Disability Access @ Stanford - Disability Related Resources
Adaptive Recreational Resources in the Bay Area
STANFORD RESOURCES
Arrillaga Center for Sports & Recreation
(650) 724-9872
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pe/index.html
In an effort to better serve individuals with disabilities, adaptive equipment is available at the ACSR Fitness Center. Current equipment includes a Nu-Step recumbent bike/upper body ergometer, Sci-Fit bike/upper ergometer and various gloves and attachments for using weights For additional information or assistance please contact Wendy Fortino, (650) 736-0905.
Avery Aquatic Center
(650) 725-0725
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pe/index.html
Open swim sessions: M-F from 10-2pm and Saturday/Sunday from 12-5pm. Accessible locker rooms and wheelchair lift available. Contact the center for additional details/arrangements.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (BAADS) - San Francisco
(415) 281-0212
www.baads.org
Provides sailing instruction and boat accessibility for people with any degree of disability at any level of sailing ability. Outings are scheduled every weekend, rain or shine, and listed in BAADS’s online Events Calendar. Based at Pier 40 in San Francisco.
Bay Area Hiker
www.bahiker.com/extras/allaccess.html
All-access and easy trails in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) - Berkeley
(510) 849-4663
www.borp.org
BORP offers a number of competitive sports programs, as well as outdoor adventures, family outings, and integrated cycling. A weekly and monthly listing of planned activities is available at http://borp.org/calendar/index.php.
City of San Jose - Department of Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services
www.sanjoseca.gov/prns/therapeutic_services/
The Office of Therapeutic Services offers city wide adapted sports, social recreation, and mental health day rehabilitation program.
Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC) - San Francisco
(415) 474-7662
www.etctrips.org
ETC offers whitewater rafting, sea kayaking, and cross-country skiing adventures for people of all ages with mobility, vision, or hearing impairments; emotional or developmental disabilities; or serious illnesses. ETC books trips for agencies, schools, and individuals with special needs, along with their families and friends./p>
Abilities United - Aquatics for All - Palo Alto
www.AbilitiesUnited.org/BWSCwelcome
The wheelchair-accessible indoor pool at the Betty Wright Swim Center is open to everyone in the community. The Center delivers quality aquatic rehabilitation, fitness and recreation services