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• Shopping: Health: Disabilities  (584)
• Society: Disabled: Recreation  (5)

Athletes Helping Athletes  www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/content/topic.jsp?contentId=1800024 Provide handcycles, wheelchairs, prosthetics and other adaptive sports equipment to children with disabilities. Includes event list, grant application, letters from recipients, and donation information.

Challenged Athletes Foundation  www.challengedathletes.org Charity providing grants to athletes with a physical disability. History, news, grantees, newsletter and how to apply for funds.

Directory of Sports Organizations for Athletes with Disabilities  www.aapmr.org/condtreat/athletes.htm Listing from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Disability Sports  edweb6.educ.msu.edu/kin866 Overview of sports organizations and offerings, classification systems, major competitions and summaries of recent research papers on disability sport topics; from the Department of Kinesiology at Michigan State University.

Disabled Sportsperson Information  afarcry.info Information about hunting and fishing for the disabled. Includes Canadian and US rules, equipment, organizations and personal story.

The DRM WebWatcher: Sports and Recreation (General)  www.disabilityresources.org/SPORTS-GENERAL.html Online resources about sports and recreation for people with disabilities.

Dwarf Athletic Association of America  www.daaa.org Forms, news, events, contacts and association information from this organization that promotes sports for individuals who are dwarfs as a result of chondrodysplasia or related causes.

Florida Disabled Outdoors Association  www.fdoa.org Information for the disabled sportsman on hunting, fishing, boating, and a range of other adapted recreational activities.

Hong Kong Paralympic Committee and Sports Association for the Physically Disabled  www.hkparalympic.org Contains history, events, press releases, newsletter, and related links. In English and Chinese.

International Badminton Association for the Disabled  www.world-disabled-badminton.com/ibad/index1.htm Promotes and develops the sport for people with disabilities. Contains general organization information, rules, calendar, ranking, tournaments, and related links.

The International Paralympic Committee  www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/index.html Governing body of sports for athletes with a disability. Features news, events, FAQ, contacts and information on fund raising efforts.

Kostas Z Foundation  www.kostasz.org An organization promoting the full participation of the disabled and the issue of accessibility. Information and links to other such organizations.

National Disability Sports Alliance (NDSA)  www.ndsaonline.org National coordinating body for competitive sports for individuals with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries and survivors of stroke.

Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped  www.sabahinc.org Events, volunteering information and contacts for this not-for-profit company that provides ice skating education for individuals with disabilities in Western New York.

SPLORE  www.splore.org Outdoor adaptive sports and activities. Provides information about the programs and contacts. Based in Utah.

World T.E.A.M. (The Exceptional Athlete Matters) Sports  www.worldteamsports.org News, challenges, and contact information from this international organization that develops opportunities in sports for all persons, especially persons with disabilities.