Who are we?

Our Mission

The Mission of FREE-DAPTIVE DIVERS is to enable individuals with adaptive needs to experience the freedom and independence that scuba diving provides.

Our Motto

Accommodare Vestibulum Victus

Adapt, Improvise, Overcome

Extraordinary Experiences

Our mission is achieved through a dedicated and passionate staff who envision providing SCUBA training and diving opportunities to those individuals who feel SCUBA diving is unattainable due to physical and cognitive challenges and to develop continuing relationships and overcome obstacles to SCUBA diving for individuals with disabilities.

Program Objectives

Provide Scuba Diving opportunities to individuals with disabilities.
Offer destination diving opportunities to those with disabilities.
Form relationships with various organizations offering services to those with disabilities.
Provide training and certification to Instructors and Dive "Buddies" who seek adaptive training, technologies and techniques.
Establish a sustainable adaptive diver and trainer community in the State of Minnesota.
Provide non-profit backing to facilitate and support the activities of FREE-DAPTIVE DIVERS.

What Does Accommodare Vestibulum Victus Mean?

Accommodare Vestibulum Victus translates from the Latin to: “Adapt, Improvise, Overcome”. It’s the unofficial motto of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) but it’s also very fitting for anyone who has had a life-changing injury. HSA training addresses the five stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance, and anyone with a disability must at some time in their healing process accept that activities they once did with barely a thought may now seem nearly impossible. However, once the individual has reached the phase at which they decide that their injury will not define who they are and what they can do, FREE-DAPTIVE DIVERS offers an activity that can be freeing, life-long and adventurous.