The Magee Recreation
Resource guide
The Magee Recreation Resource Guide is a community resource guide compiled by Magee Rehabilitation Hospital. Hopefully, you will find the information contained in this guide useful as you independently pursue leisure activities. Unfortunately, this guide is not a complete listing, as there may be programs that are unfamiliar to us.
If you would like to inform us of a program that is not included here, we will consider it for inclusion in future updates. Magee is not affiliated with the agencies listed here, and we cannot guarantee the quality of the program, services or product of these agencies. Please use your own judgment in using this information.
If you have any questions or would like more detailed information on an individual program, please contact Meg Rider, Guest Relations and Volunteer Services Manager by emailing meg.rider@jefferson.edu or call 215-587-3186.
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| Organization | Category | Contact Information | Activities | Target Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Branch YMCA | Therapeutic Swimming and Adapted Aquatics | 1073 Old York Road Abington, PA 19001 Phone: 215-884-9622 Website: YMCA | Therapeutic swimming to loosen joints and strengthen muscles | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| AbleFlight | Sports and Fitness | 91 Oak Leaf Lane Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Phone: 919-942-4699 Website: Able Flight Email: info@ableflight.org | Airplane pilot training | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| Accessible Space, Inc. | Information | 2550 University Ave. Suite 330N St. Paul, MN 55114 Phone: 651-645-7271 Fax: 654-645-0541 Website: Accessible Space Email: info@accessiblespace.org | Provides accessible, affordable, assisted/supportive and independent living opportunities for persons with physical disabilities, brain injuries, and seniors. | Individuals with physical disabilities, brain injury, or seniors. |
| Accessible Vans of America | Transportation Services | 925 South Trooper Rd Norristown, PA 19403 Local Phone: 1-484-685-1994 Toll Free Phone: 1-877-659-1458 Website: Accessible Vans of America | Specialized transportation products, such as handicap accessible vans, and services to make life easier and more comfortable for people with disabilities and special needs. | All Disabilities |
| All Riders Up | Sports and Fitness | 265 Mattson Road Garnet Valley, PA 19061 Phone: 610-459-0879 Website: All Riders Up Contact: Marcia Laver Email: allridersup@comcast.net | Provide equine assisted activities to encourage individuals with special needs in reaching their potential for physical, behavioral, and social development in an atmosphere of recreation and fun. | All Disabilities |
| Allen's Lane Art Center | Education and Enrichment | 601 West Allen's Lane Philadelphia, PA 19119 Phone: 215-248-0546 Website: Allen's Lane | Allens Lane Art Center strives to make its programs available to those who might otherwise be unable to participate. | All Disabilities |
| Ambler YMCA | Therapeutic Swimming and Adapted Aquatics | 1325 McKean Road Box 428, Bethlehem Pike Ambler, PA 19002 Phone: 215-628-9950 Website: YMCA | Special populations & adapted aquatics | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| American Camp Association | Parks and Campgrounds | 2950 Potshop Road, PO Box 609 Worcester, PA 19490 Phone: 610-584-4366 Philadelphia Headquarters Phone: 215-735-0803 Toll Free: 800-553-7806 Website: Variety Club Camp Program: Program | Variety Club Camp provides day & overnight camp experiences for children with physical and/or developmental disabilities. We also provide extended school year and vocational training for children with developmental disabilities. Some year round programs. | Individuals ages 5-21 with any disability |
| American Dance Wheels | Sports and Fitness | PO BOX 88 Bala Cynwyd, PA Phone: 215-588-6671 Website: American Dance Wheels | Latin and Ballroom Dancing: starting September, 2011 Saturday afternoons. | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| American Spinal Injury Association | Information | 2209 Dickens Rd, Richmond, VA 23230-2005 Phone: 804-565-6396 Fax: 804-282-0090 Website: American Spinal Injury Association Email: asia@societyhq.com | The American Spinal Injury Association' mission is to promote and establish standards of excellence for all aspects of health care of individuals with spinal cord injury from onset throughout life. | Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries |
| Americas Athletes with Disabilities | Sports and Fitness | 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 920 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: 800-238-7632 TDD: 301-589-9042 Fax: 301-589-9052 Website: americasathletes.org Email: info@americasathletes.org | They initiate, stimulate and promote the overall growth and development of sports, recreation, leisure, health and fitness activities for persons with physical disabilities targeting programs and services for children and newly disabled adults | Newly disabled and children with phyiscal disabilities. |
| Amtrak | Transportation Services | Phone: 1-800-872-7245 TDD: 1-800-523-6590 Website: Amtrak Services | Provides additional services to passengers with disabilities. | All Disabilities |
| Annenberg Theater Accessibility | Museums, Stadiums, Concerts, and Sporting Events | 3680 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 215-898-3900 Website: Annebenberg Theater For accessibility click here | The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has been designed to accommodate the needs of individuals with limited mobility and impaired vision or hearing. | Individuals with limited mobility, impaired hearing or vision |
