Sports, Recreational, and Cultural Activities

www.accessible.travel [5]
E-mail: craig@accessible.travel [6]

Inclusive tourism for people with disabilities and mature travelers by Craig Grimes, a paraplegic and full-time wheelchair user. Accessible.travel provides online accessible accommodation booking services, adapted airport transfers, mobility equipment hire, and suitable guided tours in a variety of European cities.

www.adaptiveadventures.org [13]
E-mail: info@adaptiveadventures.org [14]

Adaptive Adventures - Evergreen
P.O. Box 2245
Evergreen, CO 80437
303/877-679-2770
303-670-8290 (Fax)

Adaptive Adventures - Chicago
2616 Wilmette Ave.
Wilmette, IL 60091
866-679-2770 (Toll free)
847-251-8445

Adaptive Adventures is a mobile, non resort-based organization that "brings programs to people" as opposed to "bringing people to programs."

Their programs offer opportunities for people with physical disabilities including, but not limited to: amputations, paraplegia, quadriplegia, birth defects, cerebral palsy, head injuries, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, strokes, and visual impairments.

www.sitski.com/pg3.htm [19]

Provides a listing of adaptive sports programs by U.S. state. Also provides listings of adaptive sports programs in Canada and Europe.

(Formerly the Coalition for Disabled Hunters' Rights)
www.disabledrights.org [22]
E-mail: Alliance@disabledrights.org [23]

The Alliance for Disabled Sportsmen's Rights is a non-profit organization that coordinates the efforts of disabled individuals who are working to achieve equal access to all hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation opportunities throughout the United States.

c/o Jim Hynan
8100 Foster Lane #310
Niles, IL 60714-1159
312-409-1605
www.absf.org [26]
E-mail: ABSF@absf.org [27]  

ABSF was founded in 1971 and is a non-profit tax-exempt national organization chartered in the State of Illinois. The purpose of ABSF is to provide an educational skiing program that is open to any blind or visually impaired person in the hope of providing both physical and psychological therapeutic value. Has a newsletter, membership information, and event schedule.

c/o James Benton
ABBA President
1209 Somerset Road
Raleigh, NC 27610
919-755-0700
www.abba1951.org [30]
E-mail: president@abba1951.org [31]  

Since the 1940s, the ABBA has enabled blind and visually impaired youths and adults to bowl alongside sighted friends and family. The development of special guide rails has made this possible.

The ABBA has over 2000 members in more than 125 leagues across the United States and Canada. ABBA sponsors blind bowling leagues for adults, an annual tournament, and publishes The Blind Bowler.

c/o Bruce Hooper
7410 Quail Run Drive
San Antonio, TX 78209
210-822-6366
www.americanblindgolf.com [35]
E-mail: bhooper@grandecom.net [36]

The American Blind Golf Association was formed to promote golf, whether for competition or fun.

10632 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 108
Columbia, MD 21044
410-997-4040
410-997-4048 (Fax)
www.adta.org [40]  
E-mail: info@adta.org [41]

The American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) works to establish and maintain high standards of professional education and competence in the field of dance/movement therapy.

ADTA stimulates communication among dance/movement therapists and members of allied professions through publication of the ADTA Newsletter, the American Journal of Dance Therapy, monographs, bibliographies, and conference proceedings.

Phil Martin, Chair
c/o Camp Association
P.O. Box 21
Jackson Gap, AL 36861
205-825-9226
Web site [45]

The purpose of WSDA is to organize, promote and direct water skiing for individuals with disabilities. Members of WSDA and their local water ski clubs hold clinics throughout the nation. WSDA sanctions the Water Skiers with Disabilities Water Ski National Championships, held every August.

Art Beyond Sight
589 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10012
212-334-8720
www.artbeyondsight.org [48]
E-mail: Coordinator@ArtBeyondSight.org [49]

Art Beyond Sight is a one-stop resource for bringing art and culture to people with visual impairments. Programs and services include:

• Discussion groups
• Listservs
• Web-based art courses
• Disability awareness training
• Museum Handbook
• Teacher resource center

c/o Gonje Music Ltd.
P.O. Box LG915
Legon, Accra
Ghana
+233 28 8249487
E-mail: caab6@yahoo.com [53]

Capacity building for blind and visually impaired persons interested in African musical instruments, digital audio recording, and music braille.

