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Recreation and Leisure

Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
Promotes, supports and enables Canadians with disabilities to lead active, healthy lives.

Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing - National Capital Division
A not-for-profit organization that has provided skiing experience to the disabled in the Ottawa/West Quebec region for more than 25 years.

Canadian Blind Sports Association
Dedicated to providing opportunities for blind and visually impaired Canadians.  It also develops sport and recreation programs for the visually impaired, therefore offers a wide range of programs for all ages to enjoy and to make into able-bodied sports and recreation programs.

Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association
Provides sport opportunities for Canadians with cerebral palsy in competitive sports, recreational programs, and technical expertise for coaches and officials.  It also co-ordinates national and international events.

Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association
Promotes excellence and develops opportunities for Canadians in the game of wheelchair basketball.

City of Ottawa
A comprehensive listing of recreation programs offered within the City of Ottawa.

Easter Seal Society
Provides funding for disability solutions through financial assistance, summer camp, recreational choices, advocacy and public and consumer education to children, youth and young adults with physical disabilities.

Huntington Society of Canada
Provides support, counselling, and information to people affected by Huntington Disease.  Offers a day activity program, support groups and educational sessions for professional and long-term care establishments.

Multiple Sclerosis Society
The MS Society offers yoga, swimming and exercise group programs designed for those with MS and their families.

National Capital Sports Council
A volunteer body which was established in 1983 to promote sporting opportunities for amputee, blind, cerebral palsy, deaf and wheelchair athletes in the National Capital Region.

Nepean Sailing Club - National Capital Able Sail
"Sailing for Everyone" - Learn to sail and recreational sailing programs using accessible sailboats designed to meet the needs of persons with even a severe physical disability.

Ontario Blind Sports Association
Plans, promotes, co-ordinates and sanctions events and activities designed to stimulate and assist the further development of sports programs for blind athletes in Ontario.

Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association
Dedicated to the development and promotion of athlete centred, amateur wheelchair sport programs.

Ottawa Athletic Club
Whether your interest is sport, fitness or relaxation or combination of all three the Ottawa Athletic Club gives you the choice of a multitude of activities seven days a week, 364 days a year.

The RA Centre
The RA Centre's outstanding indoor and outdoor athletic facilities lend themselves to quality sports programs both at the recreational and competitive levels.

Therapeutic Riding Association of Ottawa- Carleton Inc. (TROtt)
Horseback riding sessions for children and adults with a wide range of physical, mental and emotional disabilities.  Strengthens muscles, increases self-awareness and the ability to concentrate, teaches cooperation with people and animals. Open to all ages.

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