New Directions for people with disabilities, inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing leisure and educational travel opportunities for teenagers, adults and seniors who have brain impairments such as mild to moderate developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome and autism. Since 1985, we have taken over 17,000 people with special needs on tours all over the world.
OUR MISSION
New Directions for people with disabilities, inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing high quality local, national, and international travel vacations and holiday programs for people with mild to moderate developmental disabilities.
These profoundly enriching educational travel opportunities expand experiential learning and dramatically enhance the self-esteem of every traveler.
Our programs open whole new worlds of understanding for both the participants and the general population.
Through these programs, people with disabilities are increasingly understood, appreciated and accepted as important and contributing members of our world.
FOUNDED
1985, by Dee Duncan