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Canadian Paralympic Committee
The Paralympic Games, an elite competition for the worlds top athletes with a disability. Check the website for information on how our atheletes are performing as they prepare for the up coming Games.

Canadian Paralympic Committee Feel The Rush www.feeltherush.ca

The website providing details of sport for persons with a disability to learn about the sports best suited to their abilities and interests, and to locate national, provincial, or local sporting associations.

Canadian Amputee Golf Association

National U.S.A  Amputee Golf Association
The National Amputee Golf Association (NAGA) began over 40 years ago and is a not-for-profit organization that offers physical and mental therapy to amputees through involvement with golf. Whether you are an amputee, golfer, or both — you’re sure to want to pick up a golf club after viewing their site.

Eastern U.S.A  Amputee Golf Association
EAGA's prime purpose is to organize and conduct amputee golfing events and "Learn to Golf" clinics for any physically challenged individual, provide communication between its members and act as a bridge between its members and the National Association. The EAGA also assists NAGA in conducting the "First Swing" seminars for rehabilitation, parks and recreation, and golf professionals.

Western U.S.A  Amputee Golf Association
The Western Amputee Golf Association (WAGA) was founded to help amputees and other physically challenged people build a sense of personal pride and confidence.

CADS, Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing
Website of the Canadian Disabled Alpine Ski Team.

Calgary Cads

Edmonton Cads

Edmonton Sport Council
Offers a calendar of events, directories of sports and facilities, information about funding, and more.

Ontario Amputee Sports Association

To provide the opportunity for Amputees and Les Autres to participate in leisure, fitness and/or competitive sports.

AbleSailNetwork

The AbleSailNetwork (ASN) is a cooperative association of accessible sailing programs across Canada. AbleSailNetwork provides a forum for operators to identify, discuss and address common operating issues and challenges. Members of AbleSailNetwork are committed to promoting and developing the sport/recreation of sailing, by making it accessible to all Canadians with a disability.

Canadian Amputee Hockey Committee (CAHC)
The Canadian Amputee Hockey Committee (CAHC) is a newly formed committee, of the Canadian Amputee Sport Association (CASA), that has organized for the sole purpose of promoting ice hockey for amputees regardless of age, gender, race or physical ability. Amputee hockey is played similarly to professional and amateur hockey, with the exception that a player needs to be missing a limb at a major joint. Our motto, shared by the American Amputee Hockey Association, is to, "put your disability on ice". The main goal is to raise each and every players self esteem through playing the Canadian past time, the fastest most exciting team sport in the world. 
 

Paralympic Sports Association
As a non-profit registered charity, the Paralympic Sports Association for the past thirty-five years has been providing recreation and sport programs in the Edmonton, Alberta area for men, women and children with a physical disability. Members can find their own level of comfort in these programs, whether it be at the recreational or more competitive level.

American Amputee Soccer Association
Promote social interactivity, self-esteem and self-confidence among adult, and  especially among new and youthful amputees, through recreational and competitive amputee soccer programs. They identify, develop, and train athletes to represent the United States in elite International and Paralympic amputee soccer competition.

Sport Science
News and resources for research on sport, exercise, and physical performance.

U.S. Handcycling Federation
The United States Handcycling Federation is a non-profit corporation designed to foster and promote the development of Handcycling in both its recreational and competitive natures.  The Corporation is organized and operated to foster National and International amateur sport competition within the meaning of section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia
Provides people with disabilities the opportunity to leave their restrictions behind and become active participants in an exciting outdoor sport.

Disabled Sports USA
A national nonprofit, 501(c)(3), organization established in 1967 by 
disabled Vietnam veterans to serve the war injured. DS/USA now offers nationwide sports rehabilitation programs to anyone with a permanent physical disability. Activities include winter skiing, water sports, summer and winter competitions, fitness and special sports events. Participants include those with visual impairments, amputations, spinal cord injury, dwarfism, multiple sclerosis, head injury, cerebral palsy, and other neuromuscular and orthopedic conditions.

BC Sport and Fitness Council for the Disabled
The British Columbia Sport & Fitness Council for the Disabled (the Council) is a federation of nine member groups, each of which has its own mission, mandate, and membership. The Council's role is to coordinate the efforts of its member groups where appropriate, provide a liaison with government, direct fund raising projects, and coordinate  the annual Games for Athletes with a Disability.