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	Disabled sports - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Generally, disabled sports are sports played by individuals with physical or mental disabilities; the term often refers to sports which have been devised or modified specifically for this purpose.
		Large numbers of disabled people now participate in some form of sport, and elite competitions have sprung up, similar to the Olympics.
		Most sports played by the able-bodied have been adapted to be played by people with varying types of disability.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Disabled_sports (281 words)

	Feminist Majority Foundation
		Women of color who are disabled face yet a third type of discrimination...The limited available statistics suggest that economically, socially, and psychologically, women with disabilities fare considerably worse than either women who are nondisabled or men who are disabled.
		Disabled athletes with encouraging, supportive parents are often leaders in their sport and community.
		Disabled females involved in college athletics are rarely honored or given much attention on their campus.
	www.feminist.org /sports/disability.html (1224 words)

	Disabled Sports USA
		The disabled participants were all experienced athletes, although not necessarily skilled in water sports.
		One important advantage to rowing, from the standpoint of the athlete with a disability, is that the disability becomes invisible.
		As is the case with all kayakers, disabled individuals must choose the type of kayak that meets their specific needs.
	dsusa.org /ChallMagarchive/challmag-article-summer02-paddlesports.html (2811 words)

	Susan Greenwald, "Victories by and for the Disabled" , U.S. Society and Values, December 2003
		Sports programs were not the focus of the Act, but the law says that colleges and universities that receive federal funding for their physical education programs, including intramural and interscholastic sports, must make them accessible to disabled persons.
		The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a comprehensive law that bans discrimination against persons with disabilities, specifically in "places of exercise." The ADA goes further than the previous laws and says that school, university, and community sports programs all must comply with ADA provisions.
		Disability groups represented include amputees; blind or visually impaired athletes; athletes with cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, or other conditions that confine them to wheelchairs; and athletes who are affected by a range of other disabilities that do not fall into a specific category, such as multiple sclerosis or dwarfism.
	usinfo.state.gov /journals/itsv/1203/ijse/greenwald.htm (1893 words)

	Disabled Skiing & Boarding Web Site Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Disabled sports, National Ability Center, Providing Opportunities to Discover Abilities through therapeutic recreation, adaptive sports and competitive opportunities for children and adults with disabilities and their families.
		The Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing is a volunteer based organization having as its main objective the promotion of skiing for persons with a disability in order to promote full integration into society.
		The Adaptive Sports Center (ASC) of Crested Butte, Colorado is a non-profit organization that provides year-round recreation activities for people with disabilities and their families.
	www.onthesnow.com /snowlinks/skiing/disabled (381 words)

	Noncrips in crip sports
		While disability itself is common in the human condition, it takes so many forms that disabled-sport administrators long ago began to subdivide athletes into classes based on medical diagnosis of disability-- or, increasingly, on level of ability or function.
		While cerebral-palsy sports, disabled swimming, and other genres group athletes of similar disability or function together so that competition takes place among peers, it's in wheelchair basketball and track that the friction between the division structure and walkies' participation in those sports runs the hottest.
		Disabled and nondisabled jocks in certain sports are increasingly coming under the aegis of the Olympic-level governing bodies of those sports, a long-overdue recognition that, for example, swimming is swimming is swimming no matter how many functioning limbs you may have.
	www.joeclark.org /theirowntwofeet.html (1714 words)

	Sports For People with Disabilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Cruisers Sports Club for the Disabled of Halton Peel- enhancing the quality of life for children and young adults with physical disabilities in the Halton/Peel area by providing sports, recreational activities and other life enhancing skills.
		Disability Sports- Research on Sports for Athletes with Disabilities.
		National Disability Sports Alliance- is the National Coordinating Body for competitive sports for individuals with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries and survivors of stroke.
	www.disabledonline.com /sports.php (622 words)

	Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled
		The Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled (MASD) is an all-volunteer, not for profit organization dedicated to providing sports and recreation opportunities to individuals with all types of disability.
		The Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled is incorporated as a nonprofit organization through the Arizona Corporation Commission, recognized as a 501-(c)-(03) corporation by the Internal Revenue Service.
		The Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled is governed by a volunteer board of directors.
	www.mesadisabledsports.com (465 words)

	Disabled Shooting Services
		Sporting groups, medical organizations, and individual disabled shooters across the country can easily take advantage of the numerous opportunities provided by these outstanding programs.
		While a student at Georgia Tech, Ponce became active in the disabled sports program at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, which is one of the south's leading rehabilitation hospitals.
		The NRA Disabled Shooting Services developed a method for this large segment of the population to safely participate in an important shooting sports event.
	www.nrahq.org /compete/disabled.asp (2565 words)