| Art Therapy Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Riverfront | Education and Enrichment | 1500 S. Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19147 Website: Art Therapy at Magee | Art therapy services at Magee include individual and group therapy sessions as well as sessions working together with occupational, physical, speech, and recreational therapies. | All Physical and Cognitive Disabilities |
| Aunt Bertha | Resources | Website: AuntBertha.com | Search for free or reduced cost services like medical care, food, job training, and more. | Everyone |
| Beauty Ability | Women's Interests | Website: Beauty Ability | Fashion and women's issues for women in wheelchairs | All Disabilities |
| Broad Street Ministry | Religious Affiliation Groups | 315 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 Broad Street Ministry | Broad Street Ministry (“BSM”) is a broad-minded Christian community that cherishes creativity, fosters and nurtures artistic expression, extends inclusive hospitality and—works for a more just world through civic engagement. | All Disabilities |
| Bucks County Area Agency on Aging | Senior Adult Activity Centers | 30 E. Oakland Ave. Doylestown, PA 18901 Phone: 267-880-5700 Website: Bucks County Email: aging@co.bucks.pa.us | Listing of senior groups on file, activities are held at senior centers, and senior Olympics are held annually | Senior Citizens |
| Caregiver | Resources | Phone: 954-893-0550 Toll-free: 800-829-2734 Email: info@caregiver.com Website: Caregiver | A site produced by the Caregiver Media Group. The website includes "topic specific newsletters, online discussion lists, back issue articles of Today's Caregiver magazine, chat rooms, local resources and an online store". | All Disabilities |
| Carousel House | Sports and Fitness | 4300 AVENUE OF THE REPUBLIC, West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa, 19131 Phone: 215-685-0160 Website: Carousel House Email: carouselpa@aol.com | Weight training, Summer Basketball League, Aquatics | All Disabilities |
| Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation | Information | 636 Morris Turnpike Suite 3A Short Hills, NJ 07078 Phone: 1-800-539-7309 Website: Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation | The Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy. | Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries |
| Craig Hospital | Specialty Hospital | Phone: 303-789-8000 Email: rehab@craighospital.org Website: Craig Hospital | Craig Hospital is a world-renowned, premier center for specialty rehabilitation and research for people with spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. | Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries and Traumatic Brain Injuries |
| DART First State | Transportation Services | 900 Public Safety Blv. Dover, DE 19901 Phone: 302-739-3278 TDD: 800-252-1600 Website: DART First State | Premier transportation organization with accessible facilities and interconnected services incorporating state-of-the-art technologies | All Disabilities |
| Delaware Aging and Disability Resource Center | Senior Adult Activity Centers | Phone: 1-800-223-9074 TDD: 302- 391-3505 or 302-424-7141 Website: Delaware ADRC Email: DelawareADRC@state.de.us | The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) is your one-stop access point for aging and disability information and resources in Delaware. | Senior Citizens and All Disabilities |
| Delaware County Branch YMCA | Therapeutic Swimming and Adapted Aquatics | 2110 Garrett Road Lansdowne, PA 19050 Phone: 610-259-1661 Website: YMCA | Special populations & adapted aquatics | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| Delaware County Community Transit | Transportation Services | Phone: 610-490-3960 Website: csdelco.org Email: generaladmin@ctdelco.org | Provide about 2,167 trips every weekday to Delaware County residents of all ages for any trip purpose on an advance reservation, first come first served basis. | All Disabilities |
| Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation | Education and Enrichment | Website: Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation | Provides opportunities and resources to eligible individuals with disabilities, leading to success in employment and independent living. | All Disabilities |
| Determined2Heal | Information | 8112 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 Phone: 703-795-5711 Website: Determined2Heal.org Email: determined2heal@gmail.com | Determined2Heal is here to help simplify the transition into life with paralysis as smoothly and productively as possible. We provide information and advice for people with spinal cord injuries, their families, and their friends | Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries |
| Disability Studies, Temple University | Blog | Website: Disability Studies, Temple U. | Cool stuff in the world of Disability Studies, Geography, and History. Based at Temple University in Philadelphia, with contributors from coast to coast. | All Disabilities |
| DisabilitySecrets | Information | Website: DisabilitySecrets | Provides a broad overview of the disability system as well as many answers to many frequently asked questions. | All Disabilities |
| Disabled Sports USA (local Chapter Pennsylvania Center for Adaptive Sports | Sports and Fitness | 451 Hungerford Drive Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 301-217-0960 Website: Disabled Sports USA Email: information@dsusa.org | Snow Skiing, Tennis, Deep Sea Fishing, Handcycling, Camping, White Water Rafting, Kayaking, Canoeing, Golfing, Waterski, ATV | All Physical Disabilities |
| Easter Seals New York | Sports and Fitness | 633 Third Avenue 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017 Phone: 212-220-2290 Website: Easter Seals NY | Easter Seals New York provides exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities. | All Disabilities |
