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Parasports are sports played by people with a disability, including physical and intellectual disabilities. [1] Some parasports are forms of adapted physical activities from existing non-disabled sports, while others have been specifically created for persons with a disability and do not have a non-disabled equivalent.
Move United is an American non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of parasports among youths and adults with physical disabilities. The organization operates community parasports programs via over 150 local chapters across the country. [3]
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 ]
Apr. 26—One by one, middle school students at Sandia Prep filed into the gym Thursday afternoon, all of them with the unmistakable look of excitement in their eyes. These students were getting ...
Courage North, which opened at Lake George near Itasca State Park in 1971, was a donation to the Society. [38] The Courage Center outdoor adaptive sports program in Duluth was established in 1979. It began originally as a partnership with the UMD Recreational Sports program and the United Way.
Inclusive recreation, also known as adaptive or accessible recreation, is a concept whereby people with disabilities are given the opportunity to participate in recreational activities. Through the use of activity modifications and assistive technology , athletes or participants in sports or other recreational pursuits are able to play ...
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Assistive technology is the array of new devices created to enable sports enthusiasts who have disabilities to play. Assistive technology may be used in disabled sports , where an existing sport is modified to enable players with a disability to participate; or, assistive technology may be used to invent completely new sports with athletes with ...