National or International organisations related to Leisure / Recreational Activities and Sports for disabled people.
If you have any others that promote sport / recreation for people with disabilities, specifically for wheelchair users, or organisations that actively encourage inclusion and participation by disabled people, please send us the details for them to included in our list.
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| Activity Alliance We support disabled people to find opportunities to get active. Activity Alliance is the operating name for the English Federation of Disability Sport | National | Multi Sport |
| Aerobility Aerobility is a registered charity founded in 1993 offering disabled people, without exception, the opportunity to fly an aeroplane. Aerobility is run largely by disabled aviators, for disabled people | National | Flying |
| Adaptive MTB : Nothing Off-Limits, Always Off-Road The off-road handcycles known as Adaptive mountain bikes as used by people those with special needs and disabilities | National | Adaptive MTB |
| Boccia England We are a registered charity and the National Governing Body (NGB) for boccia in England. We are responsible for all aspects of the sport in England from beginner to expert, providing for all levels of participation and are dedicated to improving the physical and emotional well-being of children and adults with disabilities through boccia. | National | Boccia |
| British Blind Sport (BBS) The work of the charity enables blind and partially sighted people to have the same opportunities as sighted people to access and enjoy sport and recreational activities in the UK. | National | General |
| British Disabled Angling Association (BDAA) The British Disabled Angling Association (BDAA) was founded in 1996 to develop opportunities for disabled people of all ages and abilities to access the activity of fishing in the UK. | National | Angling |
| British Disabled Fencing Association The British Disabled Fencing Association (BDFA) is the governing body for the paralympic sport of Wheelchair Fencing in Britain. | National | Fencing |
| British Motor Sports Association for the Disabled The objective of the British Motor Sports Association for the Disabled is to assist drivers with disabilities to compete in all forms of motorsport | National | Motor Sports |
| British Wheelchair Archery Association The British Wheelchair Archery Association is here to help promote the sport of para-archery and assists with all aspects of the sport from grassroots information to elite level training | National | Archery |
| British Wheelchair Athletics Association The British Wheelchair Athletics Association was set up in 1982 to promote track and field athletics for people who use wheelchairs due to disability. The initial aim of the BWAA was to give people with spinal cord injuries an opportunity to get involved in wheelchair field events | National | Athletics |
| British Wheelchair Bowls Association The Association started life in 1982 with a handful of members and now has members all over England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We offer advice to bowls clubs and individual wheelchair bowlers. We can offer coaching. | National | Bowls |
| British Wheelchair Racing Association The BWRA is the governing body for wheelchair racing in Great Britain actively promoting participation, equality and governance for disabled people in this exiting sport on road and on track. | National | Wheelchair Racing |
| Cerebral Palsy Sport We are a national disability sport organisation and charity. We encourage people with cerebral palsy to live more active lives by promoting the opportunity, capability and motivation involved in taking part in sport and physical activities. We provide sport and activity opportunities for people with cerebral palsy, a range of support services and also use our voice to influence change for the benefit of disabled people. | National | General |
| Birding For All (AKA Disabled Birders Association) Birding For All is a national voluntary organisation seeking to improve access for people with disabilities to reserves, facilities and services for birding – membership is FREE and open to all regardless of physical ability. | National | Birding |
| Disability and Para-cycling There are opportunities for riders who want to get involved with the sport at a recreational level or for those who have aspirations to compete in para-cycling at an elite or international level. For those looking to try the sport for the first time, British Cycling has a number of disability hubs in locations across the country. | National | Cycling |
| Disabled Golf Association DGA We hold lots of golf events during the season which runs from March to October | National | Golf |
| Disabled Photographers Society To promote photography for people with disabilities, as individuals or as members of a disability group and for care workers and those with an interest in helping the disabled. | National | Photography |
| Disabled Ramblers The Disabled Ramblers is a small charity working across England and Wales to help make the countryside more accessible to people with limited mobility – which benefits everyone | National | Wheelchair Rambles |
| Disabled Sailors Association The Disabled Sailors Association's ambition is to enable anyone with any disability to go sailing | National | Wheelchair Rambles |
| Disabled Shooters Group The DSG was formed 25 years ago to provide regular competitions for disabled shooters. Membership is also open to able bodied shooters, many of which are friends and relatives of the disabled members | National | Clay target shooting |
