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SPORT - CANOEING KAYAKING
ACCESS GUIDES INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS PRODUCTS
| On your next visit to Murray Valley Regional Park, you can enjoy kayaking or canoeing using a wheelchair-accessible launch at Edward River Bridge picnic area.
The kayak launch helps paddlers with a range of abilities and mobility restrictions get in and out of their kayak or canoe easily and safely. Specially designed for NSW National Parks, the deck was constructed using recycled plastic from the local Moama community including shopping bags, food and other household containers. |
| Breaking his neck at 19 was never going to stop Dave Jacka live life to the full. With just 6% physical function he’s a master of engineering his adventures and environment to suit his disability.
His achievements include:
First quadriplegic to fly solo around Australia
First quadriplegic to fly solo a microlight trike
First quadriplegic to paddle a kayak 2,226 km down the Murray River from Lake Hume to the sea
Represented Australia in the 1996 Paralympic Games |
| Erik Weihenmayer is a world class athlete: acrobatic skydiver, long distance biker, and marathon runner, skier, mountaineer, ice climber, rock climber. He is also a prolific speaker and author of Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See. |
| For many years I have enjoyed hand cycling, so when I saw the Hobie Kayak MirageDrive 180 foot pedal system it got me thinking: could this be converted to a hand lever drive? Read further in this article from Paraquad News. |
| Provides adaptive sports and recreation opportunities for disabled individuals of all ages throughout New England.We are dedicated to helping disabled people of all abilities realize their dreams of inclusion through adaptive skiing and other recreation opportunities. The website also has a chat room and a really good intro with pictures! |
| Access Sport America is dedicated to building personal empowerment for people with disabilities through participation in windsurfing and other sports. Our High-Challenge Sports Program adaptive windsurfing, outrigger canoeing, kayaking for children and adults is in full swing in sites throughout New England and Florida. |
| Our mission is to provide progressive outdoor sports opportunities to improve quality of life for children, adults and veterans with physical disabilities and their families |
| Adaptive Expeditions is an interactive educational nonprofit using sport and recreation to offer health & wellness programs to individuals with physical and sensory disabilities. Through education and outdoor recreation adventures, Adaptive Expeditions empowers individuals with both technical skills and personal confidence to maintain active, independent lifestyles.
In our hometown and around the world we aim to build communities where outdoor adventure seekers and Paralympic hopefuls can share ideas and common experiences, have fun, push limits, and redefine what’s possible. |
| (Search under 'disability' to find more including... Adaptive Paddling Workshops - These workshops are designed to provide instructors, outfitters, recreation program providers, and rehabilitation professionals with the information they need to integrate paddlers with disabilities into their programs. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, a person may not be excluded from a program just because they have a disability. Instructors need to be prepared to integrate persons with disabilities into their programs. |
| Bringing the sport of kayaking to the disabled through training and development of adaptive equipment!
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| Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC)
opens the beauty and challenge of the great outdoors to people with disabilities and under-resourced youth. Every year, more than 3,000 people join ETC to raft whitewater rivers, ski alpine meadows, kayak the waters of the Golden Gate and Tomales Bay, and build leadership skills. |
| Let us take the complications away. We are your one stop when it comes to adaptive adventure. Join us on your Ultimate Trip of a lifetime or get busy living with your personal Trax Experience. No stress of being denied or misinformed. We are a unique company for disabled run by disabled. Makingtrax is the link between client & company understanding both needs |
| The official weblink for competitive kayaking and canoeing in Australia. |
| The mission of the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program (TASP) is to provide people with disabilities the opportunity to experience the freedom of skiing, horseback riding, canoeing and other recreational opportunities and to make the outdoors accessible by using adaptive teaching techniques. |
| Turning POINT (Paraplegics On Independent Nature Trips) was founded in 1979 by Michael "Shorty" Powers. After an injury at age 17 left Shorty without the use of his legs, he began looking for opportunities to become involved in the outdoor recreational activities that he had always loved. He found no organized activities that were available to people who had major mobility impairments. Not willing to give up his love of fishing, kayaking, scuba diving and hunting, Shorty established Turning POINT to assure that outdoor activities were readily available to people with many types of physical challenges. Turning POINT is a nonprofit organization designed to teach people with mobility impairments the skills necessary to fully enjoy the outdoors, and to provide free or low cost activities. Turning POINT provides the encouragement and support needed for people who have major physcial challengnes in life to fully participate in the adventure of living. |
| SPORTS FOR EVERY BODY!
Empowering all athletes with disabilities year-round throughout the State of Vermont. |
| A range of kayaks and watercraft with design and set-up features that may suit people with different abilities. An easy site to view pictures of their equipment, etc if kayaking/canoeing is your thing... |
| Once upon a time, "Adaptive Kayaking/Canoeing" meant foam, duct tape and a super-stable kayak (which generally means it is as wide as it is long). The support was minimal, the set-up took hours and the paddling was more work than fun. We're doing our best to change all of that by designing paddling gear that gives all people the ability to get out on the water - seating, paddles, outriggers, etc. |
| Launch and land your kayak without lifting or dragging it. Note all other existing trolley technology requires you to lift the kayak to engage it with the trolley; that is where gross back problems begin to spoil your kayaking (unless you are a 20 year old weight lifter)
Super–easy effortless launching and landing of your kayak. You can forget about lifting and dragging it into the water and the again when you return to the beach. The wheel members remain with the kayak throughout the entire experience – from the time it comes off your roof-rack until it returns back to your vehicle at the conclusion of the expedition CROCODILE becomes part of your kayak. |
| A first in the industry, the EZ Launch® Accessible Transfer System for kayaks and canoes provides individuals with disabilities accessibility that exceeds the minimum requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The easy-to-use transfer bench and transfer slide boards allow users to simply sit, slide over and drop down into a kayak or canoe then use the side rails to pull off or back on. |
| "Park upgrades open Cunningham Lake to kayakers who happen to use wheelchairs" |
| It is our goal to provide inclusive products that break down physical and social barriers in the areas of sports and outdoor recreation. We seek to provide opportunities for people with variations of upper body strength and mobility to participate in kayaking, canoeing, & white water rafting. NB:- search You Tube for footage of paddles in action. |
| So this is really cool, a wheelchair accessible kayak dock located at Lake Cunnigham in Omaha, Nebraska. The lake is popular with many types of water vehicles including kayaks so recently the Parks and Recreation Department made a wheelchair accessible area. |
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