	Sports & Recreation - Disability Links for people of All Abilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		America's Athletes With Disabilities, Inc. - consortium of five member disabled sports organizations whose mission is to raise and manage the funds necessary to support athletic competitions for disabled persons.
		Disabled Sports USA - Far West - dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities by providing affordable inclusive sports and recreational experiences.
		Sport for Disabled Ontario - promotes the development and organization of competitive and recreational sports activities for those who are physically disabled.
	www.allabilities.com /sports.html (2010 words)

	Sports for disabled people
		Disability Sport is a high priority in the City.
		Within Disability Sport a number of areas have been identified to be developed.
		These include both dedicated and inclusive sport for disabled people, whether using a local leisure centre or enjoying structured coaching in a specific sport.
	www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk /sitemap/leisure_and_culture/sports/sports_for_disabled_people.htm (205 words)

	Quadraplegic & Paraplegic Disabled Wheelchair Sports
		Disabled sports and wheelchair sports for thoses with quadraplegia and paraplegia.
		Wheelchair Sports, USA, has been directed and developed by wheelchair athletes and wheelchair sports enthusiasts themselves, individuals with a first-hand understanding to the values of participation.
		It is a fast paced team sport that is played indoors on a modified basketball court by individuals who are quadriplegic, or have similar type disabilities.
	www.apparelyzed.com /sport.html (305 words)

	Bayer Sport, Disabled sports - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 2000 the Disabled Sports Section of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrated its 50th anniversary.
		Yet disabled sports at TSV Bayer 04 is not just about competition.
		The Herbert Grünewald Foundation for encouraging sport among the disabled has been a cornerstone for handicapped sports for more than 20 years - further evidence of Bayer's commitment to sports for the disabled.
	www.sport.bayer.com /index.cfm?lang=en&PAGE_ID=2410 (165 words)

	Women's Enews: Women Entering, Winning in Sports for Disabled
		While it is unclear how many women and girls are participating in disabled-athlete programs in the United States, Disabled Sports USA officials say they've made the development of female athletes a priority, and believe that women are making notable gains.
		Lukasik, a seasoned, competitive player on an all-women hockey league outside of Detroit, used to keep her disability a secret from her opponents so that she would not become a target for the able-bodied players she traditionally faced on the ice.
		The overall surge in disabled sports for women comes as the field of disabled sports is still mourning Diana Golden Brosnihan, a gold medalist in disabled skiing at the 1988 Calgary Olympics who died in August of the bone cancer that returned after her leg was amputated in childhood.
	www.now.org /eNews/march2002/032602athletes.html?printable (1608 words)

	Sports and Recreational Activities for Children with Physical Disabilities
		On the day she was interviewed for this article, Rodriguez said, she talked to two disabled people: one with a congenital birth defect that left her with only half a pelvis, and another whose joints were fused.
		Disabled children who are sedentary often have to struggle with their weight, which can put added stress on their joints and complicate necessary surgical procedures, she said.
		Sports are important for kids of all ages and abilities, and we have kids who are doing things at a level that doctors have said was impossible for them." -- Dean Alford, Rotary Club member who led the effort to build McMiracle Field in Conyers, Georgia.
	www.cureourchildren.org /sports.htm (10359 words)

	UCO Wellness Center - DISABLED SPORTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		UCO Disabled Sports and Events is a division of the Wellness Center on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma.
		In December of 2004, UCO absorbed The Sports Group, which was created in 2000 to provide quality sports programs to athletes from Oklahoma and beyond.
		The Sports Group’s first “endeavor” was the organization of the Endeavor Games, which was held for the first time in 2000.
	www.ucok.edu /wellnesscenter/ds_home.htm (119 words)

	UCP: Sports & Leisure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		UCP’s Sports and Leisure Channel is designed for people with disabilities who are interested in sports and other leisure activities and proposes creative ideas for inclusive community recreation programs, including outdoor adventure activities for people with disabilities.
		Sport and leisure activities are essential elements of well-rounded lives.
		Disabled sports programs, according to interests and abilities, are at every level of participation, from local recreation programs, to collegiate sports programs to the Paralympics and even professional sports teams.
	www.ucp.org /ucp_channel.cfm/1/15 (179 words)

	O & P Online Village \| Disabled Sporting Resources
		A national nonprofit, 501(c)(3), organization established in 1967 by disabled Vietnam veterans to serve the war injured.
		Among the summer sports and activities are: baseball, mountain & tandem biking, camping, fishing, hand cycling, hiking, in-line skating, riding, rock climbing, sailing, and white-water rafting.
		The Ski Pals program is unique in that it affords both able-bodied and disabled children the opportunity to interact and learn from each other about managing disability, while supervised by an adult ski instructor.
	www.oandpvillage.com /resources/disabled_sports.htm (760 words)

