NCPAD [all links on this page open in a new window] is an information center concerned with physical activity and disability. Being physically active is good for every body. That's a message you will find many times on this site. Being active is an important part of getting and staying healthy.

One 'must read' item on this website is?the monograph on Can Disability, Chronic Conditions, Health and Wellness Coexist? in which author June Kailles discusses the common confusion people have about the relationship between having a disability and being healthy. Once you realize that EVERY BODY needs some activity to get and remain healthy, you will find?NCPAD has a great many resources to help you find how YOU can participate.?NCPAD has information and resources for EVERYONE, from guidelines to consider before starting any kind of exercise program to factsheets 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, become as active as they wish.

NCPAD maintains an online searchable database of personal trainers who are experienced in helping people with various disabilites and health conditions.? Find a trainer in your state by?zip code (US)?or even in Australia, Canada, or Puerto Rico.