| Disability Snowsport UK DSUK believe that taking part in adaptive snowsport has the power to transform a person’s relationship with not just their disability, but with all aspects of their lives. We believe that all people have the right to access the unique physical, mental, and social benefits of snowsport, regardless of disability, injury, or experience. | National | Snow Sports |
| Swim England Do you want to know more about getting started in para-swimming? Or maybe you have your heart set on becoming a para-swimmer in England? | National | Swimming |
| Disability Shooting Great Britain Disability Shooting Great Britain Provides an opportunity for people with a disability to practice target shooting. The Paralympic Shooting World Class Programme is now managed by british shooting | National | Shooting |
| Flyability Flyability is the Disability Initiative of the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association. We are a small group of volunteers that work in our spare time to make free flight accessible to anyone who wants to fly. | National | Hang Gliding and Paragliding |
| Gardening with Disabilities Trust Gardening with Disabilities Trust aims to help people back into gardening in spite of disability. We give out grants so that people can adapt their gardens and make gardening possible. Our clients tell us that it can change their lives, enhance their well-being and help them defy their disability. | National | Gardening |
| Goalball UK Goalball is a fast paced, action packed, 3 A side indoor game of attack and defence designed for people who are blind and partially sighted | National | Goalball |
| British Wheelchair Basketball British Wheelchair Basketball (formerly the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association) is the governing body for wheelchair basketball in the United Kingdom. Wheelchair basketball is a fast-paced and fast-growing sport that allows non-disabled and disabled people to compete together in its domestic leagues and competition. | National | Basketball |
| Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Limited (GBWR) is the National Governing Body (NGB) for the game of wheelchair rugby in England, Scotland and Wales | National | Rugby |
| Handcycling Association United Kingdom The Handcycling Association of The UK (HandcyclingUK) is a charity (Reg no: 1096646) that promotes handcycling as a sport and as a recreational activity | National | Handcycling |
| Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) We are the Jubilee Sailing Trust, a charity that changes lives through adventure and exploration onboard our tall ship, Tenacious. | National | Sailing |
| LimbPower LimbPower support amputees, individuals with limb difference and their families to bridge the gap between hospital rehabilitation and community and school engagement to rebuild lives and improve physical, social and mental well-being. | National | Disabled Sports |
| NABD National Association for Bikers with a Disability The NABD was set up in April 1991 by six bikers from Stockport and Manchester who would not accept the idea that disabled people could not ride motorcycles, scooters, sidecar outfits, trikes or quad-cycles. | National | Motorcycles |
| Para Dance UK Para Dance UK is a charity and the national governing body for Para Dance Sport in the UK. Our aim is to develop and promote dance as a sport and an inclusive leisure activity across the country | National | Wheelchair Dance |
| Parasport Our ambition is to create the UK’s biggest fun and vibrant community for players, parents and coaches to share their experiences of para sport, and find useful hints, tips and information on what’s happening near you. | National | Disabled Sport |
| Riding for the Disabled Association RDA is committed to providing life-changing experiences for disabled children and adults across the UK. Our network of centres and volunteers are providing opportunities every day of the week. | National | Horse Riding |
| Start Archery Most people, regardless of age, gender, ability or disability, can take part in archery as a recreational activity or as a serious sport. Start Archery is provided by Archery GB | National | Archery |
| Tennis Foundation Our mission is to help young people to improve their life chances through tennis initiatives. Our focus will be on young people and families in low socio-economic groups, with a disability and from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. | National | Tennis |
| Volleyball England As Sitting_Volleyball is an adapted version of the indoor game, it means disabled players can also participate which makes it one of a small number of sports that is truly inclusive. | National | Sitting Volleyball |
| Wheelchair Football Association (WFA) The WFA aim to ensure that Powerchair Football is accessible to the widest number of its target audience. We encourage and promote the sport of Powerchair Football with the object of improving conditions of life and to assist in their integration into the game of football and to society as a whole. | National | Wheelchair Football |
| WheelPower The national charity for wheelchair sport. Providing opportunities for disabled people to play sport and lead healthy active lives | National | Wheelchair Sport |
| Wetwheels Wetwheels provides the opportunity for all disabled people, including those with profound and complex disabilities, to access the sea in a safe, stimulating and rewarding way on board specially-built, fully-accessible powerboats | National | fully-accessible powerboats |
| The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust We specialise in supporting disabled people and disability tennis programmes. Over the years, we have helped hundreds of individuals, clubs and groups to access and provide tennis for disabled people. | National | Tennis |
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Nov 25th
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2021
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