| Eastern Amputee Golf Association | Sports and Fitness | 2015 Amherst Drive Bethlehem, PA 18015 Phone: 610-867-9295 Fax: (610) 867-9295 Website: EAGA Contact: Bob Buck Email: info@eaga.org | Learn to golf videos, Golf workshops, tournaments, and college scholarships available to members. | Individuals with Amputations |
| Forrest Theatre Accessibility | Museums, Stadiums, Concerts, and Sporting Events | 1114 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 Phone: 800-447-7400 Website: Forrest Theatre Email: Forresttheatre@shubertorg.com For accessibility click here | Wheelchair spaces at every show in the front of orchestra and one in back of the orchestra, prices vary. | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| Franklin Institute Accessibility | Museums, Stadiums, Concerts, and Sporting Events | 222 North 20th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 215-448-1200 TDD: 215-448-1226 Website: Franklin Institute For accessibility click here | Assisted Listening Devices, Sign Language Interpreters, and Closed Captioning. | Individuals with impaired hearing or vision |
| Free Library of Philadelphia | Education and Enrichment | 919 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 Phone: 215-686-5322 Website: Free Library of Philadelphia Locations: Locations | Books on cassette, Braille, and the library will provide equipment. | Individuals with impaired hearing or vision |
| Freedom's Wings International | Sports and Fitness | 4063 Harbour Drive Palmyra, NJ 08065-2114 Phone:1-717-335-0458 Website: Freedom's Wings | Glider Flight training, glider rides for people with disabilities, and scholarships for those with limited means. Blairstown Airport (Blairstown, NJ) Van Sandt Airport (Irwina, PA) | All Physical Disabilities |
| Goodwill Home Medical | Durable Medical Equipment (DME) | Website: Goodwill Home Medical | Goodwill Home Medical Equipment collects, sanitizes, refurbishes, and sells gently-used durable medical equipment and unopened medical supplies at affordable prices. | All Disabilities |
| Handicapped Encounter Christ | Religious Affiliation Groups | 2 Barley Cone Lane Rosemont PA, 19010 Website:Rights of the Poor | HEC is a retreat experience founded to offer people who have physical disabilities an opportunity to come together in community to pray, reflect and celebrate their life with God. | All Physical Disabilities |
| Hatboro YMCA | Therapeutic Swimming and Adapted Aquatics | 440 S. York Road Hatboro, PA 19040 Phone: 215-674-4545 Website: YMCA | Special populations & adapted aquatics | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| HelpHopeLive | Grants to Individuals | Website: Help Hope Live | Help Hope Live brings communities together in tax-exempt fundraising efforts to help patients and families pay medical bills and access treatments. | All Disabilities |
| hireAbility | Education and Enrichment | Telephone: (267)-350-8600 (PA) (856)-347-4921 (NJ) Website: HireAbility | Helps people with disabilities obtain competitive jobs, helped employers find often overlooked talent, and helped employers and workers integrate people with disabilities into the workforce and maximize their productive and creative potential. | All Disabilities |
| Hoff Stuff | Blog | Website: Hoff Stuff | Kyle Hoff's blog website documenting the progress he's making living with a disability. | All Disabilities |
| HRO Adventures | Sports and Fitness | 140 College Drive Pottstown, PA 19464 Phone: 610-970-1601 Website: HRO Adventures Linkedin Email: info@hroadventures.com | We seek to explore the human spirit and its connection with the outdoors in our tailored programs for executive, corporate teams, women, couples, kids, and the physically challenged. | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| IM ABLE Foundation | Adaptive Sports Equipment Grants | 220 Park Road North Building 7 Wyomissing, PA 19610 1-877-595-3505 Email: info@imablefoundation.org Website: IM ABLE Grants | IM ABLE Grants are awarded to disabled individuals and supporting organizations and provide hand-cycles, adaptive skis and instructional training programs for those in need. Our purpose is to unleash the potential in physically challenged children and adults to be more active, enjoy the benefits of physical fitness, and spend more time in the great outdoors. | All Disabilities |
| Independent Living Research Utilization | Social Clubs and Support Groups | 2323 S. Sheperd, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77019 "by telephone or fax at: (713) 520-0232 (Voice/TTY) (713) 520-5785 (Fax) Website: ilru Email: Ilru@ilru.org | Providing research, education and consultation in the areas of independent living, the Americans with Disabilities Act, home and community based services and health issues for people with disabilities. | All Disabilities |
| International Spinal Cord Society | Information | Website: iscos.org.uk Email: admin@iscos.org.uk | The International Spinal Cord Society(ISCoS, formerly IMSoP) promotes the highest standard of care in the practice of spinal cord injury for men, women and children throughout the world. Through its medical and multi disciplinary team of Professionals ISCoS endeavors to foster education, research and clinical excellence. | Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries |
