Directory of Disabled Resources

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This category contains sites for clubs, organizations and resources that support disabled skiing.

Resources in This Category

• AbilityPLUS, Inc.

  http://www.abilityplus.org/
  Offers disabled adaptive skiing and recreation programs for people of all ages throughout the Northeast US. Includes events calendar, skiing programs, news, how to get involved, sponsorships, and contact information.

• Adaptive Ski Program

  http://www.adaptiveski.org/
  Offers alpine skiing instruction for adults and children with disabilities. Provides schedule and instructor information, sign up forms, program description, related links, and message board. Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

• Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center

  http://www.boec.org/
  Adaptive skiing and riding experiences at Breckenridge Ski Resort for individuals with disabilities and special needs. Summer adaptive wilderness programs are also available.

• Challenge Aspen

  http://www.challengeaspen.org/
  Offers a complete adaptive ski program and provides summer, as well as, winter activities. Includes information about the programs, calendar of events, sponsors, volunteers, and contacts. Located in Colorado.

• Challenge Mountain

  http://cmski.org/
  Offers free instruction and use of equipment to skiers with disabilities. Includes contact information, hours of operation, and directions. Located in Boyne City, Michigan.

• Challenged Athletes of West Virginia

  http://cawvsports.org/
  Information on Snowshoe WV adaptive sports program and Challenged Athletes of WV. Skiing, biking and other outdoor sports for most disabilities.

• Disability Snowsport UK

  http://www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk/
  With locations in Essex and Glenmore, the club promotes adaptive skiing. Includes history of the club, a list of local groups, news, gallery, schedule, sponsors, how to join, and related links.

• Disabled Snowsports New Zealand

  http://www.disabledsnowsports.org.nz/
  Provides history, newsletter, information about the team, helpers, and instructors, National Ski Week in New Zealand, and related articles in the news.

• Discovery Blind Sports

  http://www.discoveryblindsports.org/
  A skiing program to provide self-sufficiency in blind and visually impaired children and adults through involvement in physical activities in Kirkwood, California.

• Extreme Adaptive Sports

  http://www.sitski.com/
  Provides stories, rant and rave section, who's who list of mono- and bi-skiers, classifieds, equipment reviews, single skis for sale for qualified buyers, and EAS's and instructor's tips. Also a resource for handcycles, mono-ski camps, adaptive ski and resort programs, and adaptive sport programs.

• Greek Peak Sports for the Disabled

  http://www.gpadaptive.org/
  Offers an adaptive ski program at Greek Peak Ski Resort in Virgil, New York. Includes news, information about the program, its history, volunteers, participants, awards, photos, and related links.

• New England Handicapped Sports Association

  http://www.nehsa.org/
  Event and program calendar, news, history, adaptive equipment and techniques, and related links. Supports disabled skiing in New Hampshire.

• New England Regional Ski for Light

  http://www.nersfl.org/
  Based in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Sponsor physically demanding sports including cross country skiing, hiking, canoeing, and tandem bicycle. Provides guide information, tips for the skiers, news items and archives, volunteer and donation information, related links, and contacts.

• Ontario Track 3 Ski Association

  http://www.track3.org/
  Volunteer, non-profit Canadian organization that teaches children and youth with disabilities to down-hill ski. Provides association history, news, events, list of clubs that host the programs, photos, and schedule.

• SitSki Gruppen Totalskidskolan

  http://www.totalskidskolan.z.se/
  Offers an adaptive ski program in Åre, Sweden. Provides adult program details, kids camp, and information about mono-ski, skicart, and standing. Also offers an annual heliski outing for advanced skiers.

• Ski for Light Canada

  http://mypage.direct.ca/a/aac/
  Offers cross country skiing experiences for the blind and visually impaired. Provides history, details of the annual event, newsletter, medals, and rules and commands for guiding a blind skier.

• Ski for Light, Inc.

  http://www.sfl.org/
  A cross-country skiing program for blind, visually impaired, and mobility impaired adults that is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Provides program history, photos, information for participants, instructors, and guides, related links and clubs, events and rally results, and bulletins.

• Sports Equipment for the Disabled

  http://www.freedomfactory.org/
  Freedom Factory builds snow ski equipment such as the RPC mono-ski, the MMTwo twin and the Snow Slider Walker for the disabled.

• U.S. Deaf Ski and Snowboard Association

  http://usdssa.org/
  Event and trip calendars, convention news, and contacts for this organization that manages selection for the US Deaf Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing and Snowboarding teams.

• Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports

  http://vass.ca/
  Provides Learn to Ski and Ski Improvement programs in British Columbia for students of all ages and a variety of disabilities including amputee, cerebral palsy, brain injured, mentally challenged and visually impaired. Includes information about the group, programs offered, resorts used, student enrollment and volunteer information, and event calendar.

• Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports

  http://www.vermontadaptive.org/
  News, history, events and contacts for this organization dedicated to providing sports opportunities to individuals with disabilities. Activities include skiing, snowboarding, horseback riding, dog and horse carting, water skiing, canoeing, and sailing.

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