The Douglas Bader Foundation is a charity organisation, formed in honour of Sir Douglas Bader in 1982 by family and friends, many of whom had flown side by side with Douglas during World War 2.
Douglas was honoured in 1976 with a Knighthood for his contribution and work on behalf of the disabled. The mission of the foundation is to continue Douglas' work in conjunction with and on behalf of individuals with a disability.
2010 is the Centenary Year of the birth of Sir Douglas Bader and a very important year for the Douglas Bader Foundation…
LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO…..
We have a bold and imaginative new initiative in the pipeline which will focus on children with limb deficiency and other disabilities. We are very excited about this project [...]
2010, Sir Douglas Bader’s Centenary Year…
…is a very important year for the Douglas Bader Foundation. We have several exciting developments planned to mark this auspicious year. One is our first venture into licensing: we have agreements with collectible company 288 Group under their Westminster Press and Casco divisions, agreements with Bradford Exchange and with former [...]
I wanted to draw your attention to a new service we have included in the Organisations section of the Limb Loss Information Centre Website:
http://www.limblossinformationcentre.com/organisations/the-hypnotherapy-directory/
Hypnotherapy has been found to be helpful in dealing with pain, both physical and “phantom”.
This website is a support network of UK hypnotherapists, with information on their training and experience, areas of [...]
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO HELP DAVID GLADWELL WITH HIS RESEARCH SO IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP HIM WITH HIS IMPORTANT STUDY HE’D BE DELIGHTED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
David Gladwell, a retired lawyer and a BACP qualified counsellor, is currently doing an MSc in counselling. He is looking to recruit [...]
Big Brother 11 will be auditioning from January.
The programme is keen to encourage people with disabilities to join the new Housemates SO…if you’ve always thought you’d like to have a go at living in the Big Brother House, now’s your chance.
You’ll find contact details at the end of the article where you will also be [...]
This is Tracey’s own story about her terrible accident, subsequent amputation and eventual return to fitness and well-being through her love of dance. Tracey’s courage is amazing and an inspiration to all.
We are very grateful to Tracey for allowing us to publish her story on the Website and wish her the best of luck with [...]
John Tartaglio on his way to completing the New York Marathon
On Sunday, November 1st, after starting at 6 AM (just before the sun rose over the Verazanno Bridge), twenty-two-year-old John Tartaglio became the first complete double leg amputee to finish a marathon. John completed the 26.2 miles in 15 hours and 59 minutes, running [...]
By Brian M. Boyce
The Tribune-Star
BLOOMFIELD — Deep within a body full of scars, the spirit of Christmas beats in “B.J. Claus.”
The youthful Santa recently spearheaded a Christmas gift drive on behalf of Riley Hospital for Children. “And I want to do it every year,” B.J. Yoho said.
For the 7-year-old Bloomfield boy whose initials stand for [...]
Thank you to all the companies below for their continued support.
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