Access Leisure &
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Pannell Meadowview Recreational Pool 2450 Meadowview Road - Samuel C. Pannell Meadowview Community Center Paralympic Sport Club The Samuel C. Pannell Meadowview Community Center Pool is open June through August. The pool is fully accessible and includes on-site changing rooms. "Aqua Chairs" are available for people that use wheelchairs to transfer into to make entering and exiting the pool a breeze. The pool has a beach (zero) entry. The pool is heated to 80 degrees, but not heated during the summer. There is ample free accessible parking. For those that would like to enjoy our other pools independently, lifts are also available at Clunie, Doyle, Johnston, McClatchy Park, Natomas High School, and George Sim pools. Access Aquatics swim lessons are available at Clunie, Doyle and Pannell Meadowview pools during the summer. Classes are open to children, teens and adults of all abilities. Access Aquatics welcomes and encourages injured, ill or wounded veterans that would like join in the fun and get in “the swim of things” at one of our fine classes. To enroll in one our Access Aquatics swim classes, call the Aquatics Section office at (916) 808-2306 or e-mail to aquatics@cityofsacramento.org Back to Top

• Accessible Events: http://www.accessibleevents.org - Accessible events helps non-profit organizations enable people with physical disabilities lead full and active lives through recreational opportunities.
• Axis Dance Company http://axisdance.org/ - AXIS’ extensive community education/outreach program offers
• BORP: Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program http://www.borp.org - BORP was founded in 1976 by people with disabilities to create access to the outdoors, to fitness, to sports, and to recreation for a population who'd been left out.
• Camp Korey - a camp for children with craniofacial differences, is free for all children and is located in Carnation, WA. The camp is part of the Hole in the Wall Association  of camps founded by Paul Newman. This is the third year that Camp Korey has offered programs for children with facial differences. This overnight camp runs from June 27 until July 2, 2010. It is open to children aged seven to sixteen, and there are currently 32 spaces available. Camp Korey is fully staffed by doctors and nurses and has a medical facility onsite. They have the ability to serve children with acute medical needs as well as developmental delays. For more information, please download the Camp Korey flyer and application from http://www.cleftline.org/news/CampKorey.
• Disability Resource Directory http://disability-resource.com - Collects informative links from around the world providing a current and comprehensive directory of resources for the Disabled community.
• Disabled Sports USA Far West http://www.dsusafw.org - leads the way in adaptive sports and recreation for people with disabilities. With over 30 years of experience, our trained staff and volunteers guide you in discovering life without limits.
• Easter Seals Superior California http://superiorca.easterseals.com - Easter Seals provides services to children and adults with disabilities and other special needs, and support to their families.
• ETC Trips http://etctrips.org - Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC) opens the beauty and challenge of outdoor adventures to people with special needs.
• F.E.A.T. http://www.feat.org/ - Families for Early Autism Treatment
• Handicapped Travel Club http://www.handicappedtravelclub.com - HTC encourages people with disabilities and their families to travel, to meet and to share information on making recreational vehicles accessible for the disabled.
• Kids Catch A Smile Day http://kidscatchasmileday.com – Annual one-day fishing event for children with physical disabilities and activities for their family.
• Project P.L.A.Y. http://www.hhs.csus.edu/modells/ProjectPlay/SacState.htm
  Project P.L.A.Y. is a fitness and leisure education program, for individuals ages 3 to 25, with disabilities.  The emphasis is on participation, not competition.  Project P.L.A.Y. is based on the premise that everyone, regardless of disability, has ability, and that this ability should be nourished within the context of the play environment.
  
• Sacramento Capitals Wheelchair Tennis Association http://www.scwta.com
• Shared Adventures http://www.sharedadventures.org - Shared Adventures is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people living with the belief that disabilities through recreation, fun, challenge and access to the outdoors.
• Society for the Blind http://www.societyfortheblind.org - Empowering individuals who are blind or have low vision to live productively and independently by building confidence through training, tools and mentorship.
• Special Olympics Northern California http://www.sonc.org - Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for people eight years of age and older with developmental disabilities.
• Speech to Speech
  http://www.speechtospeech.org - A telephone assistance service for people with speech disabilities. You can contact their web master at: Chell Ellis at chelle@chelleellis.com
• TRS - Therapeutic Recreation Services, County of Sacramento
  http://www.msa2.saccounty.net/parks/trs/Pages/default.aspx Provides therapeutic recreation for Sacramento County Residents with mental, physical, developmental, sensory, and emotional impairments as well as special needs.
• United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Sacramento http://www.ucpsacto.org - Advances the independence, productivity and full citizenship of children and adults with cerebral palsy and other developmental and acquired disabilities by building bridges to independence that equip and enable individuals to live, work and play to their fullest potential.
• USTA - Northern California - Wheelchair Tennis http://www.norcar.usta.com/communitytennis
• VSA Arts Sacramento http://www.vsasacramento.org - Promotes artistic excellence and provides educational opportunities through the arts for children of all abilities.
• Warmline Family Resource Center http://www.warmlinefrc.org - Provides information, education, and support to promote and strengthen the foundation of families and children with special needs.
• Wheelin' Sportsman Magazine - http://www.wheelinsportsmen.org - Dedicated to providing people with disabilities, including disabled hunters, disabled anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts, the opportunity to participate in outdoor activities.
• Soldiers Angels Web Page

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