Working together is something we’re committed to at World T.E.A.M. Sports, and we want to help ensure disabled athletes have the necessary resources to lead active, exceptional lives. Learn more about disabled athletes and outdoor sporting events and organizations through these helpful links.
Organizations
Abilities, Inc.: Long Island, NY: Abilities, Inc. helps people with disabilities achieve their potential through work they enjoy. For over fifty-eight years we have trained people with disabilities in the skills they need to compete for and get satisfying jobs.
Achilles International: National non-profit organization for disabled runners. Has 65 regional chapters. Sponsors Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans.
Adaptive Sports Foundation: East Coast adaptive summer and winter sports program.
American Association of People with Disabilities: America’s largest cross-disability membership organization.
BlazeSports America: Non-profit organization for children and adult disability sports and recreation.
Challenge Aspen: Aspen, Colorado-based non-profit organization offering summer and winter programs for disabled persons.
Challenged Athletes Foundation: San Diego-based national non-profit organization providing opportunities and support for athletes with disabilities.
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation: A national non-profit organization providing support for individuals with spinal cord injuries and paralysis.
Colorado Discover Ability: Grand Junction, Colorado-based non-profit providing opportunities for self-exploration, building self-confidence, and increasing leisure independence for people with physical and intellectual disabilities. Includes outdoors and sports activities such as skiing, snowboarding, rafting and bicycling.
Combat Marine Outdoors: Houston, Texas-based non-profit providing hunting and fishing excursions for disabled military veterans from all services.
Disabled Sports USA: National organization started by Vietnam veterans serving injured military through summer and winter sports events.
Florida Disabled Outdoors Association: Tallahassee, Florida-based non-profit providing outdoor programs and adventure outings for the disabled.
Freedom for Life Foundation: Arizona-based non-profit organization begun by disabled veteran Darol Kubacz introduces people to outdoor sports and wilderness adventures.
Get Back Outdoors: New Hampshire-based non-profit outfitting disabled athletes with all-terrain wheelchairs for outdoor activities including hiking, fishing and hunting.
Kostas Z Foundation: Chicago, Illinois-based non-profit providing outreach and participatory programs for the disabled.
Lone Survivor Foundation: National organization started by Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, an Afghanistan War veteran. The organization empowers and assists wounded warriors and their families.
Luke’s Wings: Texas organization providing travel booking and complimentary airfare for Texas-based veterans and wounded warriors.
New Mobility: Active lifestyle monthly magazine for wheelchair users.
No Barriers USA: International organization for disabled persons providing bi-annual outdoor educational summits bringing together adventurers, scientists, and enthusiasts.
Outward Bound for Veterans: Non-profit educational organization offering active learning expeditions and custom curriculum for veteran participants.
Paradox Sports: Boulder, Colorado-based organization provides inspiration, opportunities and adaptive equipment, creating a national community of active disabled persons who inspire by example.
Paralyzed Veterans of America: National organization founded after World War II that provides support for service men and women with spinal cord injuries and disease. Has chapters nationally.
Project Healing Waters: Maryland-based National 501(c)3 organization providing fly fishing to disabled active duty military and veterans. Has regional chapters.
Push America: Hands-on service organization for members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. Offers disability awareness programs and events.
Ralph’s Riders Foundation: Non-profit national organization founded in 2008 for individuals with spinal cord injury and paralysis. Ralph’s Riders provides peer guidance, resources and a supporting network.
Ride 2 Recovery: Calabasas, California non-profit creates bicycling events to benefit mental and physical rehabilitation of our nation’s wounded warriors.
Semper Fi Fund: Nonprofit organization providing financial support to injured and critically ill members of America’s Armed Forces.
Soldiers Angels: Volunteer organization providing aid and comfort to members of the American military and their families.
Special Operations Warrior Foundation: National non-profit founded in 1980 providing support for American special operations Armed Forces, including warriors who were injured while deployed, and families of warriors who lose their lives.
Special Olympics: International organization offering sporting programs and events for disabled athletes.
Sportable: Richmond, Virginia non-profit organization providing adaptive sports and recreation.
Sports ‘N Spokes: Bi-monthly magazine for wheelchair athletes.
Ultimate Sports Program: Boston, Massachusetts-based program providing support and free sporting events for disabled children.
United States Association of Blind Athletes: World-class trainer of blind athletes in nine sports. Founded in 1976.
United States Handcycling Federation: National non-profit organization creating cycling opportunities for athletes with lower-body impairments.
USA Paralympics: Founded in 2001, USA Paralympics inspires disabled Americans to reach their goals in sporting events.
Veterans Expeditions: Boulder, Colorado based non-profit connects and challenges veteran athletes in outdoor activities.
We Connect Now: Website serving college students with disabilities, creating virtual community for important issues.
Wheelchair & Ambulatory Sports, USA: Provides multi-sport and recreational opportunities for individuals with visual and physical disabilities.
Wounded Warrior Project: Florida-based non-profit national organization founded in 2003 to provide services and assistance to our nation’s injured service members.
Athletes
Biking for America: Non-profit organization promotes bike rides by teenager Joseph Machado who raises money for charities, including the disabled.
Blindness to Brilliance: Legally blind grandfather David Kuhn is running 11,000 miles in about 13 months to benefit a number of charitable causes.
Freedom 5050: Phenomenal ride by 47-year-old Max McManus to ride through all 50 states in 50 days as tribute to victims of September 11, 2001 attacks. Ride began July 24, 2011 and ends at Ground Zero in New York September 11, 2011.
Veterans Miracle Network: Marine veteran Mac McQuown is walking to the capitals of all 48 lower United States. He started at Ground Zero in New York on September 11, 2011.
Seven Summits: Deaf female mountaineer Heidi Zimmer is climbing all Seven Summits. She’s already successfully climbed three, including Denali.
Touch the Top: Colorado adventurer Erik Weihenmayer’s website regarding his continuing efforts in working with blind athletes and the outdoors. Weihenmayer is the first blind person to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Events
Save-A-Limb Ride: Annual Maryland bicycle ride benefiting the Save-A-Limb Fund of Sinai Hospital’s Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics.
Soldiers to Summits: Non-profit No Barriers program offering expedition climbs for disabled veterans.
