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From: PANDORA.NIGH@f532.n157.z1.fidonet.org (PANDORA NIGH)
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Subject: Re: Quadriplegic Scuba Diving
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Date: 12 Jan 90 02:17:11 GMT
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  Hi Scott, there used to be a disabled divers national organization, but 
I'm not sure what happened to it. I had an address for them last year and 
tried contacting them and got no response. I even tried a long distance 
phone call to no avail. I don't know if it has been disbanded or just that I 
received a bad address. Recently I received a 1990 list of sport
organizations for the disabled and they were not listed at all. Barring find 
instructors and facilities in your area from the national the only 
suggestion I can make is to call around to your local dive shops and YMCA's. 
Another place to try if they can't help you is your local police or fire 
dept. In the Cleveland area they have a police officer and a fireman that 
are certified instructors and they give special classes for the disabled, 
maybe someone in your area is doing the same. Of course making the calls and 
inquiring may spark someone into starting a program in your area if one 
doesn't already exist.
                          Pandora

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