Adaptive Equipment Resources
Orthotics and Prosthetics:
- Hanger Clinic
Website: www.hangerclinic.com - Johnson’s Orthopedic (Phone: 858-278-0518)
- J&J Artificial Limb and Brace
Website: www.jandj.org - ABI P & O
Website: www.abiprosthestics.com
Wheelchairs/DME Providers:
- Access Medical
Website: https://www.accessmedicalrehab.com - Mobility Solutions
Website: www.mobility-solutions.com - National Seating and Mobility
Website: NSM San Diego - NuMotion
Website: www.numotion.com
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