handiCAPABLE Guide Service, Inc.

a nonprofit, public charity corporation

Where we work with your ABILITIES,
NOT your DISABILITIES.

handiCAPABLE Guide Service, Inc. has served several individuals with developmental delays and mobility difficulties throughout the southeast. We are proud to highlight a few of these ...

Demostrated our capabilities at the Disabled Organized Outdoor Recreation Symposium Conference (D.O.O.R.S.) at the Alabama Special Camp for Children and Adults (Easter Seals Camp ASCCA).
Contributed our talents to the Shepard Center's, Atlanta GA, Adventure Skills Workshop using our wheelchair accessible boat providing fishing expeditions and adaptive fishing classes to spinal cord injured individuals and wheelchair users, including a C4 quad using a prototype chin-operated fishing rod and reel.
A Lexington, KY resident who had essentially not left his house for the past few years due to his second stroke. In less than 1 hour, our staff had him casting and "reeling in the big ones" one-handed, by himself.
An 18 year old Princeton, KY resident with birth defects loved to fish and had never missed a fishing show on TV. Although he fished, he had never cast by himself. We had him casting on his own in just minutes.
Traveled to the Hardinsburg, Ky MDA Camp for several of "Jerry's Kids" to boat and fish. Our staff lectured at the KATSN Conference (Kentucky Assistive Technologies Services Network) in Lexington, Ky on recreational opportunities for mobility-challengd individuals.
Traveled to Scottsburg, for New Hope Services of Southern Indiana, providing fishing and boating for several of South Indiana's high school children with special needs.
Conducted serniars and assisted in the annual wheelchair games at the St. Louis VA hospital at Jefferson's Barracks Spinal Cord Unit.
For a Paducah, KY resident's 81st birthday, he took a boat ride with us. He was paralyzed on his right side from a stroke 8 years earlier. While boating, he decided to "help us field test" a fishing pole for paralyzed people. After catching about 30 blue gill, said, "It works fine" Before going out his wife had told us, "He's too proud, he'll never try to fish!"
Provided seminars and hands-on demonstrations to over 1200 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Leaders, and parents at the Shawnee Trails Council, B.S.A. for their "Challenge '97" Fall Camporee. In addition, we provided information on the leading causes of disabilities, focusing on spinal cord injuries, and it's ties to gangs, violence, drugs, and education.
Held our first, of probably many campouts during fall 2000. This pilot project was enjoyed by fourteen of our area's disabled community. Despite the rain on Saturday and Saturday night, "We had a BLAST !!!!"

Disabilities are like personalities, each is unique.

We make no promises, other than working as a team to try to help in your recreation and or rehabilitation through adaptations to overcome the barriers placed before you so that with our combined efforts you can enjoy the great natural resources of the beautiful outdoors.

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We greatly appreciate your support. Even with our volunteer staff and management, the costs involved in maintaining a charity's operation with expenses such as boating and hunting equipment, repairs, fuel, insurance, and adaptive equipment. Your support will help us serve more individuals, with a variety of adaptive equipment.

Our success is due to the generous donations by individuals and corporations and our ENTIRELY VOLUNTEER STAFF. If you are interested in more information on our services, please contact us at: