ParaSport Ontario
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Description & Services
Alternate Name	PO
Description	Non-profit charitable sports organization for persons with a disability * provides leadership, resources, and opportunities to ensure a strong community for persons with a disability in the Ontario sport and recreation community * produces an annual magazine * hosts various coaching/officiating clinics and workshops * annual awards are presented at events to recognize outstanding achievements of athletes and volunteers * hosts an annual fundraising event (Evening for Inclusion) in November* encompasses the following groups - Ontario Amputee and Les Autres Sports Association (OALASA) * Ontario Blind Sports Association (OBSA) * Ontario Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (OCPSA) * Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association (OWSA).    In addition to the four member organizations, ParaSport Ontario partners with eight other Provincial Sport Organizations in organizing the Ontario ParaSport Summer and Winter Games including:    *Ontario Sledge Hockey Association   *Ontario Disabled Alpine Racing Team   *Ontario Curling Council   *Cross Country Ontario   *Swim Ontario   *Ontario Therapeutic Riding Association   *Ontario Lawn Bowls Association   *Athletics Ontario
Hours	Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Areas Served	Ontario
Eligibility	All ages
Fees	Membership - in one of our affiliated organizations
Languages	English
Contact Information
Address	3 Concorde Gate, Ste 104 Toronto, ON M3C 3N7   View Google Map
Intersection	Concorde Gate & Concorde Place
Accessibility	Fully Accessible
Office Phone	416-426-7187
Fax	416-426-7361
Toll Free Phone	1-800-265-1539
E-Mail	info@parasportontario.ca
Website	www.parasportontario.ca
Primary Executive	Eric Cartlidge, Executive Director; Phone: 416-426-7186; Email: eric@parasportontario.ca
Alternate Executive	Brian Skinner, Chair
Other Details
Print Material	Annual Magazine, Resource Directory
Established	1981; incoporated 1988
Funding	Provincial - Ontario. Ministry of Tourism Culture & Sport
Service Level	(50) Non Profit
Subjects
Subjects	Amputees ; Blindness ; Cerebral palsy ; Coordinating organizations ; Disabilities ; Impaired vision ; Leadership training ; Physical disabilities ; Sports ; Workshops