Resource Web Links
Recreation
Washington
National
 Washington State
Washington Summer Camps and Programs for Children with Special Needs
http://cshcn.org/resources-contacts/summer-camp-directory
Park Pass
A great benefit from the National Forestry & Wildlife Division – free lifetime access pass for any person with a disability or for the caregivers of a person with a disability. It allows access to ALL US national parks for free.
All that is required is a letter from the physician stating the disability and you take it to your local National Forestry & Wildlife Division to get the pass. Each pass will admit up to 4 adults and children under 16 are always free. This link answers all the questions: http://store.usgs.gov/pass/access.html
Special Olympics Washington
www.specialolympicswashington.org/
Special Needs Gift Guide
Tips for buying toys for children with special needs in a Parentmap Dec. 2005 article. The article includes links to Good to Grow which is designed to help specialty toy stores and their customers match toys to children with special needs. Through this program, occupational therapists from the Washington Elks Therapy Program for Children have tested several hundred toys with kids with disabilities and recorded their observations and ratings. Each toy is evaluated based on criteria including how open-ended it is, whether it can be used in various settings and from a range of positions, and -- of course -- the fun factor. The therapists' recommendations are viewable by retailers and customers on the Good to Grow Web site (www.goodtogrowtoys.com).
www.parentmap.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=257&Itemid=1
Very Special Arts of Washington
Nonprofit organization dedicated to providing arts opportunities by, for, and with persons with disabilities throughout the state of Washington.
Tel: (206) 443-1843
TTY: (206) 443-1843
www.vsarts.org/
Starting Point Resource Guide
Search for “Recreational” under Resource Category
http://cshcn.org/sites/default/files/webfm/file/
StartingPointGuide.pdf 
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Discover Camp!
A website for families preparing to select a summer camp for their child with disabilities.
http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/1273.html
National Center on Accessibility
A national center promoting access to recreation activities for persons
with disabilities.
www.ncaonline.org
Special Olympics
www.specialolympics.org
Recreation pages
From the National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs at the American Academy of Pediatrics
www.medicalhomeinfo.org/publications/Recreation.html
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