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Douglas Bader Foundation, The

The Douglas Bader Grant Scheme provides support for the pursuance of achievements by those with disabilities. This ‘get on with your life’ initiative has assisted countless disabled individuals and groups throughout the UK to achieve a variety of goals within the areas of education, the arts, sport and recreation and small business. The scheme supplies the required equipment, training, services or further education as needed for each successful application.

CHAMPS (CHild AMPuteeS) a project in association with BALASA, provides residential away week-ends introducing amputee youngsters from around the UK to the benefits of physical activity, sport and fitness whilst providing an informal forum for parents and families to discuss and share experiences and solutions to problems.

HelpBureau offers telephone assistance to guide and support limbless people. The Foundation carried out a pilot scheme that proved an enormous success and in 2003, in association with the Limbless Association, launched a jointly funded national initiative.

The most recent initiative of the charity is the launch of The Limbless Information Centre.

The Limbloss Information Centre is a national website 'knowledge base' for use by individuals with acquired and congenital limb loss, their parents, friends and carers, as well as the healthcare professionals who support them.

The website has its primary focus on the community and in addition to providing a knowledge base of information, it offers community facilities such as chat forums, newsletters and product feedback and feedback/contact mechanisms.

Website address is www.limblossinformationcentre.com

Working closely with all limb loss charities, associations, NHS serice providers and organisations that assist and provide services or products to amputees, we have joined-up the support and information services currently offered to best pool resources and serve amputees in the most efficient and purposeful way.

The work on the Limb Loss Information Centre website began in March 2005 and the site was launched to the public on the 19th october 2005. In the first five months of its operation the site attracted over 40,000 unique visitors accessing the information pages.

Registered charity number 800435