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Canadian Adaptive Snowsports (CADS)

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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.

What It Does

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.

Who It Helps

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.

Who it helps

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cognitive-disability
autism
cross-disability

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