MISSION:
"create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully"
MISSION:
"making sports accessible and inclusive for individuals with physical disabilities and visual impairments"
INFO:
Youth & Adult sports
"By fostering a fun, inclusive, competitive, and acessible environment, we transform the lives of our athletes and free them to see beyond their disability, enhance their peer relaitonships and help them to reach their personal finish line."
PROGRAMS:
Archery
Boccia
CP Soccer
Cycling
Goalball
Kayaking
Pickleball
Power Soccer
Road Racing & Running
Rock Climbing
Rowing/Erging
Swimming
Tennis
Wheelchair Basketball - Competitive
Wheelchair Basketball - Recreational
Wheelchair Lacrosse
Wheelchair Rugby
ABOUT:
"...made up of, and led by, people with developmental disabilities, their familes, and allies"
...promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes"
23 local chapters across Virginia, including Richmond's SOAR 365
National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
"resource center on health promotion for people with disability...seeks to help people with disability and other chronic health conditions achieve health benefits through increased participation in al types of physical and social activities"
Virginia Disability Services Agencies (DSA)
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center (WWRC)
Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (VDBVI)
Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH)
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities (VBPD)
Virginia Assistive Technology System (VATS)
Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority (ATLFA)