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Sports and The Outdoors Web Links

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• Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC)
  Since 1976, the BOEC has offered quality outdoor learning experiences to people of all abilities, including people with disabilities, those with serious illnesses and injuries, and "at-risk" populations. As a non-profit organization we are dedicated to helping people reach their full potential through custom programs for groups and opportunities for individuals. With adventure trips, internships, and volunteer positions, people of all abilities can get involved.
  www.boec.org/
  
  
• Camp Barnabas
  Camp Barnabas is a Christian camp (in southwest Missouri) for children and teens with medical, physical, or developmental disabilities.
  www.campbarnabas.org
   
  
• Challenged America
  Disabled Sailing, A free therapeutic-recreational rehabilitation sailing program for active youth and adults with disabilities, disabled veterans, their family, friends, and professionals in recreational, occupational and therapeutic rehabilitation and sports.
  www.challengedamerica.org/
  
  
• Climbing with Ability
  Profiles of Erik Weihenmayer, Bill Irwin, and Tom Whittaker, three persons with disabilities who have climbed the world's highest mountains and hiked the longest backcountry trails.
  www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/climb/ability.htm
  
  
• Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia
  DSA  has a fleet of specially designed Sunbirds and Martin 16s which allow people with disabilities to sail in Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, and six other cities across Canada and the US.
  www.reachdisability.org/dsa/index.html
  
  
• Disabled Sports USA - "If I can do this, I can do anything"
  Disabled Sports USA is an organization providing sports and recreation services to children and adults with disabilities.
  www.dsusa.org/
  
  
• Everest Challenge '98
  Tom Whittaker reached the Summit of Mt. Everest on Wednesday, May 27th, 1998. Read how Tom Whittaker became the first disabled person to climb the highest mountain on earth.
  www.mtnvisions.com/Everest/everest2.html
  
  

• The Minnesota Broken Wing Connection
  The Minnesota Broken Wing Connection, a small non-profit, was formed to help the disabled discover, or rediscover, the great outdoors and how to get back out there. This has been accomplished by our becoming a national resource center and a Minnesota learning center for people with disabilities who are looking for other options in life. The ninth national invitational Sportsfest for people with disabilities is planned for September 8th, 9th, & 10th, 2000 in Minnesota.
  www.uslink.net/~daryl/
  
  

• National Center on Accessibility (NCA)
  The NCA is a program of Indiana University's Department of Recreation and Park Administration in cooperation with the U.S. National Park Service, Office on Accessibility. Located at Indiana University, NCA is a dynamic and innovative leader in the movement to include people with disabilities in recreation, parks, and tourism.
  www.ncaonline.org/
  
  

• National Federation of the Blind 2001 Everest Expedition
  In the early morning hours of May 25, 2001 history was made when the National Federation of the Blind 2001 Everest Expedition stood on top of the world. This team of climbers included blind climber Erik Weihenmayer.
  www.2001everest.com/
  
  

• The National Foundation of Wheelchair Tennis
  The purpose of the National Foundation of Wheelchair Tennis is to Educate, Promote, Foster and Encourage the development of wheelchair sports and recreation through wheelchair tennis.
  
  

• National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD)
  Founded in 1970, the National Sports Center for the Disabled's mission is to positively impact the lives of people with any physical or mental challenge through quality adaptive recreation programs in over 20 sports. The NSCD’s impact on lives is direct, immediate and visible.
  www.nscd.org
  
  

• National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA)
  The NWBA is comprised of 165 basketball teams within twenty-two conferences. The NWBA was founded in 1948, and today consists of men's, women's, intercollegiate, and youth teams throughout the country.
  www.nwba.org/
  
  

• Ski for Light
  Ski for Light a program of cross-country skiing benefiting blind, visually-impaired, and mobility-impaired individuals and their guides.
  www.sfl.org/
  
  

• Touch the Top of the World
  Erik Weihenmayer is a world class athlete: acrobatic skydiver, long distance biker, and marathon runner, skier, mountaineer, ice climber, rock climber. He is also a prolific speaker and author of Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See.
  www.touchthetop.com/
  
  

• USA Deaf Sports Federation
  The Akron Club of the Deaf in Ohio sponsored the first national basketball tournament in 1945, at which time it established the American Athletic Union of the Deaf. The organization was later renamed the American Athletic Association of the Deaf (AAAD), and in 1997, the USA Deaf Sports Federation (USADSF).  The mission of the USADSF is to provide year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of sports at the state, regional, national, and international level for developing and elite athletes.  To assist athletes in developing physical fitness, sportsmanship, and self-esteem.
  www.usadsf.org/
  
  

• U.S. Paralympics
  The U.S. Paralympics mission: U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is dedicated to becoming the world leader in the Paralympic sports movement, and promoting excellence in the lives of persons with physical disabilities.
  www.usparalympics.org
  
  

• Wilderness Inquiry
  Wilderness Inquiry is a non-profit organization providing outdoor adventures for people of all ages and abilities.
  www.wildernessinquiry.org
  
  
• World Congress & Exposition on Disabilities (WCD)
  The annual World Congress & Exposition on Disabilities (WCD) (November 15-17, 2007)     will continue its mission to provide something valuable for everyone in the disability community. The show floor will once again host a wide array of the latest products and services from more than 200 exhibitors representing associations, pharmaceutical, assistive technology, automotive, mobility, durable medical equipment, personal care, computer and many other industries. There will be a Sports & Entertainment Showcase, Disability Career Fair, the Assistive Technology Pavilion, Home and Workplace Accessibility Pavilion. There will also be WCD educational seminars..
  www.wcdexpo.com