The Douglas Bader Foundation is greatly indebted to Sophie Delderfield (daughter of Keith, our Director of Operations) for taking part in the London Marathon this year in support of the charity. Not only did she complete the gruelling run but she beat last year’s time to boot. She is still trying to reach her sponsorship [...]
The 2009 Amputee Games, creating sporting opportunites for the newly disabled.
The 2009 Amputee Games is back at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the home of disability sport, for another power packed two-days of sporting opportunity. Participants will be invited to ‘have-a-go’ at 13 Paralympic sports under the guidance of the sporting governing bodies.
The [...]
Please check the link below for an article featuring Richard Whitehead amongst others who produced good performances in the Boston Marathon
www.thebostonchannel.com/sports/19233102/detail.html
Thanks to Steve McNeice as ever for sending us this link
Five-year-old amputee Ellie Challis has become the youngest person ever to be given prosthetic blades.
Read this article …. http://itn.co.uk/news/c37fef0efe27445415ec306c9477fbc8.html
The show Are You An Egghead? is a spin off from the TV series Eggheads which is on daily BBC2 6pm. The BBC looking for someone who is a confident quizzer to join the Eggheads as a permanent member of their team. Are You An Egghead? sees competitiors battle against one another for the grand [...]
The show Are You An Egghead? is a spin off from the TV series Eggheads which is on daily BBC2 6pm. The BBC looking for someone who is a confident quizzer to join the Eggheads as a permanent member of their team. Are You An Egghead? sees competitiors battle against one another [...]
We are grateful to Steve McNeice for sending us this information.
It is well worth checking out the videos on the first link, one of which shows some amazing footage of a double amputee using 2 POWER knees.
http://www.examiner.com/x-6767-Miami-Military-Health-Examiner~y2009m4d13-Robotic-arm–DEKA-Arm–new-hope-for-amputee-vets
http://www.dekaresearch.com/deka_arm.shtml
REVOLUTIONIZING PROSTHETICS PROGRAM
(From the DARPA Fact Sheet, February 2008)
Throughout history, the battlefield loss of limbs has been the major driving force for
technological progress in the field of prosthetics. For example, formation of the American
Orthotic and Prosthetic Association resulting from the post-WWII leadership of Dr. Norman
Kirk, Surgeon General of the Army, helped launch the modern era [...]
The Douglas Bader Foundation exists to advance and promote the physical, mental and spiritual welfare of persons who are without one or more limbs, or otherwise physically disabled. Your support is essential as we rely entirely on donations to continue our invaluable work.
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