Pier 40, The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-281-0212
www.baads.org [57]
E-mail: baadsmembership@gmail.com [58]

The Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (BAADS) seeks to make all aspects of sailing in the San Francisco Bay Area accessible. This includes full participation in teaching sailing, cruising, racing, and developing engineering designs for adaptive equipment to benefit people with diverse abilities.

www.blindyoga.net [61]
Contact Blind Yoga [62]

Beginning Yoga for the Blind and Visually Impaired brings yoga to the blind and low vision community. Gretchen Hein, a certified yoga teacher and her partner, Marty Klein, blind author, workshop leader, and yoga student, combine their knowledge and insights to bring you an introduction to the basics of yoga, via CD.

www.blindartistssociety.com [65]
E-mail: Jbeer@SVA.edu [66]

The Blind Artists Society is an online resource and support group for artists with visual impairments, their family members, caregivers, and eye care providers.

The Society provides a means for artists to communicate with each other; express their feelings and experiences; display their art online; and sell their art on line. Artists include painters, sculptors, photographers, wood carvers, writers, poets, musicians, art critics, editors, art galleries, and auctioneers.

www.blindjudofoundation.org [69]  
E-mail: info@blindjudofoundation.org [70]
Contact Form: www.blindjudofoundation.org/contact.php [71]

The Blind Judo Foundation promotes the sport of Judo by identifying Head Instructors and their Dojos who are interested in working with the blind and visually impaired community. It also provides professional development activities, information, and educational resources for coaches about working with blind and visually impaired students.

The Foundation provides funding to deserving students for sustained training and memberships to USA Judo and United States Association of Blind Athletes, including an introduction to the US Paralympic Judo Team.

539 Queens Quay West
Toronto, ON
Canada
416-489-2433
416-489-2433 (Fax)
www.blindsailing.ca [74]

Blind Sailing Canada (BSC) was formed to provide opportunities for the blind to improve their quality of life by building self-esteem and confidence through recreational sailing. BSC facilitates integration with sighted sailors and education of the public regarding the abilities of blind persons.

www.blindsailing.org [77]
E-mail: blindsailing@blindsailing.org [78]

Blind Sailing International is the governing body for competitive international sailing for persons who are blind or visually impaired. They provide information on regattas and other sailing events, the types of boats used, and the rules for sailing with visual impairment.

BSI also publishes Facing the Wind -- a manual for teaching blind and visually impaired persons to sail.

465 Maplewood Road
Springfield, PA 19064
302-836-5784
302-836-5084 (Fax)
www.blindsports.org [81]
E-mail: info@blindsports.org [53]

Blind Sports Organization (BSO) provides, promotes, and advocates sports, recreation, and social opportunities for blind and visually impaired youth and adults, offering goalball, judo, walk-run club, beep baseball, bowling, and a youth multi-sport sampler.

BSO offers additional sports at their annual Sports Day and occasional special events, and provides speakers to educate the public about the benefits of participation in fitness, recreation, and sports.

Home of the nation’s only blind movie critic
www.blindsidereviews.com [85]

Jay Forry is a blind movie critic whose reviews are featured in media outlets across the US. Visit Jay’s web site for film clips, trailers, and his reviews of most current films.

www.bbsarchery.org.uk [88]
Contact information: www.bbsarchery.org.uk/contacts.html [89]

The British Blind Sport Archery web site provides information about British visually impaired Archery: history, news, rules, upcoming events, results, and information for beginning or established archers.

www.buckmasters.com [92]
David Sullivan, Disabled Services Director
205-366-8415
E-mail: dsullivan@buckmasters.com [93]

Buckmasters' American Deer Foundation's (BADF) Disabled Services was established in 1993 after realizing the need for hunting opportunities among people with disabilities. An estimated 1.7 million people with severe physical handicaps enjoy hunting and shooting sports in the U.S. BADF Disabled Services understands the importance of outdoor recreation and its positive impact on the quality of life for people with disabilities.

2629 West Main Street, Suite 190
Littleton, CO 80120
http://cdifferent.org [96]
Contact information [97]

The C Different Foundation (CDF) works to create opportunities for visually impaired athletes to participate in athletic events. CDF also seeks out other types of opportunities for athletes to share their message. CDF promotes total integration for blind and visually impaired athletes for the benefit of society in all countries worldwide.

P.O. Box 6639
Snowmass Village, CO 81615
970-923-0578 (Voice and TTY)
970-923-7338 (Fax)
www.challengeaspen.com [100]  
E-mail: possibilities@challengeaspen.com [101]  

Challenge Aspen provides recreational, cultural, competitive and educational experiences for individuals who have cognitive or physical disabilities. Activities include skiing, snow mobiling, ice skating, hiking, and rock climbing.