| JCC Klein YMCA Branch | Therapeutic Swimming and Adapted Aquatics | 10100 Jamison Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19116 Phone: 215-698-7300 Website: Klein Centers | Therapeutic Swimming and Adapted Aquatics | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund | Grants to Individuals | Phone: 215-643-0763 Address: Founders Bldg., 580 Virginia Dr., Ste 110 Fort Washington, PA 19034 Website: dolanfund.org | Any Philadelphia area health care provider, such as a social worker, case manager, nurse, physical therapist, intern, or doctor can apply for grants to support individuals. The Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund provides financial assistance for needs not covered by insurance, Family Fun Day programs, non-cash items, and financial management education to families living or seeking treatment in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. We advocate for and provide education and information on other resources and education to families nationwide. | All Disabilities |
| Kelly Brush Foundation | Adaptive Sports Equipment Grants | The Kelly Brush Foundation 7 Aspen Drive, Suite 1 South Burlington, VT 05403 (802) 846-5298 Email: info@kellybrushfoundation.org | We provide grants to purchase adaptive sports equipment for recreation and competition alike, with preference to those applicants who demonstrate a desire to achieve an active lifestyle but with financial limitations. We help break down the financial barrier to living an active lifestyle! | All Disabilities |
| Leaps of Faith | Sports and Fitness | 90 Housatonic Drive, Sandy Hook, CT 06482 Phone: 203-426-0666 Website: Leaps of Faith Contact: Joel Zeisler Email: joel@leapsoffaithwaterskiers.com | Water skiing | All Disabilities |
| Life Rolls On | Sports and Fitness | 400 Corporate Pointe, Suite 525 Culver City, CA 90230 Phone: 424-272-1992 Website: Life Rolls On Mail Donated Items: 2901 Washington Blvd, Marina del Rey, CA, 90292 | Surfing events throughout the country in CA, NJ, TX, FL, HI, NC. Utilizes a surfing experience to push the boundary of possibility for those with SCI. | Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital | Durable Medical Equipment (DME) | Email: donatedequipment@mageerehab.org | Magee accepts certain items for donation to be passed along to patients in need. Magee does not accept donations unless they are approved in advance. Please email a description of the item(s) along with a photo (if possible). No phone calls, please. | All Disabilities |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital - Aphasia Group | Social Clubs and Support Groups | Phone: 215-587-3142 | Aphasia Support: This group offers an opportunity to meet others with language difficulties and to share strategies for achieving success in communication. | Individuals with Aphasia |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Amputee Peers | Social Clubs and Support Groups | 1513 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: 215-587-3205 Website: Magee Rehab Email: sdibeler@mageerehab.org | The AMP-Peer Program are a group of volunteers at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital. This program is one-to-one matches based on level of amputation, age, activity, and social situations that gives individuals with amputations the opportunity to talk with one another. | Individuals with Amputations |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Multiple Sclerosis Support Group | Social Clubs and Support Groups | 1513 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: 215-587-3106 Website: Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Multiple Sclerosis Support | Provides support and resources necessary to maintain optimal health and wellness. | Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Resource Center and Library | Education and Enrichment | 1513 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: 215-587-3015 Website: Magee Rehab | The Patient Resource Library is open during the week and on weekends, and has computers with internet access for patient and family use. | Patients and Families at Magee |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Spinal Cord Injury Support Group | Social Clubs and Support Groups | 1513 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: 215-587-3174 Website: Magee Rehab Email: peers@mageerehab.org | Provides individuals who have suffered a SCI the chance to learn from those who have rehabilitated following such an injury.Magee can match peers based on injury level, social situations, age, gender, marital status, recreational interests and vocational experience. | Individuals with a Spinal Cord Injury |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Stroke Family Care Group | Social Clubs and Support Groups | 1513 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: 215-587-3411 Website: Magee Rehab Contact: Jennifer Salomon Email: jsalomon@mageerehab.org | Family peer counselors offer practical tips, support and insights to others who are in a similar situation. | Individuals affected by a stroke |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Volunteer Department | Social Clubs and Support Groups | 1513 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Website: Magee Volunteer | Fund-raising volunteer activities to benefit patient programs. | All Disabilities |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Wendkos Community Center for Stroke Patients | Social Clubs and Support Groups | 1513 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: 215-587-3411 Website: Magee Rehab Contact: Jennifer Salomon Email: jsalomon@mageerehab.org | Meets first Tuesday every month Stroke club which goes on trips and to restaurants together. | Individuals affected by a stroke |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Wheelchair Sports Program | Sports and Fitness | 1513 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: 215-587-3412 Website: Magee Rehab Community Programs Contact: Keith Newerla Email: knewerla@mageerehab.org | Wheelchair Rugby, Tennis, and Basketball. | Adults with Physical Disabilities |
