Resources

Assistive Driving Schools

Casa Colina
Website: https://www.casacolina.org/programs-services/adaptive-driving/
Description: Adaptive Driving Program helps prepare individuals with a wide range of disabilities to drive safely, pass DMV testing, and regain driving independence.

Rancho Los Amigos
Website: https://ranchofoundation.org/drivers-education-training-program/
Description: Assisting disabled or medically at-risk drivers to become skilled drivers; consults on modified vehicle selection.

Scripps Driving Program
Website: www.scripps.org/services/physical-rehabilitation__driving-safety-assessments
Description: Comprehensive driving evaluation program combining clinical assessment, driving simulator, and on-the-road testing.

Adaptive Horseback Riding

Equicizer
Website: www.equicizer.com
Description: Offers therapeutic exercises for people with physical, mental, and emotional challenges, using a mechanical horse device.

General Listing of Adaptive Horseback Riding in San Diego
Website: www.socalequine.com/health_care/therapeutic_riders_sd.htm

Back in the Saddle Equine Therapy Center (Alpine, CA)
Website: www.bitsetc.org

EQUU8 Horsemanship and Therapeutic Riding (Murrieta, CA)
Website: www.equu8.org

Green Acres Therapeutic Riding Program (Temecula, CA)
Website: www.greenacresranchinc.com

Heart and Hooves Therapy (Ramona, CA)
Website: www.heartandhoovestherapy.org

Magic Horse Therapeutic Riding Center (Lakeside, CA)
Website: www.magichorse.org

Partners Therapeutic Horsemanship (Lakeside, CA)
Website: www.partnersth.org

RAD Therapeutic Riding Center
Website: www.radtrc.org

Rockin’ L&D Ranch (Escondido, CA)
Website: www.rockinldranch.org

Salisbury Farms: Horses Helping Humans (Lakeside, CA)
Website: www.salisburyfarms.net

San Diego Therapeutic Horsemanship
Website: www.sdtherahorse.org

Camps

San Diego Family Magazine – Summer Camp for all Abilities
Website:
https://www.sandiegofamily.com/resources/summer-camps-and-programs/summer-camp-for-every-kid

Description: List of day camps, family camps, and overnight camps for children, teens, and young adults with various needs.

Ability First-Camp Paivika
Website: http://www.camppaivika.org/default.htm
Description: Overnight summer and winter/spring programs for children and adults with developmental and physical disabilities, located in the San Bernardino National Forest.

Camp Able
Website: http://campableatcoronado.org
Description: Offers aquatic-based activities to campers with disabilities.

Camp Dream Street (Southern Mississippi)
Website: http://dreamstreetms.org
Description: 5-day camping program for children with physical disabilities, sponsored by NFTY’s southern region.

Kids of Courage
Website: http://kidsoc.org
Description: Traveling summer camp for critically ill children under strict medical supervision.

Leaps … n … Boundz (Los Angeles)
Website: www.leapsnboundz.com
Description: Adaptive sports and recreation program (gymnastics, swimming, ball skills).

The Painted Turtle
Website: www.thepaintedturtle.org
Description: Part of Paul Newman’s family of Hole in the Wall Camps for seriously ill children, offering year-round programs and summer camps.

Quest Therapeutic Camps
Website: https://questcampsofsocal.com
Description: Summer day camps and after-school programs for kids with ADHD, autism, social anxiety, learning disabilities, etc.

Clothing & Equipment

Adaptive Mall
Website: https://www.adaptivemall.com
Description: Special needs strollers, car seats, adaptive toys, etc.

Adaptive Switch Laboratories, Inc. (ASL)
Website: http://asl-inc.com

Bright Life Direct
Website: www.brightlifedirect.com
Description: Compression hosiery, support stockings, and more.

Different Needz
Available on Amazon
Description: Grants for individuals with developmental disabilities to fund medical equipment or services.

Disabled Dealer
Website: www.disableddealer.com
Description: Classifieds for buying and selling adaptive equipment.

eSpecial needs
Website: https://www.especialneeds.com

Freedom Concepts
Website: https://freedomconcepts.com
Description: Custom-built adaptive tricycles, Chill-Out Chairs, and early intervention devices.