Ham radio and technology for people with disabilities
3915 Golden Valley Road
Golden Valley, MN 55422
866-HANDIHAM (866-426-3442) (Toll free)
763-520-0577 (Fax)
www.handiham.org [104]  
E-mail: hamradio@courage.org [105]  

An organization for blind, visually impaired, and/or physically disabled ham radio buffs. Courage Center provides study material on tape and adaptive ham radio technology for sale and loan to program participants.

Pier 4, Charlestown Navy Yard
Charlestown, MA 02129
617-268-7243
Courageous Sailing Adaptive Sailing Program web site [108]

Courageous Sailing is the largest organization of its kind in the Boston area to offer free sailing programs and activities to people with autism, developmental disabilities, blindness, and diabetes. While sailing in Boston Harbor, participants build skills in teamwork, physical coordination, self-reliance, leadership, and technical knowledge.

2504 Merchant Avenue
Odessa, FL 33556
800-544-7604 (Toll free)
813-775-4040
727-372-7396 (Fax)
www.dialysisatsea.com [112]  
E-mail: dasc1@dialysisatsea.com [113]

The largest provider of dialysis services aboard cruise ships in the world. Since 1977, Dialysis at Sea has helped individuals on dialysis and their families experience the pleasures of cruising. Trained medical professionals handle all shipboard medical needs.

www.disabledsportsmenofamerica.org [117]
E-mail contacts: www.disabledsportsmenofamerica.org/Contacts.html [118]

Disabled Sportsmen of America (DSA) will provide people who are disabled and/or terminally ill with adaptive equipment and opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors, including hunting, rafting, camping, and fishing. There is no age limit for any DSA adventures or programs.

www.blindnessandarts.com [121]
E-mail: editor@blindnessandarts.com [122]

ECO was founded as an on-line knowledge base in 2006, in order to provide research resources, information, and a gallery about blindness in the arts. It has now expanded to include information about blindness in information technology and computing.

Adventure Travel for Persons with Disabilities
www.endeavour-safaris.com [126]
E-mail: info@endeavour-safaris.com [53]

Endeavor Safaris for people with vision impairments are specially designed in order to create an informative all-round experience. The tours interpret the African Wildlife Experience for people with visual impairments by using description and explanation to paint visual pictures and enhance any wildlife sighting experience. Where it is safe to do so, they will exit the vehicle to touch, smell, and/or explore anything of interest.

www.extant.org.uk [129]
E-mail: extantad@btconnect.com [130]

Extant is the opposite of extinct. Formed in 1997, Extant is the name of a dynamic performance arts space chosen by a group of professional visually impaired artists. Extant is Britain's only professional performing arts company of visually impaired people and has become an innovator in arts management, training, and Consultancy through the Arts.

E-mail: president@eyecyclecolorado.org [53]

EyeCycle Colorado offers organized tandem rides in and around the Denver Metro area. They also offer multi-day rides for more experienced sighted captain and blind stoker teams.

EyeCycle Colordo recruits and trains sighted captains (front seat of the tandem bike) and teams them with a blind or visually impaired stoker (back seat of the tandem bike).

For Visually Impaired and Blind Skiers
P.O. Box 18944
Denver, CO 80218-0944
866-860-0972 (Toll free)
303-860-0972
www.foresightskiguides.org [135]
E-mail: info@foresightskiguides.org [136]

Foresight Ski Guides, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to making challenge recreation opportunities through snow sports both affordable and accessible to visually impaired and blind skiers.

420 South Howes, Suite B300
Fort Collins, CO 80521
877-627-1425
www.globalexplorers.org [139]
E-mail: LeadingTheWay@globalexplorers.org [53]

Global Explorers is a nonprofit organization that offers educational, responsible travel experiences for middle school, high school, and college-aged students and their educators.

The Leading the Way [140] program, developed in partnership with blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer, is open to blind, visually impaired, and sighted students aged 14-21. The program integrates science, service, leadership, culture, and travel adventure. Each expedition involves a preparatory curriculum prior to travel and a service leadership project post-travel.

