Adaptive Resource Guides: Part 1, Disabled Sports USA

This is part 1 in a 4 part series about resource guides for United States based adaptive sport and recreation events and programming. This information should benefit a participant, parent, volunteer or anyone looking to find information about what is going in adaptive sports and recreation on around the US.  Showcasing four resource guides over the next four blogs part 1 is about Disabled Sports USA.

Disabled Sports USA is: 

• a national nonprofits, 501c3, organization 
• established in 1967 by disabled Vietnam veterans to serve the war injured. 
• now offers nationwide sports rehabilitation programs through their chapter network to anyone with a permanent disability. 
• Warfighter Sports is DSUSA's programming specifically for active duty and veterans with disabilities
• Over 100 chapters in 37 states
• National office is in Rockville, MD

Disabled Sports USA sponsored the 2011 Copper Mountain Nor Am Race

Disabled Sports USA website offers these resource guides:  

• A database of their chapter network.  DSUSA has over 100 chapters in 37 states offering adaptive sports and recreational opportunities in over 40 different year round sports. Click here to be taken to their search able chapter listing page
• A online events calendar of events through their chapter network.  Events are added to the calendar on an ongoing basis and each DSUSA Chapter can post events which support adaptive athletes.  Click here to be taken to the DSUSA event calendar.  Click here to be taken to the Warfighter Sports Winter Event listing. 

Disabled Sports USA is doing great work providing adaptive sports and recreational opportunities through their chapter network.   Stay tuned for part 2 about the US Paralympic Sports Club Locator site.  

Knowledge is Empowerment.

-RAM