Golden Boy Mobility
Website: https://goldenboymobility.com
Description: Wheelchair-accessible vans, driving aids, in-home and outdoor scooters, lifts, and wheelchairs.

Kaye Products, Inc.
Website: http://www.kayeproducts.com
Description: Mobility aids, adaptive positioning equipment, therapy products.

Merritt Car Seat
Website: www.merrittcarseat.com

N-Style ID
Website: www.n-styleid.com
Description: Fun medical ID jewelry.

Rifton
Website: www.rifton.com

Shoe Exchange
Website:https://chasa.org/living/dressing/hemiplegic-cerebral-palsy-shoe-exchange/

Description: Exchange program for single shoes or different-sized pairs, aimed at hemiplegia.

Wheelchairs 4 Kids
Website: https://wheelchairs4kids.org
Description: Nonprofit providing wheelchairs, home/vehicle modifications, and other assistive equipment at no charge.

Rady Children’s Rehab Medicine Adaptive Clothing Study Recommendations
Various lists of stores (Target, Old Navy, Amazon, Walmart, Carters, Kohl’s, etc.) that families use for adaptive clothing (G-Tube accessible, larger onesies, wide shoes, etc.). Includes Billy Footwear, Ikiki, Hatchback Shoes, Zappos Adaptive, Nike FlyEase, Vans, and more.

College Scholarship & Support

Access to Independence
Website: http://accesstoindependence.org
Description: San Diego-based independent living center offering services to maximize independence.

College Resources for Students with Disabilities Guidebook
Website: http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/resources-for-students-with-disabilities

College Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities (YLF)
Website: https://www.dor.ca.gov/home/ylf

National Education Association (NEA) Special Education
Website: www.nea.org/specialed

NCCSE-North County Consortium of Special Education
Website: www.nccse.org
Description: Serves various school districts in North County, San Diego.

Various College Scholarship Opportunities
collegescholarships.org/health/cerebral-palsy.htm
www.going-to-college.org
www.specialacademy.org/scholarship

Funding Sources

United Healthcare Children’s Foundation
Website: www.uhccf.org/about
Description: Provides medical grants to help children gain access to health-related services not fully covered by parents’ insurance.

General

Abilities Expo
Website: www.abilitiesexpo.com
Description: Event showcasing life-altering technologies, products, and services for people with disabilities.

Able-Disabled Advocacy (A-DA)
Website: www.able2work.org
Description: Nonprofit offering employment and training services to individuals with all types of disabilities.

AMBUCS
Website: https://ambucs.org
Description: Community service, AmTryke therapeutic tricycles for children with disabilities, and scholarships for therapists.

ARC of San Diego
Website: www.arc-sd.com
Description: Empowers persons with disabilities and their families by providing services and opportunities in the community.

Building Blocks for Kids
Website: https://bb4k.org

California Children Services Medical Therapy Program (CCS MTP)
Website: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/california_children_services.html

Description: Provides occupational therapy and physical therapy for eligible children with conditions like cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, etc.

California State Parks – Disabled Discount Pass
Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov

Caroline’s Cart
Website: http://www.carolinescart.com
Description: Shopping cart created for special needs children.

Cecily’s Closet
Website: www.cecilyscloset.org
Description: San Diego nonprofit offering free “sweet dream” room makeovers, gently used equipment, etc.

Children’s Disability Information
Website: http://childrensdisabilities.info

Commit to Inclusion
Website: http://committoinclusion.org/9-guidelines-for-disability-inclusion

Description: Guidelines for disability inclusion in physical activity, nutrition, and obesity programs.