Guitar4Blind.com [143]
E-mail: Craypoe@hotmail.com [144]

Guitar4Blind.com is designed to teach visually impaired people guitar chords as they would apply to each of the twelve major keys and their relative minor keys. It is optimized for access with JAWS for windows screen reading software and other screen readers. The site was developed by Bob Craypoe in the U.S. and tested by Terry Hopwood-Jackson in the U.K.

1104 El Prado
San Clemente, CA 92672-4637
949-498-4540
949-498-6128 (Fax)
www.hsascuba.com [147]
E-mail: hsa@hsascuba.com [148]

HSA International promotes recreational diving for people with disabilities worldwide. HSA operates as an independent diver training and certifying agency. Its diver education programs and Instructor Training Course (ITC) are internationally recognized.

HSA has a searchable database to help Find a Member [149].

http://hearandthere.net [152]
E-mail: duhlman@msn.com [53]

Hear and There Audio Magazine is a radio program and podcast that is hosted and produced by Dave Uhlman, a visually impaired accessibility consultant. Hear and There is an adventure program that provides detailed audio descriptions of museums, nature walks, art shows, and news reports.

Dave puts words to the visual to enable the listener to "see" and enjoy the experience. Hear and There visits venues with accessible features, provides detailed descriptions, and encourages listeners to attend and participate in the events. Recent podcasts included visits to the Cincinnati Zoo and the King Tut exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago.

Agincourt Recreation Centre
31 Glen Watford Drive
Scarborough, ON M1S 1A1
Canada
www.iceowls.ca [156]
E-mail: ed.parenteau@rogers.com [53]

The Ice Owls is a Toronto hockey team of blind and visually impaired players who have varying degrees of severe vision loss, along with a small number of sighted players. All games are played against sighted teams.

The puck is the critical difference in visually impaired hockey. It’s a thick plastic wheel, about ten centimetres across, filled with hardware. It rattles as it moves across the ice. While some of the players have partial vision and can see the puck in addition to hearing it, the sound is particularly important for the goaltenders, who are usually completely blind.

www.ibsa.es [159]
Addresses and contacts: www.ibsa.es/eng/direccionesycontactos.htm [160]

The International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) encourages all blind and visually impaired people to become involved in a wide range of sports and physical activities, including alpine skiing, judo, bowling, athletics, football, archery, power lifting, and cycling. The IBSA sponsors worldwide competitions for blind athletes from all five continents.

Queen Isabelle House
Unit 8 Kingsclere Park
Kingsclere
Newbury
Berkshire
RG20 4SW
United Kingdom
www.livingpaintings.org [163]
E-mail: info@livingpaintings.org [164]

Living Paintings creates thermoform versions of pictures with raised surfaces that come to life when explored through touch. Sound recordings direct the fingers, telling the stories of the pictures and describing their features. These raised images explain the special shape and characteristics of the pictures, while audio descriptions provide instructions for touching and interpreting the images. Color reproductions of the images enable sharing with sighted friends, family, and peers.

8 Sundance Lane
Newry, ME 04261
800-639-7770 (Toll free/TTY)
207-824-2440 (TTY/Voice)
207-824-0453 (Fax)
www.skimhs.org [167]
E-mail: info@skimhs.org [168]

Maine Handicapped Skiing (MHS) is the largest year-round adaptive recreation program in the state of Maine for adults and children with physical disabilities. Over 390 volunteers assist athletes in appreciating the joys and challenges of sports participation.

MHS provides over 3700 lessons during winter and summer, free of charge, thanks to the generous support of individuals, businesses, corporations and foundations that sustain MHS every year. Lessons include Alpine skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing, showshoeing, cycling, golf, and paddling.

From February 12-17, 2012, MHS will host the New England Blind and Visually Impaired Ski Festival at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort. Information and details are available at the New England Blind and Visually Impaired Ski Festival web site. [169]

Sailing Program for the Blind
Danette Davis, Director, Program for the Blind
510-847-6203
www.marinsailingschool.com/blind-sailing.html [173]
E-mail: DDavis@MarinSailingSchool.com [53]

The Marin Sailing School offers private sailing lessons for individuals and small groups on San Francisco Bay, departing from Sausalito, California.

The Marin Sailing School Program for the Blind provides blind or visually impaired persons the opportunity to learn the fundamental skills of sailing and the basic principles of seamanship. Students learn to sail through the use of creative and adaptive methods in a hands-on, mainstream teaching environment. The objective is the same as for sighted sailors: to harness the wind and to experience all the challenges and rewards of sailing.

