by Canadian Adaptive Snowsports
Canadian Adaptive Snowsports (CADS) is Canada's national charity for adaptive skiing and snowboarding, founded in 1976 by ski school director Jerry Johnston and his wife Annie Johnston at Sunshine Village on the Alberta–British Columbia border. With 11 provincial and territorial divisions, 67 programmes, over 1,600 certified instructors, and 1,500 volunteers, CADS is the largest adaptive snowsports organisation in Canada.
CADS delivers recreational and competitive alpine skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing instruction tailored to a wide range of disabilities at ski areas across every province. The organisation provides standardised instructor certification at four skill levels, advocates for accessible ski resort infrastructure, and connects Canadians with disabilities to local adaptive skiing programmes through its national divisional network.
CADS serves Canadians of all ages with physical, visual, cognitive, and developmental disabilities — including mobility impairments, visual impairments, autism spectrum disorder, and intellectual disabilities — at both recreational and competitive levels.
Free online adaptive yoga classes designed for wheelchair users and people with disabilities, founded by Miranda McCarthy — an ambulatory wheelchair user living with rheumatoid arthritis since age two. All sessions use chair and wheelchair-accessible modifications and are suitable for complete beginners.
Adaptive Yoga LIVE
A nonprofit founded by Matthew Sanford — a yoga teacher and author paralysed from the chest down at age thirteen — offering free adaptive yoga classes online six days a week, with a full on-demand library available at no cost. The programme is open to anyone living with disability, trauma, or chronic illness.
Mind Body Solutions
Music and Memory trains care facilities and families to create personalised playlists for people with dementia and other cognitive conditions, helping them reconnect with memories, reduce anxiety, and improve quality of life. Over 5,800 organisations across the US and internationally have been certified in their programme since 2010.
Music and Memory Inc.
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