Resources
Facing Disability.com for families facing spinal cord injuries
http://www.facingdisability.com/
Facing Disability is a web resource with more than 1,000 videos drawn from interviews of people with spinal cord injuries, their families, caregivers and experts.
Christopher Reeve Foundation
www.christopherreeve.org
Non-profit organization dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy.
Challenged Athletes Foundation
www.challengedathletes.org
Established in 1997, the Challenged Athletes Foundation recognizes the athletic greatness inherent in all people with physical challenges and supports their athletic endeavors by providing unparalleled sports opportunities that lead to success in sports — and in life.
Life Rolls On
www.liferollson.org
A non-profit organization that inspires others to see the boundless possibilities beyond paralysis. Produces adaptive surfing, skating & snowboarding programs which empower paraplegics & quadriplegics to demonstrate that anything is possible despite paralysis.
Achilles International
www.achillesinternational.org
A non-profit organization with chapters and members in over 65 locations within the United States and abroad. Every day, in parks, gyms, and tracks all over the world, Achilles provides athletes with disabilities with a community of support. Able-bodied volunteers and disabled runners come together to train in an environment of support and community. Within this community, runners gain measurable physical strength and build confidence through their sense of accomplishment, which often transfers to other parts of their life. Over the years, Achilles has also developed specialized programs for children and war veterans. Achilles Kids provides training, racing opportunities, and an in-school program for children with disabilities, while their Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans program brings running programs and marathon opportunities to disabled veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. While the programs focus on athletics, the truth is, sports are simply the tool for accomplishing the main objective: to bring hope, inspiration and the joys of achievement to people with disabilities.
Northeast Disabled Athletic Association
www.disabledathletics.org
Vermont based non-profit organization whose mission is to provide recreational and competitive athletic opportunities for people with physical disabilities and to support disabled athletes in their pursuit of excellence.
Travis Roy Foundation
www.travisroyfoundation.org
Non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the life of individuals with spinal cord injuries and their families by providing adaptive equipment and to finding a cure through increased funding of research, resulting in self-reliance and the ability to be as independent as possible.
Mike Utley Foundation
www.mikeutley.org
Non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for spinal cord injuries and providing financial support of selected research, rehabilitation, and education programs.
Flyin’ Ryan Foundation
www.flyinryanhawks.org
Non-profit organization dedicated to honor Ryan Hawks’ humanity by sharing Ryan’s 13 core principles that he wrote himself and that were discovered on his computer after his death. These 13 simple principles have the power to change people’s lives and thereby make this world a better place…one person at a time. To provide scholarships to deserving adventurers who are: financially disadvantaged, passionate about their pursuit, and represent the principles for which Ryan was widely known and admired.
World Cup Supply
www.worldcupsupply.com
Supplier of ski racing safety and other equipment.
Reliable Racing
www.reliableracing.com
Supplier of ski racing safety and other equipment.
Barry Cordage, Ltd.
http://www.barry.ca/
Supplier of ski racing safety and other equipment.
Bike-on
www.bike-on.com
Supplier of adaptive athletic equipment.
Craig Hospital
www.craighospital.org
Located in Denver, Colorado, Craig is exclusively dedicated to spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation and resarch.
US Adaptive Ski Team
www.usskiteam.com
Middlebury College Ski Team
www.middleburyskiing.org
Middlebury College
www.middlebury.edu