4 Bonnie Brae
Camden, ME 04856
207-542-4438
www.mindseyetravel.com [176]
E-mail: info@mindseyetravel.com [53]

Mind's Eye Travel creates tours and travel experiences for people who are blind or visually impaired. The price of a hosted trip includes sighted guide service. A minimum of six people is needed to provide a sighted guide.

National Resource Center for Blind Musicians
510 Barnum Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06608
203-366-3300
203-368-2847 (Fax)
www.musicandartscenter.org [179]
E-mail: info@musicandartscenter.org [180]

The resource center provides information and referral services for visually impaired students of all ages, their parents and teachers; learning opportunities for blind students headed to college; and maintains a network of visually impaired musicians willing to share their expertise in braille music, technology, and coping strategies.

General Information:
Secretary, Stephen A. Guerra
3444 Limerick Lane, NE
Rochester, MN 55906
507-208-8383
www.nbba.org [184]
E-mail: secretary@nbba.org [185]
Additional contact information: www.nbba.org/contacts.htm [186]

The National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA) promotes this adaptive form of baseball, America's favorite pasttime. Learn all about how the game is played [187] and where to find sources of beep baseball equipment [188].

NBBA Teams [189] lists all registered teams and a contact for each to connect with a beep baseball team in your local area.

The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
[193]800-900-8086 (Toll free)
E-mail: ncpad@uic.edu [194]

Find A Personal Trainer

The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD) provides information, resources, and guidelines on beginning an exercise program, as well as fact sheets on many popular activites, games, recreational pursuits, and sports that have been adapted to allow people with disabilities to participate as fully as they wish, and become as active as they wish.

NCPAD maintains an online searchable database [195] of personal trainers who are experienced in helping people with a range of disabilites and health conditions.

United States Department of the Interior
www.nps.gov/access [198]

Provides Access Your National Parks: A Guide to Accessibility Programs.

P.O. Box 1290
Winter Park, CO 80482
970-726-1540
970-726-4112 (Fax)
www.nscd.org [201]
E-mail: info@nscd.org [202]

With specially trained staff and its own adaptive equipment lab, the NSCD teaches a variety of winter and summer sports and activities to individuals with a range of physical, cognitive, emotional, or behavioral diagnoses, including vision impairment and blindness.

NSCD offers rafting, sailing, therapeutic horseback riding, mountain biking, adaptive cycling, camping, fishing, hiking, canoeing, in-line skating, rock climbing, baseball camps, and more.

P.O. Box 26
Lincoln, NH 03251
603-745-6281 x5663
http://nedisabledsports.org [205]
Contact New England Disabled Sports [206]

New England Disabled Sports (formerly known as the White Mountain Adaptive Snowsports School) provides year-round adaptive sport instruction to adults and children with physical and cognitive disabilities.

Their programs allow disabled students to enjoy a boundary-free environment, enjoy outdoor recreation with friends and family, and have access to equipment and instruction that might otherwise be unavailable.

P.O. Box 33150
Denver, CO 80233
800-369-RIDE (7433) (Toll free)
303-452-1212
303-252-4610 (Fax)
www.narha.org [210]
E-mail contacts: www.narha.org/Contact/Staff.asp [211] 

Since 1969, the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, Inc. (NARHA), has provided Equine Assisted Activity and Therapy (EAAT) programs in the United States and Canada through its network of nearly 800 member centers.

Jeff Lann, Executive Director
P.O. Box 157
Sandy, OR 97055
503-668-6195
www.oralhull.org [214]
E-mail: oralhull@teleport.com [215]

The Oral Hull Foundation for the Blind provides year-round recreational, social, and informal educational opportunities for persons with blindness and low vision. The facilities are located in a 23-acre park and include a lodge, camping, and meeting facilities.

www.papermusic.org [219]
E-mail: info@papermusic.org [220]

Paper Music is a social entrepreneurship dedicated to providing music from any source to musicians of any disability. The purpose of the site is to provide an ever-increasing Guide to Electronic Resources for Musicians on the World Wide Web, from corporate and organization sites to personal web sites.

114 State Road 103 South
Mount Union, PA 17066-9601
814-542-2511
814-542-7437 (Fax)
www.beaconlodge.com [223]
E-mail: beaconlodgecamp@verizon.net [224]

The Pennsylvania Lions' Beacon Lodge Camp is a 583-acre camp for children and adults with special needs including blindness, deafness, and many other physical and mental challenges.

