Wheelchair Sports and Recreation

Able Flight

Able Flight provides flight training scholarships for people with disabilities, offering them the opportunity to realize their full potential through the challenge and freedom of flying.

Achilles Track Club

Achilles includes people with all kinds of disabilities, such as visual impairment, stroke, cerebral palsy, paraplegia, arthritis, amputation, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, cancer, traumatic head injury, and many others. Runners participate with crutches, in wheelchairs, on prostheses, and without aids.

America's Athletes With Disabilities

Promotes the overall growth and development of sports, recreation, leisure, health and fitness activities for persons with physical disabilities targeting programs and services for children and newly disabled adults in a manner similar to the sports and recreational opportunities afforded non disabled children and adults throughout America.

American Hippotherapy Association Inc.

AHA, Inc., promotes the use of the movement of the horse as a treatment strategy in physical, occupational and speech therapy sessions for people living with disabilities. Their site offers a listing of certified therapists by state.

Buddie's Veterans Adaptive Golf .

In conjunction with the Kansas City VA Hospital offer a rehabilitative and therapeutic golf and life skills program designed to enhance the physical, mental, social and emotional well-being of disabled veterans.

Disabled air plane pilot program

They are a flight school that trains disabled people to become pilots located in Big Bear & Murrieta CA.

Disabled Sports USA

The site includes a schedule of events and information on adapted fitness workshops and seminars; internship openings at DS/USA; links to DS/USA Chapter Web sites; access by program/activity, major events, and equipment of DS/USA chapters and regions; and links to other Web sites related to disabilities, including other disabled sports and recreation sites.

Extreme Chairing

The club promotes participation and viewing of extreme wheelchair sports such as chairing, sitski, 4 cross, body surfing, and power wheelchair racing. The organization conducts a number of sporting events each year.

Fishing from a wheelchair

The concept is a way for quadriplegics of level C5 or lower to have the ability to go fishing using only their physical strength, coordination, and dexterity – no electronic devices.

Gorp

Maintains a listing of wheelchair accessible paths and trails.

International Wheelchair Aviators

A worldwide organization of disabled and able bodied pilots.

National Alliance For Accessible Golf

The National Alliance for Accessible Golf ("Alliance") is an organization working to ensure the opportunity for all individuals with disabilities to play the game of golf. The Alliance is represented by major golf organizations in the United States, organizations that provide services for people with disabilities, and others who advocate for the inclusion of people with disabilities into society. Through GAIN (Golf: Accessible and Inclusive Networks) and other programs, the Alliance promotes inclusion and awareness to the golf industry, golf instructors, and the public.

National Wheelchair Basketball Association

The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) is comprised of 181 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 United States of America and Canada.

National Wheelchair Softball Association

In 1976, the National Wheelchair Softball Association (NWSA) was founded and serves as the governing body for wheelchair softball in the United States.

Physically Challenged Bowhunters Of America

Promotes the sport of archery and bowhunting for people with disabilities.

Special Olympics

Special Olympics offers children and adults with intellectual disabilities year-round training and competition in 26 Olympic-type summer and winter sports.

U.s. Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association

The U.S. EWHA is a non-profit 501 (C) 3 corporation, and member of Disabled Sports USA, dedicated to allowing many participants the opportunity to play electric (power) wheelchair hockey. Our sport is called PowerHockey™.

United States Golf Association

Resource Center for Individuals with Disabilities- Gathers and makes available, vital information to potential or current golfers with disabilities and other interested members of the golf and medical communities.

United States Quad Rugby Association

Promotes the sport of quad rugby and maintains a listing of regional teams, standings, and events.

U.S. Ski Team

Formerly known as the disabled team, the new Adaptive Team includes both alpine and cross country skiing in a program managed under the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), the parent organization of the U.S. Ski Team.

Wheelchair Curling

Wheelchair curling, events, information and insights.

Wheelchair Fencing

Contains information on wheelchair fencing, schedules, and events.

Wheelchair Hockey League

The Wheelchair Hockey League (WCHL) was created for the enjoyment of participating in hockey. The purpose of this league is to provide an appropriate means for persons in wheelchairs to have the opportunity to play hockey, and have the chance to engage in the competition and excitement of the sport.

Wheelchair Sports Usa

Directory of regional affiliated wheelchair sports programs including archery, athletics, shooting, swimming, table tennis, and weightlifting.