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Sports & Hobbies
Contact local council to obtain details of accessible sports facilities, parks, arts, neighbourhood centres, museums, community facilities and entertainment venues in your area.
Many national and local sports organisations, clubs and groups cater for people of all ages, with all kinds of disabilities. In addition there are organisations that are specifically for people with particular disabilities. Details of key organisations are provided below.
English Federation of Disability Sport
www.efds.co.uk
Sport England
www.sportengland.org
British Wheelchair Sports Foundation
www.britishwheelchairsports.org
Unique Sport Exercise Equipment
www.uniquesport.com
Unique Sport is dedicated to providing varied and cost effective disabled persons and athletes exercising equipment and is one of the rare producers of Wheelchair, Elderly, Disabled, Rehabilitation and Martial Arts exercises, training equipment, Books & Videos in the World.
Handigolf
www.handigolf.org
Handigolf is for physically disabled people who have to be seated to play all golf shots. It was started in 1988 and is now promoted by the UK charity, The Handigolf Foundation. The Foundation is run by volunteers, many of whom are disabled players themselves.
Sportability
www.sportability.org
A British registered charity which provides sporting and adventurous activites for people with all forms of paralysis. Activities include everything from Archery to Canoeing, Gliding to Shooting, Quad-biking to Scuba-Diving, Land-yachting, Falconry and Fishing.