Beacon Lodge was established in 1948 as a summer camp for blind residents of Pennsylvania and has become a conference center for special groups, an educational facility for families, and a rental camp for group retreats.

Accessible Programs
26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215-684-7602
215-684-7600 (TTY)
215-684-7395 (Fax)
www.philamuseum.org [227]

Form in Art Program [228]:

Form in Art combines art-making studio classes and the study of art history into a unique course for legally blind adults. Visual description and touch tours by specially trained guides help students get an initial experience of select objects in the Museum's galleries.

Historical and subjective information and lectures by conservators and curators supplement this information and teach about the role of the art museum. In studio classes, artist instructors expose the students to a wide variety of materials and techniques to assist and encourage their self-expression.

2nd Floor Camelford House
87-90 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7TW, UK
+44 (0)207 339 8500
+44 (0)207 339 8501 (Fax)
www.ramblers.org.uk [231]
E-mail: ramblers@ramblers.org.uk [232]

The Ramblers' Association promotes walking and strives to improve conditions for everyone who walks in England, Scotland, and Wales. Their web site has useful information about walking in general and specialized information for people who have visual impairment [233].

4800 West Gates Pass Road
Tucson, AZ 85745
800-377-5399 (Toll free)
520-620-1220
www.safariclubfoundation.org [236]  
E-mail contact: www.safariclubfoundation.org/static/contact [237]  

Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) funds and manages worldwide programs dedicated to wildlife conservation, outdoor education, and humanitarian services. SCIF programs include Disabled Hunters; Sensory Safari; Sportsmen Against Hunger; and SafariCare.

U.S. Sailing
P.O. Box 1260
15 Maritime Drive
Portsmouth, RI 02871-0907
401-683-0800
Council for Sailors with Disabilities [240]

The Council for Sailors with Disabilities is dedicated to the proposition that sailing, of which sailboat racing is a part, is a true lifetime sport in which disabled sailors can participate, on equal terms, with anyone.

The Council is responsible for promoting sailing to persons with disabilities, representing disabled sailors to US Sailing, and addressing practical issues of training, education, and access to sailing and boating facilities.

2607 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14207
716-362-9600
716-362-9601 (Fax)
www.sabahinc.org [244]
E-mail: sabah@sabahinc.org [245]

For more than 26 years, the Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped, Inc. (SABAH) has taught 9,000 Western New Yorkers who have vision impairment or other physical, cognitive, or emotional challenges to ice skate. Over the past years, locally-raised funds provided instruction to more than 800 people with disabilities.

SABAH provides weekly adaptive ice skating lessons, adaptive skating equipment, intense volunteer support, and the opportunity to perform in an annual ice skating spectacular. SABAH works with people ages 16 months to 72 years.

1455 West Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-827-3232
www.sfl.org [248]
E-mail: info@sfl.org [249]

A program of cross-country skiing benefiting blind, visually impaired, and mobility-impaired individuals and their guides.

Ski for Light, Inc. is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that teaches blind, visually- and mobility-impaired adults to cross-country ski. 

Each year Ski for Light, Inc. conducts a week-long event in which blind and mobility-impaired adults are taught the basics of cross-country skiing. During the Ski for Light week, each disabled skier is paired with an experienced, sighted, cross-country skier who acts as ski instructor and guide.

Mailing Address:
Sun Valley Adaptive Sports
P.O. Box 6791
Ketchum, ID 83340

Physical Address:
Sun Valley Adaptive Sports
120 2nd Avenue, Suite 207
Ketchum, ID 83340
208-726-9298
208-726-0957 (Fax)
www.svasp.org [252]  
E-mail: tom@svasp.org [253]  

Sun Valley Adaptive Sports (SVAS) offers programs for children, teens, adults, and veterans that cover a wide range of disabilities: physical, emotional, developmental, and learning.

Programs include alpine skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing, whitewater rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, hiking, biking, running, martial arts, skeet shooting, fly-fishing, yoga, theater, swimming, and hot springs.

SVAS also offers a special skiing program for blind veterans who have been wounded in Iraq. All programs are free to participants.

Bill Brown's Music Lessons by Ear [258]
Music for the Blind
704 Habersham Road
Valdosta, GA 31602
888-778-1828 (Toll free)
E-mail: Bill@musicvi.com [259]

Learn to play guitar, saxophone, piano, banjo, mandolin, flute, violin, bass, drums, ukulele, and harmonica by ear.