Department of Rehabilitation (San Diego District)
Website: https://www.dor.ca.gov

DMV/Disabled Parking Pass
Website: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/…

Easter Seals of San Diego County
Website: southerncal.easterseals.com

European Academy of Childhood Disability
Website: www.eacd.org

Exceptional Parent
Website: www.eparent.com

Exceptional Family Resource Center (EFRC)
Website: www.efrconline.org

GotTransition
Website: www.gottransition.org

Home of Guiding Hands
Website: http://www.guidinghands.org

Icing Smiles
Website: www.icingsmiles.org

Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. Pro Bono Program – CONSERVATORSHIP CLINIC
Website: http://www.lassd.org

Magic Wheelchair
Website: http://www.magicwheelchair.org

Medical Waiver Program (MediCal)
Info: Contact Roy Carrol at San Diego Regional Center 858-576-2996.

Merlin’s Magic Wand
Website: http://www.merlinsmagicwand.org

Morgan’s Wonderland
Website: https://morganswonderland.com

MORGAN Project
Website: www.themorganproject.org

MOVE (Mobility Opportunities Via Education/Experience)
Website: www.move-international.org/about

National Parks Access Pass
Website: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/accessibility/interagency-access-pass.htm

North County Transit District (NCTD)
Website: https://gonctd.com/fares/reduced-fare-eligibility/

Room to Dream Foundation
Website: https://www.roomtodreamfoundation.org

SDG&E (San Diego Gas & Electric Company)
Website: www.sdge.com

San Diego Regional Center
Website: www.sdrc.org

Sharp Healthcare Rehabilitation Services
Website: www.sharp.com/rehab

Special Needs Resource Foundation of San Diego
Website: http://specialneedsresourcefoundationofsandiego.org

St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center
Website: www.stmsc.org

Starlight Children’s Foundation
Website: https://www.starlight.org

Stephen J. Wampler Foundation
Website: www.wamplerfoundation.org

Superhero Project
Website: https://www.superheroprojectkids.org

TASH
Website: http://tash.org

TASK – Team of Advocates for Special Kids
Website: https://cpfamilynetwork.org/…

TERI, INC.
Website: www.teriinc.org

tHAIRapy Hair Salon
Website: http://www.thairapyhairsalon.com
Description: Family salon specializing in and catering to clients with autism and special needs.

Together We Grow
Website: www.togetherwegrow.net

Western Wishes
Website: http://www.westernwishes.org

Wilderness Inquiry
Website: https://www.wildernessinquiry.org

Wylie Center
Website: http://wyliecenter.org

Xcite Steps
Website: www.exciteway.com

Local Attractions

Access San Diego
Website: www.sandiego.org

City Beaches Lifeguard Services
Website: https://www.sandiego.org/articles/accessible/beach-wheelchairs-san-diego-beaches.aspx

Description: Beach wheelchairs, sand access mats, etc.

Disneyland – Disability Access Service (DAS)
Website: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/disability-access-service/

Legoland
Website:
Legoland: Guests with Disabilities

San Diego Zoo
Website: http://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/content/guests-disabilities

San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Website: http://sdzsafaripark.org/visitor-info/guests-disabilities

SeaWorld San Diego
Website: https://seaworld.com/san-diego/park-info/accessibility-guide/

Universal Studios Hollywood
Website: Accessibility Information

Music

American Music Therapy Association
Website: www.musictherapy.org

Coast Music Therapy
Website: www.coastmusictherapy.com

Publications

Ability Magazine
Website: https://abilitymagazine.com

CJ and the Angel Kids
Website: http://cjandtheangelkids.com

Expertise.com – Home Remodeling for Disability and Special Needs
Website:
http://www.expertise.com/home-and-garden/home-remodeling-for-disability-and-special-needs

IDEA Practices
Website: www.ideapractices.org

Stretch and Strengthen for Rehabilitation and Development, by Bob Anderson (available on Amazon)

Teacher Favorite Books about Disability
Website: https://www.weareteachers.com/childrens-books-about-disabilities/

Wrights Law
Website: www.wrightslaw.com

Service Dogs

Canine Companions for Independence
Website: https://canine.org/location/southwest/

Paws’itive Teams
Website: www.pawsitivepawssandiego.com

Sport Programs

Adaptive Adventures
Website: http://adaptiveadventures.org

Adaptive Freedom Foundation
Website: https://www.adaptivefreedomfoundation.org/about

