• The Paralyzed Veterans of America, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, has developed an expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of members/veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction.

  PVA uses that expertise to be an advocate for:

  • Quality health care for members
  • Research and education addressing spinal cord injury and dysfunction
  • Benefits available as a result of members' military service
  • Civil rights and opportunities which maximize the independence of members.

Sports and Recreation Program

Sports improves lives. Time and again we've seen that participating in a sport helps a person physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally. For people with disabilities, sports have benefits during rehabilitation and throughout life. PVA's Sports and Recreation Program promotes a range of activities for our members and other people with disabilities, with special emphasis on activities that enhance lifetime health and fitness.

• Basketball
• Bass fishing
• Quad rugby
• Billiards
• Trapshooting

• Archery
• Air guns
• Basketball
• Quad rugby
• Softball
• Swimming
• Track and field
• Weightlifting
• Softball
• Powerchair Soccer
• Table Tennis
• Slalom
• Handcycling
• Bowling
• Motor Ralley

PVA's second largest sports project is the PVA National Bass Tour. The Bass Tour consists of four tournaments that introduce anglers with disabilities to recreational fishing through a competitive forum.

The PVA National Trapshoot Circuit is also one of our biggest projects. The Circuit consists of nine tournaments that introduce trapshooting as a recreational and competitive sport to both shooters with disabilities and ablebodied shooters.