to expand the potential of people with disabilities and special needs through meaningful, educational, and inspiring outdoor experiences. The BOEC offers Adaptive Skiing and Snowboarding, Wilderness Courses (on-site as well as mobile courses), Professional Challenge Courses, and a unique Internship Program. Situated on 39 acres, the BOEC boasts a climbing wall, a high ropes course, high and low team initiatives, rafts, canoes, sea kayaks, cabins, teepees, and much more, as resources for experiential education.
CHALLENGED AMERICA is an adaptive-sailing rehabilitation program for kids and adults with disabilities.
Disabled Sports USA (DS/USA) offers nationwide sports rehabilitation programs to anyone with a permanent disability. Activities include winter skiing, water sports, summer and winter competitions, fitness and special sports events.
The USA Deaf Sports Federation (USADSF) is recognized as the only national athletic association to coordinate the participation of American deaf and hard of hearing individuals in international competitions, the Federation is affiliated with the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf and has hosted the Summer Deaflympics in 1965 (Washington, DC) and 1985 (Los Angeles), and the Winter Deaflympics in 1975 (Lake Placid, NY) and 2007 (Salt Lake City).
The Kansas Accessible Sports website is new and currently contains information on the Kansas Wheelhawks wheelchair basketball team and the Lawrence Wheelchair Tennis Team, but their goal is to become the home for information about accessible sports teams, events, and organizations in Kansas.
The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) is the nation's oldest and largest disability sport organization. Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the NWBA is a non-profit organization which serves as the national governing body for men's, women's and youth wheelchair basketball in the United States.
National Center on Accessibility is a collaborative program of Indiana University and the National Park Service, the National Center on Accessibility is the nation’s premiere resource promoting access for people with disabilities in recreation.
Wilderness Inquiry (WI) provides outdoor adventure experiences to inspire personal growth, community integration and enhanced awareness of the natural environment. WI offers a wide variety of canoe, sea kayak, dogsled, raft, horse pack and hiking trips throughout North America and the World. The unique thing about Wilderness Inquiry is that we make the outdoors accessible to everyone, including persons with disabilities. We hope to see you on the trail.
Publications
Access to Recreation provides an online catalog with a comprehensive selection of adaptive equipment and assistive devices designed to increase access to a variety of outdoor recreational experiences for people with disabilities.