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Adapted Recreation
Arts
Parks and Travel
Organizations
- Accessible Parks Database: Parks by Location (National Center on Physical Activity and Disability)
- America The Beautiful - Access Pass (U.S. National Parks and Monuments Travel Guide)
- National Center for Boundless Playgrounds
- National Parks: Accessible to Everyone (National Park Service)
- National Recreation and Park Association
- Play Areas - ADA Guidelines (United States Access Board)
- Recreational Facilities for Persons of All Abilities (Ohio Department of Natural Resources)
- Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality
Publications
- Designing for Inclusive Play: Applying the Principles of Universal Design to the Playground (National Center on Physical Activity and Disability)
- Planning Accessible Vacations: I Can Travel (National Center on Physical Activity and Disability)
- Play Areas Designed for Access (National Center on Physical Activity and Disability)
- Playgrounds for All (National Center on Physical Activity and Disability)
Sports and Fitness
Ohio Organizations
- Adaptive Sports Program of Ohio
- AIM for the Handicapped
- Cincinnati Recreation Commission - Division of Therapeutic Recreation
- Gliding Stars Adaptive Ice Skating Programs (offered in several Ohio cities)
- Miracle League of Central Ohio (adapted baseball)
- Ohio Sled Hockey
- Ohio State Recreational Sports
- Ohio Wheelchair Sports Association
- Recreation Unlimited
- Special Olympics - Ohio
- Westerville Parks & Recreation Department Access for All
National Organizations
- American Special Hockey Association
- Blaze Sports
- Directory of Sports Organizations for Athletes with Disabilities
- Disabled Sports USA
- Fishing Has No Bounderies Inc.
- Inclusive Fitness Coalition
- Infinitec.org
- National Center on Accessibility
- National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
- Personal Ponies
- Physical Fitness and Health: I Can Do It, You Can Do It
- Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International
- Special Olympics
- The National Beep Baseball Association
- TOPSoccer
- United States Association of Blind Athletes
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Adaptive Sports
Publications
- Impact: Feature Issue on Social Inclusion Through Recreation for Persons with Disabilities (Institute on Community Integration)
- Palaestra Magazine (adapted physical education activities)
- Program Considerations for Integrating Children with Disabilities into Community Sports and Recreation Programs (National Center on Physical Activity and Disability)
- Summaries of Accessibility Guidelines for Recreation Facilities (Access Board)
Summer Camps
Organizations
- American Camp Association
- Choice Camps
- Discover Camp
- KidsCamps.com (scroll down for Special Needs Camps section)
- MySummerCamps.com
- SummerCamps.com (scroll down for Special Needs Camps section)
- Very Special Camps
Publications
- Camps for Children with Special Needs (NICHCY)
- Choosing the Right Summer Camp (About: Parenting Special Needs)
- Finding a Camp for Your Child with Special Needs (KidsHealth for Parents)
- Introduction to Camp Resources (National Center on Physical Activity and Disability)
- Mom, I Want to Go to Camp (Family Center on Technology and Disability)
- Sending Your Child with Special Needs to Camp
Toys
Organizations
- AblePlay
- Dragonfly
- Fat Brain Toys
- FindTheRightToy.com
- Fisher Price
- Lekotek
- Let's Play! Projects
- Playworks
- TFH - Special Needs Toys
Publications
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Links updated February 2013