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Disabled Ski and sports
P.O. Box 7275
Mammoth Lakes, Ca
93546
Contact: Maggie Palchak at 760 934-0791 email website
We believe the freedom and exhilaration of outdoor challenges changes lives. No one should be left behind simply because of a disability!
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra is a volunteer-based nonprofit dedicated to changing the lives of children and adults with disabilities and their families by:
•offering year-round outdoor sports and activities
•creating inspiring challenges
•providing expert instruction and adaptive equipment
•rallying the community to comfortably accommodate people with disabilities.
DSES has adaptive equipment to fulfill everyone's winter and summer dreams: gliding down a snow-covered mountainside, cruising on a cycle or skimming over a placid lake.
Activities are customized to each individual; one-on-one or in a group. Our goal is for everyone to be active year round!
DSES makes the outdoors accessible and affordable
Disabled Sports Easter Sierra Winter and Summer Programs
126 Old Mammoth Road Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Contact: Laurel Martin at 760.934.0791 email website
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra is a not-for-profit organization which is recognized as a 501(c)3 charity. The Winter Program teachs skiing and snowboarding to people of all disabilities. People with physical or cognitive disabilities are able to have fun and healthy experiences skiing in the beautiful Eastern Sierra.
The Summer Program teachs boating-fishing, kayaking, rock climbing, horseback riding, cycling, camping, hiking, environmental and other outdoor knowledge and skills that allow our students to enjoy the Eastern Sierra year-round.
We have adaptive equipment to fulfill everyone’s dreams of gliding down a snow-covered mountainside or enjoying the summer out-of-doors
Freedom Riders Therapy
1617 Old Oak Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Contact: Anne Zolla at 310-309-0032 email website
Freedom Riders is a therapeutic equestrian program for children and adults of all ages. Our program encompasses traditional riding, hippotherapy, gymkhana (games on horseback), trail riding and ranch skills. The program is adapted to individual needs and having fun is a priority.
Junior Gym
2218 Cotner Avenue
West Los Angeles
Contact: Dermott at 310 479-2730 email website
junior gym is a non-competitive gymnastics school offers instruction for all individuals, walking through adult. We have classes, camps, birthday parties and also special needs programs and on-on-one classes.
Leaps...n...Boundz Adaptive Sports and Fitness
5433 Beethoven street Los Angeles, Ca 90066
Contact: Joclynn Benjamin at 310-821-0963 email website
Leaps…n…Boundz is an adaptive sports and recreation program for children with special needs of all ages. We offer programs in gymnastics, swimming, and ball skills both one-on-one and in small groups. We also provide social skills groups and day camps. Through our programs children build self-esteem, which allows them to explore beyond their horizons into new territory. They build body strength and awareness as well as lasting relationships and friendships. We not only work to help each child, we create opportunities for the family as well. We organize leisure activities and weekend trips to provide opportunities for families to experience rafting, surfing, camping, sporting events, and other fun activities with ease. At Leaps…n…Boundz, we design our programs to help build a community within our “family.”
The Leaps…n…Boundz staff comes from a variety of backgrounds and experiences including biology, child development, occupational therapy, recreation therapy, kinesiology, and education to name a few. Each staff member takes his/her background to design a well-rounded curriculum to enhance your child’s experience and create a safe space for exploration. Through hard work and dedication, Leaps…n…Boundz has forged great bonds with families, providing a positive learning environment that helps your child stretch “leaps and bounds.” We are conveniently located in several locations in and around the Los Angeles area. We look forward to working with you, your child, and your family.
Pre-Vocational Community-based training programs
300 North 18th Street
Phoenix, AZ
85006
Contact: Stephanie Hock at 602 218-8205 email website
Autism CommunityWorks®
CommunityWorks® is a pre-vocational, community-based training program for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and typical peers ages 13-18. In collaboration with several community organizations, CommunityWorks develops and promotes best practice job training and social skills.
