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Directory of Summer Camps for Children with Disabilities 2000

April 2000

A publication of the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

Table of Contents

General

Disability-Specific

Web Sites

 

GENERAL

2000 Special Camp Guide

Resources for Children with Special Needs

200 Park Avenue, South, Suite 816

New York, NY 10003

(212) 677-4650

E-mail: resourcesnyc@prodigy.net

Web: http://www.resourcesnyc.org

$24.50 including shipping and handling (available in English & Spanish)

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Easter Seals Camping and Recreation List

Easter Seals-National Office

230 West Monroe Street, Suite 1800

Chicago, IL 60606

(800) 221-6827; (312) 726-6200 (Voice)

(312) 726-4258 (TTY)

E-Mail: info@easter-seals.org

Web: http://www.easter-seals.org

Free (some "camperships" are available)

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Guide to Summer Camps and Summer Schools

1995-1996 Edition

Porter Sargent Publishers, Inc.

11 Beacon Street, Suite 1400

Boston, MA 02108

(800) 342-7470

$35.00 hard-cover; $25.00 soft-cover ($5.00 s/h)

 

 

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2000 Guide to ACA Accredited Camps

American Camping Association (ACA), Inc.

5000 State Road 67 North

Martinsville, IN 46151-7902

(800) 428-2267; (765) 342-8456

E-mail: customerservice@aca-camp.org

Web: http://www.acacamps.org

(The 2000 guide is free on the ACA web site.)

$14.95 (includes shipping and handling)

 

DISABILITY-SPECIFIC

Camp List for Children with Cancer

The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation

3910 Warner Street

Kensington, MD 20895

(301) 962-3520; (800) 366-2223

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Camps for Children with Spina Bifida

Spina Bifida Association of America

4590 MacArthur Boulevard, N.W., Suite 250

Washington, D.C. 20007-4226

(800) 621-3141; (202) 944-3285

E-mail: sbaa@sbaa.org

Web: http://www.sbaa.org

Call for a state-by-state listing.

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Directory of Summer Camps for Children with Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)

4156 Library Road

Pittsburgh, PA 15234

(888) 300-6710; (412) 341-1515; (412) 341-8077

E-mail: ldanatl@usaor.net

Web: http://www.ldanatl.org/store/LD_Directories.html

$5.00

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Summer Camps for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

National Deaf Education Network and Clearinghouse, Gallaudet University

800 Florida Avenue, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20002-3695

(202) 651-5051 (Voice); (202) 651-5052 (TTY)

E-mail: Clearinghouse.Infotogo@gallaudet.edu

Web: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/index.html

$3.00 ($1.75 s/h)

WEB SITES

 

* Camp Channel: Bringing Summer Camps to the Internet

http://www.campchannel.com/docs/campsearch.html

 

* The CampPage Guide to Summer Camps

http://www.camppage.com/frame2.htm

 

* Children with Diabetes: Camps

http://www.castleweb.com/diabetes/d_07_100.htm

 

* Grown-Up Camps

http://www.grownupcamps.com

 

* InterCamp: Summer Camp Directory & Resource

http://www.intercamp.com/directory/search.html

 

* Kids' Camps

http://www.kidscamps.com

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This Summer Camps Resource List was compiled by NICHCY Information Specialists in April 2000.

Publication of this document is made possible through Cooperative Agreement #H326N980002 between the Academy for Educational Development and the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

This publication is copyright free. Readers are encouraged to copy and share it, but please credit the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY).

 

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