RNIB Transcription Centre Southwest
2 White Oaks Court
Davids Lane
Ivybridge
Devon PL21 0DW
United Kingdom
Information about braille music [260], music books and braille transcription [261], and talking scores [262].

Music in large print is available from Library Reproduction Service
800-255-5002
310-354-2601 (Fax)
www.lrs-largeprint.com [263]

www.tandemclub.org [266]  

The Tandem Club of America was founded in 1976 by a group of tandem riders who wanted to share their enthusiasm and exchange information with other tandem owners throughout the country. The Tandem Club promotes tandem rallies and publishes the DoubleTalk newsletter.

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
[269]1100 West 45th Street
Austin, TX 78756
800-872-5273 (Toll free)
512-454-8631
512-206-9451 (TDD)
512-206-9450 (Fax)

The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) offers a broad range of educational services provides useful resources and links of national relevance, including adaptive and assistive technology; curriculum and publications; instructional and learning resources; physical education; and recreation and leisure skills.

Lawrence Euteneier
230 Blackburn Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K1N 8A8
613-298-3028
www.blindfishingboat.com [273]
E-mail: info@blindfishingboat.com [274]

Information on guided blind fishing adventures, fishing gear and techniques for blind fishers, outdoor accessibility, the Blind Fishing Porta-Bote, and the Blind Fishing Power Cat.

Lawrence Euteneier is always interested in hearing about new fishing techniques and equipment or suggestions for the Blind Fishing Boat project. He is available to attend events to provide boating demonstrations or presentations about his experience on the water.

http://lawnbowls.com/vis_impaired/england [277]
E-mail: hugh.swain@btopenworld.com [53]

The English National Association of Visually Handicapped Bowlers was formed in 1975 to provide, or to assist in the provision of, facilities to encourage visually impaired persons to play the game of bowls. It is made up of more than 50 member clubs and has more than 600 members.

40 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06112
860-727-5727
www.weavingcenter.org [280]
E-mail: HA@weavingcenter.org [281]

The mission of the Hartford Artisans Weaving Center is to promote and teach the craft of handweaving in a supportive and creative community. The Center encourages people with low or no vision and those 55 and older to develop their skills and interest in weaving original and beautiful handwoven items.

Resource Center for Individuals with Disabilities
1631 Mesa Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
719-471-4810 ext. 15
800-659-2656 (TTY)
800-659-3656 (ACSII)
www.resourcecenter.usga.org/TeeOff [284]
E-mail: resourcecenter@usga.org [285]

The USGA Resource Center works to make the game of golf more accessible for individuals with disabilities by providing information to potential or current golfers with disabilities and other interested parties. The Resource Center is funded and managed by the USGA in partnership with other national organizations.

The Resource Center also posts Success Stories [286] about individuals with a range of disabilities, including blindness and low vision, who have succeeded in the game of golf.

40 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
Suite 400A
New York, NY 10001
212-686-5505
www.thevisionarymediagroup.org [289]
E-mail: TVMG@mac.com [290]

The Visionary Media Company is a non-profit organization that finds employment opportunities for blind musicians, artists, composers, vocalists, and audio professionals.

306 West 18th Street, #3A
New York, NY 10011
212-243-4337 (Administrative)
212-279-4200 (Box office)
www.tbtb.org [293]
E-mail: ischambelan@nyc.rr.com [294]

Theater Breaking Through Barriers, formerly Theater By the Blind, has been working for 29 years to develop blind and low vision talent for the theater, television and film. Recently, the company changed its name to reflect its commitment to include all artists with disabilities in its work, onstage, backstage, in the office and in the audience.

www.torontoskihawks.org [297]
E-mail: dgbrown@ca.ibm.com [53]

The Toronto Ski Hawks promote safe skiing for visually impaired, blind, and deaf-blind skiers. It was the first such club for blind skiers in Canada. Throughout the years, the club has developed skiers who have won gold medals in both Alpine and Nordic events at the World Championships for Disabled Skiers.

#611-340 Mill Road
Etobicoke, ON M9C 1Y8
Canada
416-760-2700
www.torontotrailblazers.org [300]
E-mail: info@torontotrailblazers.org [53]

The Trailblazers Tandem Cycling Club provides recreational cycling to people who have limited or no vision and the opportunity to cycle with sighted volunteers on tandem bicycles (bicycles built for two).

