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The National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization [1] that began in 1970 providing ski lessons for children with amputations. Today, the NSCD is one of the largest therapeutic recreation organizations in the world, serving more than 3,000 children and adults with disabilities . [ 2 ]
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) (1995) – a cross-disability organization that focuses on advocacy and services. American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) (1975) – coalition of local, state and national disability organizations. [1]
Certain able-bodied events are rarely contested as para-athletic events outside deaf sport; pole vault, triple jump, hammer (of which the club throw is sometimes considered the para-athletic equivalent) and the three hurdling events. The sport is known by various names, including disability athletics, disabled track and field and Paralympic ...
The Arc Baltimore, whose mission is to support people with developmental disabilities, is helping families bring in some holiday joy this season. Baltimore-based disability organization brings ...
4. International Cerebral Palsy Games [1] 5: 1982 5. International Cerebral Palsy Games Greve [1] 6: 1986 6. International Cerebral Palsy Games Gits: 7: 1989 Robin Hood CP World Games Nottingham [1] 8: 1993 Robin Hood CP World Games Nottingham [1] [3] 9: 1997 Robin Hood CP World Games Delden: 8 May 12 May [1] [4] 10: 2001 CPISRA World Games ...
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Move United was formed in 2020 as a merger of two organizations; Disabled Sports USA, which was first founded in 1956 and based in Rockville, Maryland, [4] [5] and Adaptive Sports USA, a second organization founded in 1967. Move United is a member of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. [6]
[citation needed] Other terms for the concept include adapted sports, adaptive sports, disability sports, and disabled sports. The term Paralympic sports may also be used interchangeably with parasports, though technically this only refers to sports contested at the Paralympic Games .