United States Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association

Misson and activities:

Provide quality sports training and competition opportunities
for individuals with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries and
survivors of stroke.
The association is responsible for conduct and administration of
approved sports in the United States. The association
formulates the rules, implements policies and procedures,
conducts national championships in 12 sports, disseminates
safety and sports medicine information and selects the
athletes to represent the United States in international
competition.
The association is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Our organization works at the national level.

Our organization is to some degree run, controlled and represented by disabled people.

We have expertise, or are interested in cooperating with other organizations, in the areas of:

Assistive devices.
Awareness raising.
Children with disabilities.
Coalition building and networking.
International development and disability.
Legislation.
Media work.
Parenting.
Peer support.
Recreation and travel.
Research.
Self-advocacy.
Travel.
Women and disability.

Contact us:

This entry added: Tuesday 11th May 1999. (record #152) Link checked Sunday 25th February 2024.