Adaptive Sport and Recreation Association
Website: www.adaptivesportsandrec.org

Adaptive Sport Center
Website: http://adaptivesports.org

Ainsley’s Angels of America
Website: https://ainsleysangels.org

Angel City Sports
Website: http://angelcitysports.org

Barnes Tennis Center
Website: https://www.barnestenniscenter.com/wheelchair-programs

Best Day Foundation
Website: http://www.bestdayfoundation.org/about

BlazeSports America
Website: http://www.blazesports.org

Boundless Playgrounds: Leading nonprofit developer of inclusive playgrounds (Facebook presence)

Box Wheelchairs
Website: http://boxwheelchairs.com

Casa Colina Outdoor Adventures
Website: http://www.casacolina.org/Community-Services/Outdoor-Adventures.aspx

Challenge Air
Website: www.challengeair.com

Challenged Athlete Foundation
Website: www.challengedathletes.org

Challenge Aspen
Website: www.challengeaspen.org

Challenge Center
Website: http://www.challengecenter.org

Challenged Sailors San Diego
Website: https://www.challengedsailors.org

City of Chula Vista Park and Recreation
Website: https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/recreation/about-us/inclusion-programs

Common Ground Outdoor Adventures
Website: http://cgadventures.org

Crossroads Adaptive Athlete Alliance
Website: http://crossroadsalliance.org/programs

Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra
Website: http://www.disabledsportseasternsierra.org

FlagHouse
Website: http://www.flaghouse.com

iCan Bike
Website: https://icanshine.org/san-diego-ca/

i-FLY Indoor Skydiving (All Abilities Night)
Website: https://www.iflyworld.com/programs/all-abilities

Ivey Ranch
Website: www.iveyranch.com

KIT – Kids Included Together
Website: https://www.kit.org

Kyle Pease Foundation
Website: http://www.kylepeasefoundation.org

Lake Elsinore Park and Recreation ARISE Program
Website: https://www.lake-elsinore.org/165/ARISE

Lake Elsinore Special Needs Baseball
Facebook: “Elsinore Valley Champions Special Needs Baseball”

Life Rolls On
Website: www.liferollson.org

McLindon Family Foundation
Website: https://www.mclindonfamilyfoundation.org

Mountain High Adaptive Ski and Snowboarding Lessons
Website: Mountain High Adaptive

National Ability Center
Website: http://www.discovernac.org

National Sports Center for the Disabled
Website: http://www.nscd.org

National Wheelchair Basketball Association
Website: http://nwba.org

Ocean Healing Group Adaptive Surfing (Costa Rica)
Website: https://www.shakacostarica.com/ohg

Onit Ability Boards
Website: https://www.accessrevolution.com/products-1/adaptive-paddleboard

Socal Adaptive Sports
Website: https://socaladaptivesports.org

PE Central – Adapted Physical Education
Website: http://www.pecentral.org/adapted/adaptedmenu.html

Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport – Educational Toolkit
Website: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/phc/educational-toolkit

PossAbilities (Loma Linda University Health)
Website: http://www.teampossabilities.org

Race Running USA
Website: https://www.racerunningusa.com

Safe Splash – Adaptive Aquatics
Website: https://www.safesplash.com/special-needs-swimming-lessons

San Diego Sled Hockey Program
Website: https://www.duckssledhockey.org

SDSU Fitness Clinic for Individuals with Disabilities
Website: https://ens.sdsu.edu/fitnessclinic/

Spokes’n Motion
Website: http://spokesnmotion.com

SPORTS for Exceptional Athletes
Website: www.s4ea.org

Staying Driven
Website: https://www.stayingdrivenlive.com

Surf and Turf Therapy
Website: https://surfandturftherapy.org

Surfing Madonna
Website: https://www.surfingmadonna.org/surf-camp

Tap Fever Studio
Website:://www.tapfever.com/classes/adaptive-dance/

Temecula Community Services SKIP Program
Website: https://temeculaca.gov/807/Special-Needs-Programs

