Sports & Leisure

Nova Scotia Wheelchair Sports Foundation http://www.nswheelchairsport.com

Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association http://www.cwsa.ca

Canadian Paralympic Committee http://www.paralympic.ca

Accessible Sport Fishing sites in Nova Scotia http://www.gov.ns.ca/fish/sportfishing/extension/brochure.pdf

Maritime Wheelchair Basketball Association http://www.mwba.ca

Sail Able Nova Scotia http://www.sailable.ca

PaddleALL - A program aimed at promoting individuals with disabilities to participate in the sport of Canoe Kayaking For more information on PaddleALL please go to http://www.canoekayak.ca and click the PaddleALL logo.  For programs in your area please email Heather Corrigan (Atlantic Region) at h.corrigan@ns.sympatico.ca

Wallace MacAskill Yacht Club - Sailing school & disability sailing program http://www.wallacemacaskillyachtclub.com/MainPages/disabilitySailing.htm

Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing http://www.disabledskiing.ca Please contact Linda Scott (Provincial Representive) linda_lou_ns@yahoo.com

Accessible Pass - The Motion Picture Theatre Association and the National Advisory Council of Disability Organizations have a program that provides discounted admission to a support person accompanying a person with a disability to its member theatres across Canada. http://www.access2.ca

Fishing - For more information on angling regulations and barrier free sights, please contact the Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture at 902-485-5056 or you can visit http://www.gov.ns.ca/fish/sportfishing. If you have an accessible parking permit you can obtain a free NS trout fishing license. Please contact the Access Nova Scotia outlet in your area.