Adaptive Student Training
Are you tired of being told that this is something that you may not be able to do because you have a handicap or a disability? A diver with a physical disability can have the same lifetime of adventure as an Able Bodied Diver. We all have disabilities — some are more apparent than others. We all learn to Adapt in our everyday lives, so why should we not be able to Adapt underwater?
Adaptive SCUBA Diving is a training philosophy that addresses the specific needs of a disabled individual, trains to that specific disability, and then prepares that individual to dive with mainstream Open Water Divers. We do this by including as many standard skills as possible and by jointly training a disabled diver with an Adaptive Buddy who can fill in the gaps for the disabled diver. These divers are a team that can dive in most locations with Open Water Divers.
Adaptive Divers are usually those with spinal cord injuries (paraplegic, quadriplegic), neurological disorders, amputees, visually impaired, or hearing impaired. For a diver who is quadriplegic or visually impaired, we train hi or her as an Escorted Diver who requires a team of 3 other able-bodied divers to dive safely. Both Adaptive and Escorted Divers can dive in the mainstream diving community.
Diving is not just an adventure of a lifetime – but a lifetime of adventure.
Open Water Certification is only:
$250 + Personal Equipment (starting at $215)
Why Learn to Dive With Us?
Compare our training programs with any other store or organization and you will see that we offer more for your money!
This course is designed to educate individuals with disabilities to become certified scuba divers. This will allow the individual to dive with able-bodied family and friends who are also divers.
We include:
- Student Package (workbook, logbook, tables, and textbook)
- Instructor
- Pool Time
- Certification Card
- Use of All Scuba Gear
- Open Water Dives
- Home Study Video
What is not included:
- Mask, snorkel, fins, and boots
- Cost of Open Water weekend
Get started today — call us at 505-271-0633 or e-mail us at nmscuba@qwest.net
Caution: Involvement in this sport could lead
to a lifelong addiction.
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