	Sports, Recreation and Leisure
		The National Sports Center for the Disabled is an innovative non-profit organization that provides recreation for children and adults with disabilities.
		Its programs include: Sports and Recreational Therapeutic riding; experiential therapy for emotionally disturbed children and adolescents; hippotherapy (use of the horse in a recognized modality of therapy by licensed therapists); teenage at-risk programs, both as riders and as volunteers; and showing opportunities.
		The Disabled Anglers Committee of the Missouri Chapter American Fisheries Society is committed to assisting disabled persons with enjoying their fishing experience.
	www.kansas.net /~cbaslock/sports.html (1866 words)

	Disabled Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Meanwhile, the Gambia Physically Disabled Sports Association (GPDSA) has also joined the competition so as to sensitise the public to what the physically...
		The Salute dinner also recognizes the Stars of the Year in Professional, Amateur and Disabled sports and the Community Champion.
		sports including horseback riding, skiing and aikido (Japanese martial art) and I am always surprised at the lack of attention given to disabled sports.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Sports/Disabled (640 words)

	Sports and Recreation
		The purpose of the organization is to promote participation in sports, recreational, and social activities for people with disabilities in the surrounding communities.
		Disabled Skiers Alberta (DSA) is dedicated to providing disabled children and adults with the opportunity to learn, teach and compete in the sport of skiing.
		According to Roy J. Shephards study "Benefits of Sport and Physical Activity for the Disabled: Implications for the Individual and for Society," potential benefits include improvement of mood-state, reduction of anxiety and depression, increased self-esteem, improved perceived health, and long-term reduced risk of many chronic diseases.
	www.lowvision.org /sports_and_recreation.htm (653 words)

	WA Disabled Sports Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The WA Disabled Sports Association (WADSA) organises sport and recreation for people with disabilities, including amputees, paraplegics, quadraplegics, deaf, cerebral palsy, blind, intellectual disabilities or transplant recipients.
		The WA Disabled Sports Association, through it's 32 member clubs, provides activities for people with disabilities in metropolitan and country regions.
		Activities are provided in areas such as; recreation, sport, physical activity, healthy and physical education, multiple and severe, and adaptive equipment.
	www.wa.swimming.org.au /html/wadsa.html (119 words)

	Disabled - Sports -
		Disability Sports - 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.
		Dwarf Athletic Association of America - 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.
		University of Alabama Disability Sports - Disability Sports program that includes wheelchair basketball, and sport camps and clinics for persons with disabilities.
	www.myonlinecolleges.com /school/Sports/Disabled (436 words)

	Disabled Snowsports New Zealand :: Home Page
		Disabled Snowsports NZ (DSNZ) is a national charitable organisation that helps to remove participation barriers and encourages people with physical or intellectual disabilities to get involved in Snowsports.
		If you want to speak to someone about your options, what equipment would suit you and the support available, please give the National Office a call on 03 443 4085 or send us an email, we would be happy to get you started.
		Disabled Snowsports New Zealand is a ‘not for profit’ organisation and a registered charity.
	www.disabledsnowsports.org.nz (236 words)

	DaVinci: Sports> Volleyball> Disabled
		Transportation, for residents who are 55 and older or disabled, 586-268...
		So it was a big jump for her to decide to try out for the USA Women?s Sitting Volleyball Team.
		He pleaded no contest to molesting an 11-year-old, developmentally disabled boy in Highland, but he told detectives he...
	www.bluegrassdavinci.com /ODP/Sports/Volleyball/Disabled (347 words)

	Disabled Deaf Sports Associations, Contacts, Tournaments
		National and Provincial Sport Associations can use this as a tool to benefit their local members - free of charge.
		Sport Tournament Travel - Sports Tourism are a vital part of maintaining amateur sport a the local levels.
		Sport Travel is also good for local economies and can bring millions of sport tourism dollars to cities all across Canada.
	www.sportsourcedirectory.com /sportassociations/disabled_deaf.html (105 words)

	Disabled Sports English LoCuaL
		Disability Sports program that includes wheechair basketball, and sport camps and clinics for persons with disabilities.
		National coordinating body for competitive sports for individuals with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries and survivors of stroke.
		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.
	locual.com /D/Idioma/English/Sports/Disabled (445 words)

	Disabled sports, wheelchair accessible fishing, tools for physically challenged (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Disabled sports, wheelchair accessible fishing, tools for physically challenged
		At the time, I was an avid fisherman and didn’t know what I would do without the sport of fishing.
		In the years that followed, I tried different types of fishing gear that was sold by different companies.
	www.howellstackle.com (217 words)

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