Links

Recreation and Leisure

BC Blind Sports & Recreation Assn   604-325-8638 

www.bcblindsports.bc.ca

BC Mobility Opportunities Society   604-222-1312

www.disabilityfoundation.org/bcmos
BC Mobility Opportunities Society provides opportunities for people with significant physical disabilities to access wilderness hiking expeditions

BC Wheelchair Basketball Society

www.bcwbs.ca
BC Wheelchair Basketball Society provides support to wheelchair basketball programs throughout British Columbia.

BC Wheelchair Sport Association   604-333-3520

www.bcwheelchairsports.com
BC Wheelchair Sports is a not-for-profit organization devoted to providing opportunities for athletes with physical disabilities.

BC Wheelchair Tennis Association   604-737-2375

This association provides adapted equipment and volunteer instruction.

Disabled Independent Gardeners Association   604-688-6464

www.disabilityfoundation.org/diga
Gardening workshops and events specifically for persons with disabilities

Disabled Sailing Association   604-688-6464
(June through December: 604-222-3003)

www.disabilityfoundation.org/dsa
Disabled Sailing Association provides opportunities for people with significant physical disabilities to participate in the sport and recreation of sailing

Easy Gliders   604-688-6464

www.disabilityfoundation.org/bcmos/gliding.php
BC Mobility Opportunities Society runs its gliding program, Easy Gliders, in conjunction with Hope Gliding Centre (operated by Vancouver Soaring Association).

Pacific Northwest Scuba Challenge Association   604-525-7149

http://members.shaw.ca/gsinger/scuba/scubainfo.html

The Pacific Northwest Scuba Challenge Association offers fully accredited scuba courses taught by instructors and assistants experienced in diving with disabilities.

Pacific Riding for Developing Abilities (PRDA)   604-530-8717

www.prda.ca

The PRDA provides therapeutic horseback riding to individuals with physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities. 

Power Soccer BC   604-251-2030

www.bcpowersoccer.webs.com

Power Soccer is a fast paced, competitive sport for persons with disabilities who use electric wheelchairs.

Power to Be Adventure Therapy   778-389-1570

www.powertobe.ca

Power to Be Adventure Therapy provides adventure based programs for people of all abilities.

Richmond Therapeutic Equestrian Society   604-241-7837

www.rtetsrichmond.ca
Provides a quality therapeutic riding program to benefit children and youth with disabilities.

Southlands Therapeutic Riding Program   604-261-1295

http://stars.ponies.ca/

STARS provides therapeutic riding including remedial/educational riding, hippotherapy, and sport riding.

SportAbility –Cerebral Palsy Sports Association of BC   604-599-5240

www.cpsports.com

Stan Stronge Pool   604-301-3810

A fully accessible, warm temperature pool for people with physical disabilities.

Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association   604-857-1267

www.vtea.ca

Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association is a non-profit charitable organization that has provided therapeutic horseback riding for children and adults with all forms of disabilities since 1983.

Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports (VASS)   604-646-8277  

www.vass.ca
VASS provides ski and snowboard programs for persons with a disability at Grouse Seymous and Cypress.

Vancouver Ocean Sports   604-685-5955

www.poguesports.com
Vancouver Ocean sports, formally known as Pogues Sports Canoe Club, is the only club in Vancouver that offers programs for everyone.  From recreational to competitive, adaptive to junior, we truly are a club for the community and all its residents.  Join us for Outrigger, Dragon Boating, Kayaking and fun. 

Vancouver Parks Board Adapted Fitness Programs   604-257-8500

http://vancouver.ca/Parks/rec/access/adapted.htm

Many programs have been adapted to enable people with various disabilities to participate.  Above is a list of facilities that offer a wide variety of programs, including adapted aquatic programs.

Whistler Adaptive Sports Program   604-905-4493

www.whisteradapative.com
Whistler Adaptive Sports Program is a not-for-profit society which provides year round sorts and recreational activities for persons with disabilities of all ages.

Zajac Ranch for Children   604-739-0444

www.zajacranch.com
The Zajac Ranch for Children provides a summer camp experience for children with serious or chronic illness or disabilities.

CONNECTRA IS...

ConnecTra is a connecting agency, linking people with disabilities to activities and programs that will, over time, allow them to gain confidence and become more active and involved in community life (it also includes self-employment group Abilities Business Co-op). ConnecTra is one of the six affiliated societies that make up the Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation

Others are:

British Columbia Mobility Opportunities Society provides opportunities for people with physical disabilities to explore the outdoors, centered around the TrailRider. This is a specially designed, single-wheel, remote access wheelchair that enables the user, propelled by two able-bodied helpers, to take part in wilderness and recreational activities.

Disabled Independent Gardeners Association provides people with significant physical disabilities the opportunity to become involved in gardening. DIGA recognizes gardening as a recreational activity that can enable people with disabilities to develop skills, build self-confidence, learn and grow.

Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia promotes freedom and independence by providing people with disabilities the opportunity to actively participate in an exciting and challenging outdoor sport. Uses a specially designed adaptive sailboat, the Martin-16, which allows joystick or (mouth-operated) sip 'n' puff control. DSA has affiliates in Victoria, Chemainus, Kelowna, and other cities across Canada.

Tetra Society of North America provides volunteer engineers to design and construct customized assistive devices for people with significant physical disabilities. Volunteers work one-on-one with people with specific needs that cannot be met by commercial assistive devices.

Vancouver Adapted Music Society works with musicians of all levels of ability. Provides karaoke and entry-level music making, along with fully equipped performance studios at the GF Strong Rehab Centre and George Pearson Centre, both in Vancouver. The society also promotes more accomplished musicians through its website, by arranging performance opportunities, staging concerts and through recordings.