Teri, Training, Education and Research Institute
251 Airport Road
Oceanside, CA
92058
Contact: Laura White at 760 721-1706 email website
A California non-profit organization serving individuals with autism and other developmental and learning disabilities and their families since 1980
TERI (Training, Education & Research Institute) is a private, non-profit agency serving the needs of children and adults with autism and other developmental and learning disabilities, and their families. Through programs that enrich our clients lives and focus on the potential in all of us, we are able to provide families with supports throughout their child's lifespan. We are extremely proud of the work we do and invite you to learn more throughout this site, or schedule a time to visit our programs
We believe every
individual with
developmental and
learning disabilities has
the right to lead a valued,
meaningful, and fulfilling
life of uncompromised
quality in their community.
TERI’s Vision
To become an internationally recognized
center of excellence and social change
for education, life planning, health
and fitness, research, and provision
of model programs for persons with
developmental and learning disabilities
of all ages and those who support them
across their lifespan.
Programs & Services
Applied Research • Life Planning Center • Transportation
The Learning Academy • The Country School
Fitness, Recreation & Therapy Center • Community Residences
Agricultural Vocational Program • Potpourri on the Coast
Center for the Arts & Adult Education • Therapeutic Equestrian Program
Respite • IALQ • Art Enables
Consultation Family Support & Advocacy • Vocational Recycling Program
VIP Soccer
150 South Barrington Ave., #5
Los Angeles, CA
90049
Contact: Sheila Pappas at 310 474 7530 email website
We provide a soccer experience for kids and young adults with special needs. Each player is provided a soccer buddy to support and encourage the VIP players involvement in the game as well as building friendships. The atmosphere is positive and the experience is tailored to fit each player's ability.
Vista Inspire Program Summer Camp
3200 Motor Avenue
Los Angeles, Ca 90034
Contact: Naomi Salamon at 310.836.1223 X 322 email website
Bring in the new school year with some fun!
For ages 8-11 and 12-18 of ALL abilities!
Socialization with typically developing teens.
Acting, Music, Dance, Athletics, Arts & Crafts, Lifeskills: Cooking, Multi-media Exploration
August 8-12, 2011
From 10-3pm
Cost: $350.00 (includes $25.00 for materials)
Winter program disabled ski and sports
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Contact: maggie at 760 934-0791 email website
We have the equipment and instuctors to provide a wide range of activities for students of all ages. Skiing (using regular skis, bi-skis or mono-skis) and snowboarding. Reservations are required.
Our volunteer instructors are well trained in adaptive techniques, many having Professional Ski Instructors of America certification.
The techniques used are taylored to the individual abilities of each student with safety and FUN! at the forefront.
All lessons are taught on a private basis, one-on-one or even two-on one. The lesson times are from 9:30 – 12 and from 1 – 3:30 daily. Please note that if you have made a reservation for both morning and afternoon lessons, there is a one hour break between 12 and 1. Instructors are not available during this time.
The program is operated from our facilities in the Panorama Gondola/Woollywood building at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area Main Lodge. Handicapped parking is available nearby. Directions and Map here.
Please click on the links at the right for additional information.
Please call 760.934.0791 for answers to your questions and to make reservations
yoga
18719 Calvert Street
Tarzana, CA
91335
Contact: Penny Feinstein-Ranan at 818 968-2337 email website
Yoga Class
The familiar yoga postures, known as asanas, release physical and mental tension by exercising every part of the body, stretching and toning muscles and joints, the spine and the entire skeletal system as well as working on our internal organs, glands, and nerves keeping all systems in radiant health. Yogic breathing exercises, known as pranayama, revitalize the body and help to control the mind, while meditation gives increased clarity, mental power and concentration.
Penny Feinstein-Ranan, MA, LMT, CPMT, is both a movement therapist and a licensed massage therapy/bodywork practitioner. She has worked with a wide array of populations and has had particular success in providing therapeutic touch to children with Special Needs. $20.00 per class, 4 maximum