For the first time in sports history, competitive after-school sports programs for youth with a physical disability or visual impairment can become a reality in America with the launching in January 2003 of Project ASPIRE (Adapted Sports Programs in Recreation and Education).

Through Project ASPIRE, the American Association of AdaptedSports (TM) Programs (AAASP) joins forces with leading authorities in sport and physical fitness to lay the foundation for a network of school-based adapted athletic programs across the United States. Project ASPIRE partners include the American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness (AAALF); FlagHouse, global provider of sports equipment and products; and Jean Driscoll, world-class wheelchair athlete.

The goal of Project ASPIRE is to promote amateur adapted athletics for more than 1 million American youth. Project ASPIRE will accomplish this by making the educational, informational, and sports equipment resources of the Project ASPIRE partners available to school systems and their community partners, as well as to sport and education professionals.

Getting involved in AdaptedSports (TM) and America's youth adapted sports movement, Project ASPIRE, is easy. Explore the many avenues for involvement for you, your school system, or community program, and receive your copy of the Project ASPIRE video produced by Pat Summerall Productions, by calling 800-213-7193 X 531, or visiting http://www.ncpad.org/668/2839/2003-04-01