The City of San Diego (Therapeutic Recreation Services)
Website: http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/activities/trs

The Miracle League
Website: http://www.miracleleagueofsandiego.org

Tierrasanta AYSO Region 152 Soccer VIP Program
Website: https://www.ayso152.org/Default.aspx?tabid=968706

Trinity Riding Center
Website: http://trinityridingcenter.com

Triumph Foundation
Website: https://triumph-foundation.org

UCLA Recreation Center – Adaptive Recreation
Website: https://recreation.ucla.edu/rec-programs/adaptive-recreation

Unrecables
Website: http://unrecables.com

U.S. Youth Soccer TOPSoccer
Website: http://www.usyouthsoccer.org/programs/TOPSoccer/

USARC – US Adaptive Recreation Center
Website: www.usarc.org

United States Paralympics
Website: https://www.usopc.org/paralympic-sport-development

Waves of Impact
Website: https://wavesofimpact.com/about-us

Wheelchair Dancers
Website: https://dynamicinclusivedance.org/

Theater & Art

Arms Wide Open
A non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children and adults with special needs by fostering caring social environments and creating opportunities for recreation and participation in the arts.
Website: https://www.armswideopensd.com

Coach Art
Coach Art was founded to match kids affected by serious illness with volunteers who can teach them art.
Website: https://coachart.org

Expressive Arts
Expressive Arts is a discipline of helping and healing that uses the arts as its basis for discovery and change. All five disciplines of the arts (visual, dance/movement, music, drama/theater, and writing/poetry) can be used to discover new ways to grow a life you love living.
Website: http://expressiveartssandiego.com

Positive Action Community Theatre (PACT)
A dynamic nonprofit offering improvisational theatre and performing arts workshops that teach life and social skills to children, teens, and adults with autism and other special needs—often focusing on teens and young adults with high-functioning autism/Asperger’s.
Website: http://pacthouse.org

The ABC’s of Disability
Designed to teach terms surrounding disability, raising awareness, acceptance, and understanding while teaching the alphabet. The book is available on Amazon. (Listed in the PDF under “The ABC’s of Disability.”)

The Amazing Art of Disabled Artists
A collection of biographies and art samples from outstanding disabled artists. Many paint with their hands, mouths, or feet. View at: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/03/the-amazing-art-of-disabled-artists/

Toys & Educational Materials

Kaye Products, Inc.
Manufactures and sells mobility aids, adaptive positioning equipment, and therapy products for infants, children, and young adults with special needs.
Website: http://www.kayeproducts.com

TFH Special Needs Toys
Provider of carefully selected fun products to help individuals enjoy life and achieve more, specializing in multi-sensory products.
Phone: 800-467-6222
Website: www.specialneedstoys.com

Travel

Wheel the World
Book hotels and find experiences with detailed accessibility info.
Website: www.wheeltheworld.com

Emerging Horizons
Travel information for wheelchair users and slow walkers.
Website: https://emerginghorizons.com/books-by-candy-b-harrington/

Accessible Journeys Magazine
Travel and adaptive sport magazine.
Website: https://melangeandco.com/accessible-journeys-magazine/

AccessibleGo
A one-stop shop for disability travel needs.
Website: https://accessiblego.com/home

Mobility Roadside Assistance
A full-service roadside assistance program in the U.S. and Canada focusing on the needs of drivers with physical disabilities, their families, vehicles, and equipment.
Website: https://www.mobilityroadsideassistance.com

Travel Ability
Mission is to make travel more accessible and enjoyable for everyone.
Website: https://travelability.net/about-us/

Disability Accessible Travel in San Diego
A travel guide for visitors with disabilities that provides information on accessible hotels, tours, lift transportation, attractions, and more.
Website:
https://www.sandiego.org/plan/visitors-information-services/accessible-traveling.aspx

Accessible Alpine Adventure Tours (AAAT)
A nonprofit that provides adaptive sports technology and professional staff (tour guides, rehab physicians, nurses, therapists) as needed for travelers with disabilities.
Website: https://accessibleswisshiking.org