| Magee Rehabilitation Pastoral Care Services for Patients | Religious Affiliation Groups | Phone: 215-587-3168 Website: Magee Rehab | Pastoral care services are available for patients at Magee by calling 215-587-3168. Persons of all faiths are welcome. | All disabilities |
| Mann Music Center George Hill's Fairmont Park Accessibility | Museums, Stadiums, Concerts, and Sporting Events | 52nd and Parkside Ave. Fairmount Park Philadelphia, PA 19131 Phone (for information only): 215-878-0400 Website: Mann Music Center For accessibility click here | Parking for patrons with a valid handicap license plate or other authorized identification. The Mann provides wheelchair accessible seating, but reservations must be made to prevent disappointment in the event of sold-out performances. | All Disabilities |
| Maryland Division of Vocational Rehabilitation | Education and Enrichment | Website: Maryland Division of Vocational Rehabilitation | The Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)offers programs and services that help people with disabilities go to work or stay independent in their homes and communities. | All Disabilities |
| Mayor's Commission on People with Disabilities | Pennsylvania Organizations Accessibility Guides | Municipal Services Building 9th Floor, room 900 1401 JFK Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: 215-686-2798 Contact: Charles Horton Jr Website: MCPD | Provide information on referrals, advise the mayor on issues, meet with committee on certain topics. | All Disabilities |
| Mid-Atlantic ADA Center | Information | 401 N. Washington St. Suite 450 Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 800-949-4232 Fax: 301-251-3762 Website: ADA Info | Provides information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). | All Disabilities |
| mobileWOMEN | Women's Interests | Email: info@mobilewomen.org Website: mobileWOMEN | An online magazine for women in wheelchairs | All Disabilities |
| MobilityWorks | Transportation Services | Phone: 856-848-3405 Website: MobilityWorks.com | Founded in 1986, Ride-Away's 11 East Coast locations are committed to offering a broad selection of specialized vehicles and services to meet the needs of customers with disabilities. All of Ride-Away's locations are QAP (Quality Assurance Program) certified through the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA), resulting in Ride-Away being held to the highest standards in the industry. | All Disabilities |
| Montgomery County Aging and Adult Service | Senior Adult Activity Centers | 1430 DeKalb Pike Norristown, PA 19494 Phone: 610-278-3601 Website: Montgomery County | Programs such as senior center services, comprehensive assessment, care management, in-home services, information and referral, caregiver support programs, protective services, adult daily living centers, and other important services and programs | Adults and Senior Citizens |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Durable Medical Equipment (DME) | Website: Muscular Dystrophy Association | MDA’s national equipment program helps provide good-condition, gently used wheelchairs and other medical equipment, such as shower chairs, hospital beds, walkers, canes, communication devices and similar items, when available and as feasible. Your local MDA office gratefully accepts donations of medical equipment for distribution through its equipment loan program. | All Disabilities |
| National Center on Physical Activity and Disability | Information | Mailing Address: 4000 Ridgeway Drive, Birmingham, Alabama - 35209 Phone: 800-900-8086 Fax: 1-205-313-7475 Website: ncpad.org Email: email@nchpad.org | Do you have questions regarding physical activity and disability? We offer a free information service on a wide area of topics related to physical activity, fitness, recreation, sports, and disability and chronic conditions. Our Information Specialists can help you locate information regarding your requests. | All Disabilities |
| National Park Service, Dept. of the Interior | Parks and Campgrounds | Phone: 1-800-877-8339 Website: National Park Service | The Access Pass is a lifetime pass for U.S. citizens or permanent residents with permanent disabilities. It provides free access to any Federal recreation site that charges entrance or standard amenity fee. | All individuals with permanent disabilities |
| National Wheelchair Basketball Association | Sports and Fitness | 6165 Lehman Drive Suite 101 Colorado Springs, CO 80918 Phone: 719-266-4082 Website: NWBA Contact: Sherrice Fox | Wheelchair Basketball | Qualified individuals with physical disabilities |
| National Wheelchair Poolplayers Association | Sports and Fitness | 90 Flemons Drive, Somerville, Alabama 35670 Phone / Fax: 703-817-1215 Website: NWPAinc.org Contact: Jeffrey Dolezal jdolezal@verizon.net | The NWPA is the Sanctioning Body of All Organized Wheelchair Billiards. | All Disabilities |
| New Jersey Division of Aging Community Services | Senior Adult Activity Centers | "Division of Aging Services New Jersey Department of Human Services P.O. Box 715 Trenton, NJ 08625-0715 Phone: 609-943-3437 Website: N.J. Division of Aging Community Services | Programs designed to make it easier for seniors to get the help they need to support their well-being and maintain themselves in the community for as long as possible with independence, dignity and choice. | Senior Citizens |
| New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services | Education and Enrichment | Website: New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilition | The New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) provides services that enable individuals with disabilities to find jobs or keep their existing jobs. | All disabilities |
| New York Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities | Education and Enrichment | Website: NYSED.gov | Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) offers access to a full range of employment and independent living services that may be needed by persons with disabilities through their lives. | All Disabilities |
