Many websites address ADA issues, explain policies, and provide help for the physically challenged. We have provided links to some key sites to help you recreate in Montana.

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that services and programs of local and state governments, as well as other nonfederal government agencies, shall operate so that when viewed in their entirety, they are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.

Additional Information About ADA

• National Center on Accessibility (NCA)—The National Center on Accessibility promotes access and inclusion in parks, recreation, and tourism for people with disabilities. Based at Indiana University and established in 1992 through a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service (NPS), NCA has emerged as a leading authority on access issues unique to park and recreation programs and facilities.
• National Park Service Accessibility Policy—In 1979, the NPS decided to approach accessibility in a comprehensive, organized way, rather than on a project-by-project basis. The primary goal of the program was to develop and coordinate a system-wide, approach to achieving the highest level of reasonable accessibility, while ensuring consistency with other legal mandates of conservation and protection of the resources that the NPS manages.
• ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines—The Access Board announces release of new design guidelines that cover access for people with disabilities under the ADA of 1990 and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA).
• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD)—NCPAD is an information center concerned with physical activity and disability. "Physical activity is good for every body," is a message you will find many times on this site. Physical activity is an important part of becoming and staying healthy.

Outdoors Links

• Physically Challenged Bowhunters of America, Inc.—Physically Challenged Bowhunters of America, Inc., is a nonprofit organization founded to assist physically disabled persons with active participation in bowhunting and archery sports.
• Yellowstone Accessibility Information—The information is provided by the NPS. Officials in Yellowstone are updating facilities to make them accessible on this website is as quickly as possible, within funding limitations.

Miscellaneous Links

• The Rural Institute—Center for Excellence in Disability Education, Research, and Service, is part of the national network of programs funded by the Federal Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) committed to increasing and supporting the independence, productivity, and inclusion of persons with disabilities into the community.
• MonTECH - The Rural Institute - MonTECH is a program of the University of Montana Rural Institute: Center for Excellence in Disability Education, Research, and Service. Specializing in Assistive Technology with the overall goal of developing a comprehensive, statewide system of assistive technology related assistance.
• Montana Disability Services Division—The mission of the Disability Services Division of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is to provide services that help Montanans with disabilities to live, work, and fully participate in their communities.