P.O. Box 511
Leeds LS5 3JT
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 8448 040 221
+646-867-3937 (United States/Canada)
www.traveleyes-international.com [303]
Send e-mail [304]

Traveleyes provides holidays for both blind/visually impaired and sighted travellers, journeying together in a spirit of mutual independence. Destinations include Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia, and the Americas, and vary from the unique and exploratory to relaxing sunshine breaks.

395 Baytree Drive
Melbourne, FL 32940
321-757-6824
www.midniteringers.org [307]
E-mail: wyantdr@aol.com [308]  

The mission of the U.S. Blind Horseshoe Pitchers' Association is to promote the sport of horseshoe pitching for people who are blind and visually impaired throughout the United States and develop assistive devices and methods for blind and visually impaired players.

www.bicyclingblind.org [312]
E-mail U.S. Blind Tandem Cycling Association [313]

The U.S. Blind Tandem Cycling Connection endeavors to increase the participation of individuals who are visually impaired or blind in the sport of tandem cycling. They serve as a resource to connect blind and visually impaired cyclists with sighted cyclists; educate people about tandem cycling; disseminate information about cycling clubs, events, and opportunities; and address the the needs of the blind tandem cycling community.

33 North Institute Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-630-0422
719-630-0616 (Fax)
www.usaba.org [316]
E-mail: mlucas@usaba.org [317]

The United States Association of Blind Athletes is a community-based organization of the United States Olympic Committee. USBA aims to increase the number and quality of grassroots-through-competitive, world-class athletic opportunities for Americans who are blind or visually impaired.

The USABA's web site has information on adapting sports for athletes who are blind or have low vision [318][links opens in new window]. These sports include swimming, skiing, judo, golf, athletics, wrestling, cycling, and more.

Phil Blackwell, President
18 Barnwood Circle
Greenville, SC 29607
www.blindgolf.com [321]
Contact information: www.blindgolf.com/who_to_contact.htm [322]

The USBGA promotes the game of golf for people with visual impairments. The BGA membership is for anyone who plays golf and is a totally blind (B-1) or vision impaired (B-2 or B-3) golfer. An application form [323] is available online. The site provides articles on playing and coaching blind golf [324].

c/o Jay Leventhal, Secretary
111-20 76th Rd. Apt. 5L
Forest Hills, NY 11375
718-275-2209
www.crisscrosstech.com/usbca [327]
E-mail: jaylev7@verizon.net [328]

The purpose of the United States Braille Chess Association is to actively encourage and assist in the promotion and advancement of correspondence and over-the-board chess among chess enthusiasts who are blind or visually impaired. One over-the-board tournament is held per year.

www.goalball.us [331]  
E-mail: info@goalball.us [332]  
330-475-6023 (between 9am and 9pm, EST)

Provides information, resources, links, a discussion board, tournament information, and a newsletter about the Paralympic sport of Goalball, played by people of all ages who are blind or visually impaired.

P.O. Box 139
Killington, VT 05751
802-786-4991
802-786-4986 (Fax)
www.vermontadaptive.org [335]
E-mail: director@vermontadaptive.org [336]

Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports (VASS) is committed to empowering individuals with disabilities. They promote independence and further equality through access to, and instruction in, sports and recreational opportunities.

www.viarchery.com [340]
E-mail: Janice@viarchery.com [341]

Written by an award-winning competitive archer who is visually impaired, the site contains information about techniques, equipment, and adaptations, along with video demonstrations and the rules for competition from the International Paralympic Committee.

The International Organization on Arts and Disability
818 Connecticut Avenue. NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
800-933-8721 (Toll free)
202-628-2800
202-737-0645 (TDD)
202-429-0868 (Fax)
www.vsarts.org [344]
E-mail: info@vsarts.org [345]

VSA is an international nonprofit organization founded more than 35 years ago by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts. VSA showcases the accomplishments of artists with disabilities and promotes increased access to the arts for people with disabilities.

1300 17th Street N.
Suite 750
Arlington, VA 22209-3872
855-987-8326
www.worldteamsports.org [349]
E-mail: info@worldteamsports.org [350]

World T.E.A.M. Sports is dedicated to the premise that "The Exceptional Athlete Matters." It brings together as athletes people of all cultures, with and without disabilities. For more than 20 years, this 501(c)3 non-profit organization has used athletics to challenge disabled men, women, and children to accomplish goals they never thought possible. In all events – whether mountain climbing, biking, whitewater rafting, or many other sports – World T.E.A.M. Sports includes both disabled and able-bodied participants.