| NJ. DEPT. of Commerce, Division of Travel&Tourism | Parks and Campgrounds | Trenton, NJ 08625 Phone: 1-800-841-4265 Website: Visit New Jersey | Request or Download Free Travel Guides | All Disabilities |
| Northeast Passage/ Hewitt Hall | Sports and Fitness | 4 Library Way Durham, NH 03824 Phone: 603-862-0070 Website: Northeast Passage Email: northeast.passage@unh.edu | Cross Country Skiing, Cycling, Golf, Hiking, Paddling, Soccer, Water Skiing, Sled Hockey, Quad Rugby, Canoeing, Kayaking | All Disabilities |
| O'Donnel Diving | Sports and Fitness | 3036 Germantown Pike Norristown, PA 19403 Phone: 610-635-0200 Website: O'Donnel Diving Email: wdoscuba@hughes.net | Adapted SCUBA and travel training | All Disabilities |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | Sports and Fitness | 801 Eighteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 800-424-8200 TDD: 800-795-4327 Website: PVA.org Email: info@pva.org | Paralyzed Veterans of America, we fight for better health care and benefits, aid in the search for a truly satisfying career, and provide the path to adventure through adaptive sports. | Veterans with Disabilities |
| Pastoral Care for Persons with Disabilities | Religious Affiliation Groups | 222 North 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 215-587-3530 Fax: 215-587-3561 Website: Pastoral Care | Club meetings are for those over 18 years of age and are held twice a month. There is an annual Christmas party and communion dinner through the club meetings. | All Disabilities |
| Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports | Sports and Fitness | #4 Boathouse Row Philadelphia, PA 19130 Phone: 215-765-5118 Website: Adapted Sports Contact: Isabel Bohn Email: pacenter@aol.com | In-line skating, tandem cycling, handcycling, rowing, snow skiing, kayaking, climbing, sled hockey, swimming, running and walking. | Adults with physical disabilities and the visually impaired |
| Pennsylvania Department of Environment Resources Bureau of State Parks | Parks and Campgrounds | Harrisburg, PA 17105 Phone: 1-888-727-2757 Website: Department of Environment | OGT campsite rent special cabins for people with disabilities. | All Disabilities |
| Pennsylvania Vocational Rehabilitation Services | Education and Enrichment | Website: Pennsylvania Vocational Rehabilitation Services | The Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, or OVR, provides vocational rehabilitation services to help persons with disabilities prepare for, obtain, or maintain employment. | All Disabilities |
| Philadelphia Corporation for the Aging | Senior Adult Activity Centers | 642 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19130 Phone: 215-765-9000 TDD: 215-765-9041 Website: PCA Cares For more contact information, click here | Services for people over 60, like the adaptive modification program - which helps people with physical disabilities live independently in their own homes | Senior Citizens |
| Philadelphia Flyers Accessibility | Museums, Stadiums, Concerts, and Sporting Events | Website: Wells Fargo Center | Lower or upper levels for people with disabilities and one companion per wheelchair. | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art Accessibility | Museums, Stadiums, Concerts, and Sporting Events | 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19130 Phone: 215-763-8100 TDD: 215-684-7395 Website: Philadelphia Museum of Art For accessibility click here Email: AccessProg@philamuseum.org | Information for disabled visitors. | All Disabilities |
| Philadelphia Phillies Accessibility | Museums, Stadiums, Concerts, and Sporting Events | Phone: 215-463-1000 TDD: 215-463-2998 Website: Phillies Accessibility Guide | Elevators for people with disabilities and parking accessibilities. | All Disabilities |
| Philadelphia Recreation Department | Pennsylvania Organizations Accessibility Guides | Phone: (215) 686-1776 Website: Recreation Department | Information on centers, playground, etc. | All Disabilities |
| Powerchair Diaries | Blog | Phone: 1-800-800-8586, x 3322 Email: msmith@pridemobility.com Website: Powerchair Diaries | An online collection of essays written by Mark E. Smith | All Disabilities |
| Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International | Sports and Fitness | P.O. Box 33150 Denver, CO 80233 Phone: 800-369-7433 Fax: 303-252-4610 Website: PATHintl.org Email: pathintl@pathintl.org | The Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) changes and enriches lives by promoting excellence in equine-assisted activities and therapies. | All Disabilities |
| ProjectC.U.R.E’s ProC.U.R.E. | Durable Medical Equipment (DME) | Website: ProC.U.R.E. Phone: 610-345-0410 | We operate large distribution facilities across the United States where we receive, process and ship generous in-kind donations to hospitals, clinics and community health centers in need around the world. Because of our large international distribution network, almost every type of medical item can be accepted, and all donations are receipted for tax purposes. | All Disabilities |
| Renegade Wheelchairs | Resources | Website: Renegade Wheelchairs | Adapted hunting videos | All Disabilities |
| Roxborough YMCA | Therapeutic Swimming and Adapted Aquatics | 7201 Ridge Ave Philadelphia, PA 19128 Phone: 215-482-3900 Website: YMCA | Arthritic exercise | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| Rudolph Ellis Gratuity Fund | Grants to Individuals | Website: Help Hope Live | The person for whom funding is requested must live in the City of Philadelphia limits and they must have had a catastrophic event that impacted their quality of life. A social worker must apply on behalf of an individual with a disability. Grant funding for people with disabilities for items such as equipment and rehabilitation. Average grants are $2,500 | All Disabilities |
