The following national organizations offer adaptive sports and recreational activities and/or information on these topics for people of many abilities. In addition to providing a variety of opportunities for fun and social interaction, some of the listed organizations also offer support groups. Most have local chapters, or they can provide referrals to other local organizations which offer similar activities.
| Biking | Athletes helping Athletes | http://www.roadrunnersports.com/cgi-bin/rrs/aha/ahaHome.jsp |
| Camping/Outdoor Activities | American Camping Association | http://www.acamps.org |
| Boy Scouts of America | http://www.bsa.scouting.org | |
| Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | http://www.boec.org | |
| Cooperative Wilderness Handicapped Outdoor Group (C.W. HOG) | http://www.isu.edu/cwhog | |
| Girl Scouts of the USA | http://www.gsusa.org | |
| SPLORE Accessible Outdoor Adventures | http://www.splore.org | |
| VISIONS Vacation Camp for the Blind | http://www.visionsvcb.org | |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | http://www.vobs.com | |
| Wilderness Inquiry | http://www.wildernessinquiry.org | |
| Wilderness on Wheels | http://www.wildernessonwheels.org | |
| Canoeing | American Canoe Association | http://www.acapaddler.org |
| Dance | American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) | http://www.aahperd.org/aalr.html |
| Flying | Freedom's Wings International | http://www.freedomswings.org |
| General Sports | Courage Center | http://www.courage.org |
| Disabled Sports USA | http://www.dsusa.org | |
| National Ability Center (NAC) | http://www.nationalability.org | |
| National Center on Accessibility | http://www.ncaonline.org | |
| National Center on Physical Activity & Disability | http://www.ncpad.org | |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | http://www.pva.org | |
| US Association of Blind Athletes | http://www.usaba.org | |
| US Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association | http://www.uscpaa.org | |
| Golf | National Amputee Golf Association | http://www.nagagolf.org |
| US Blind Golf Association | http://www.blindgolf.com | |
| Rowing | US Rowing Association | http://www.usrowing.org |
| Scuba | Handicapped Scuba Association | http://www.hascuba.com |
| Shooting | NRA Disabled Shooting Services | http://www.nra.org |
| Skiing | National Sports Center for the Disabled | http://www.nscd.org |
| US Disabled Ski Team | http://www.usskiteam.org | |
| Softball | National Wheelchair Softball Association | http://www.wheelchairsoftball.com |
| Special Olympics | Special Olympics International | http://www.specialolympics.org |