| SEPTA Disability Hotline | Transportation Services | Phone: 215-580-7810 Website: SEPTA Hotline | SEPTA bus can transport mobility devices of any type including wheelchairs, scooters, and wheelchair strollers | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| SEPTA Paratransit | Transportation Services | Phone: 215-580-7700 Customer Service: 215-580-7145 TDD: 215-580-7853 Website: SEPTA Paratransit | Customized Community Transportation (CCT) provides paratransit service - CCT Connect - to individuals with disabilities and senior citizens. | All disabilities and senior citizens |
| SEPTA Wheelchair Accessible Bus Route Special Services | Transportation Services | Phone: 215-580-7800 Website: SEPTA Special Services | Brochure listings accessible routes; Suburban areas pleas call 24 hours in advance | All Disabilities |
| Social Security | Information | Website: Replacing Medicare Card | How to obtain a replacement Medicare Card | All Disabilities |
| Social Security | Information | Website: Disability Benefits Programs | Comprehensive information on disability benefit's programs | All Disabilities |
| Social Security | Information | Website: Social Security Office Locator | Locations of social security offices | All Disabilities |
| SPIN | Social Clubs and Support Groups | Main Office - 10501 Drummond Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19154 Phone: 215.613.1000 Website: Spin, Inc. | Recreational groups, outings, classes for people with brain injuries. | Individuals that have sustained a brain injury |
| St. Anne's Senior Citizens Center | Religious Affiliation Groups | 2607 East Cumberland Street Philadelphia, PA 19125 Phone: 215-423-2772 Website: St. Anne's | Senior Community Centers provide a variety of services to ensure that the social, recreational, health, and nutritional needs of older adults are met through accessible neighborhood sites. | Senior Citizens |
| Team River Runner | Sports and Fitness | 1349 Greenhill Ave, Westchester, PA, 19380 Point of Contact: Jim Riley (610) 836-1923 Email: Jim.Riley@TeamRiverRunner.org Website: Team River Runner-Southeast PA | Team River Runner is a national non-profit organization that adapts instruction, boats and gear to individual challenges without charge. Our goal is to build a supportive community that enjoys sharing a day of outdoor adventure on a river. | All Disabilities |
| Temple University Institute on Disabilities | Information | 1755 N. 13th St., Student Center Room 411S Philadelphia, PA 19122 Voice: 215-204-1356 TTY: 1-215-204-1805 For the website click here Email: iod@temple.edu | REEP programs include those that actually accept donations of equipment, clean them up, store them and donate them to others who are in need, such as Into New Hands, Changing Hands, and the newly expanded reuse programs at the Center for Independent Living of North Central PA and Life and Independence for Today. | All disabilities |
| Temple University Recreation Services | Education and Enrichment | 1800 North Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19122 Phone: 215-204-1267 Website: Temple Recreation For adapted recreation click here | Wheelchair basketball on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Tennis is taught, cycling, weight room activities, and other people participate in committees. | All Physical Disabilities |
| The Delaware County Office of Services for the Aging | Senior Adult Activity Centers | Phone: 610-490-1300 Website: Delaware County Office | Mission of COSA is to plan, develop, coordinate and administer a comprehensive service system for older adults. | Senior Citizens |
| The Kardon Center for Arts Therapy at Settlement Music School | Education and Enrichment | Kardon-Northeast Branch, Settlement Music School 3745 Clarendon Avenue Philadelphia PA 19114 Website: Kardon Institute | Assists individuals with special needs to achieve personal growth through the arts. | Individuals from birth through older adult with a wide range of needs. |
| The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis | Information | Phone: 1-800-STAND UP Email: miamiproject@med.miami.edu Website: The Miami Project | The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is considered the premier investigative research program conducting cutting edge discovery, translational, and clinical investigations targeting spinal cord and brain injuries. The Miami Project’s international team includes more than 200 scientists, researchers, clinicians, and support staff who take innovative approaches to the challenges of spinal cord and brain injuries. | Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries |
| The Ralph Braun Foundation | Vehicle Modification Grants | Phone: 574-946-4139 x 3378 Email: info@ralphbraunfoundation.org | The Ralph Braun Foundation works nationally to provide vehicle modification grants to individuals with disabilities in need of financial assistance. Our mobility assistance grant program is designed to bridge the funding gap that prevents people in need of mobility products from achieving their mobility goals. We do this by offering grants of up to $5,000 to people throughout the United States and Canada who have secured the majority of the funds needed, but require the final amount to complete their purchase. Our founder, Ralph Braun, believed that everyone has the right to accessible transportation and that is why he created this foundation: to help people achieve their dreams of mobility. | All Disabilities |
| The Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of Delaware Valley | Information | Phone: 215-955-6579 Website: Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of Delaware Valley | Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of Delaware Valley | All Disabilities |
| U.S. Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association | Sports and Fitness | 7216 39th Ave. No. Minneapolis, MN 55427 Phone: 763-535-4736 Website: usewha.org Email: info@powerhockey.com | Mission is to provide a quality hockey program for persons requiring the use of an electric (power) wheelchair in daily life. | Individuals requiring use a power wheelchair |
| U.S. Power Soccer Association | Sports and Fitness | Website: Power Soccer USA | The USPSA promotes power soccer on a national and international level through tournament play, referee certification, training and growth. | All individuals who require a power wheelchair |
| United Cerebral Palsy Association of Philadelphia (Now Blossom Philadelphia) Cerebral Palsy Sports | Sports and Fitness | 102 East Mermaid Lane Philadelphia, PA 19118 Phone: 215-242-4200 TTY: 215-248-7620 Website: Blossom Philadelphia Email: info@blossomphila.org | Athlete training, bowling, track & field. | Individuals with Cerebral Palsy |
| United Cerebral Palsy Association Recreation Department | Social Clubs and Support Groups | 102 E Mermaid Lane Philadelphia, PA 19118 Phone: 215-242-4200 TDD: 215-248-7620 Website: UCP Phila | Vocational training for people with disabilities includes: supportive employment and job placement. | All Disabilities |
| United Spinal Association | Information | 120-34 Queens Blvd. #320 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 Toll-free: 800-404-2898 Phone: 718-803-3782 Fax: 718-803-0414 Website: United Spinal Association Email: info@unitedspinal.org | United Spinal Associations mission is to improve the quality of life of all people living with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D). | Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries |
| United Spinal Association Resource Center | Resources | Website: United Spinal Association Resource Center | United Spinal Association's Resource Center offers guidance, answers, peer support, and resources to individuals. | Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries |
| United States Handcycle Federation | Sports and Fitness | P.O. Box 3538 Evergreen, CO 80437 Fax: 1-205-313-7475 Phone: 303-459-4159 Website: ushf.org Email: info@ushandcycling.org | United States Handcycling Federation, Inc. is a non-profit corporation designed to create integrated cycling opportunities for wheelchair users and athletes with lower-mobility impairments. | Individuals with Lower-Mobility Impairments |
| United States Quad Rugby Association | Sports and Fitness | Commissioner: David R. Mengyan 302 S. Main, suite 201 Royal Oak, MI 48067 Phone: (248) 850-8973" Website: USQRA Contact: James T. Gumbert Email: coachgumbie@sbcglobal.net | The United States Quad Rugby Association exists to provide opportunity, support, and structure for competitive wheelchair rugby to people with disabilities. We are here to help people get involved in the fastest growing wheelchair sport in the world. | Quadriplegics |
| US Sled Hockey Assn. Atlantic District | Sports and Fitness | 2383 Upper Barness Road Warrington, PA 18976 Phone: 215-343-1213 Contact: Mike Doyle Email: doylemj@comcast.net Website: USA Sled Hockey Atlantic | Sled Hockey | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| Way Point Adventure | Sports and Fitness | Waypoint Adventure 255 Newtonville Ave. Newton, MA 02458 Phone: 617-244-5472 Website: Way Point Adventure | Provides people of all abilities with opportunities to participate in adventure recreation. | All Disabilities |
| Wells Fargo Center (Flyers and 76ers) | Museums, Stadiums, Concerts, and Sporting Events | Phone: (215) 336-3600 Address: 3601 South Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19148 Website: Wells Fargo Center For accessibility click here | Specials seating and all price ranges. | All Disabilities |
| Wheelchair and Ambulatory Sports | Sports and Fitness | P.O. Box 5266 Kendall Park, NJ 08824 Phone: 732-266-2634 Fax: 732-355-6500 | Provides multi-sport and recreation opportunities for people with physical and visual disabilities by facilitating, advocating, and developing a national community-based outreach program, providing resources and education, conducting regional and national competitions, and providing access to international competitions. | Individuals with physical and visual disabilities |
| Wheelchair Getaways | Transportation Services | P.O. Box 136 Bedminster, NJ Phone: 1-800-221-6501 Website: Wheelchair Getaways Email: info512@wheelchairgetaways.com | Accessible vans rental (Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Southern New Jersey & Delaware | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| Wheelchair Sports USA (local chapter: Appalachian Wheelchair Athletic Association (DE,MD,PA)) | Sports and Fitness | 1236 Jungermann Rd, Suite A St. Peters, MO 63376 Phone 636-614-6784 Website: Wheelchair Sports USA Contact: Kelli Kellen Email: office@wsusa.org | Billiards, Shooting, Table Tennis, Swimming, Weightlifting, and Para Olympic sports. | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| Wheels to Water | Sports and Fitness | 16902 Cod Cir Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Phone: 516-221-9255 Website: wheels2water.org | Adapted surfing and scuba diving | Individuals with Physical Disabilities |
| Worked T.E.A.M. Sports | Sports and Fitness | 4250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 420 Holbrook, NY 11741 Phone: 855-987-8326 Fax: 855-288-3377 Website: World T.E.A.M. Sports | World T.E.A.M. Sports has organized all kinds of athletic events for disabled and able bodied citizens mountain climbing, white water rafting, biking, and more. We change lives through sports. | All Disabilities |