UK limb loss & limb difference organisations working together…
Blesma, The Limbless Veterans, is dedicated to assisting serving and ex-Service men and women who have lost limbs or the use of a limb, an eye or loss of sight. We support these men and women for the rest of their lives, in their communities throughout the UK.
The Douglas Bader Foundation exists to advance and promote the physical, mental and spiritual welfare of persons who are born without or have lost one or more limbs, or are otherwise physically disabled.
Established in 2014 to address a lack of peer support within the amputee community, Finding Your Feet is there for families affected by limb loss or absence with over 60 activities per month and vital mental health services. FYF empowers individuals of all ages and backgrounds to regain independence, grow in confidence, create friendships and develop emotional wellbeing.
LimbPower was created in 2009 to engage amputees and individuals with limb impairments in physical activity, sport and the arts to improve quality of life and to aid lifelong rehabilitation. We aim to bridge the gap between leaving the limb centre and engagement in community activity. LimbPower is also the National Disability Sports Organisation supporting amputees and people with limb impairment/s to reach their physical potential.
The Limbless Association (LA) is a national charity championing lives beyond limb loss. We believe that No Amputee Need Cope Alone. We support amputees and work with sector professionals advising, informing, supporting and connecting, aiming to empower all those living with limb loss to lead independent and fulfilled lives.
REACH is the leading charity providing support and information to parents and their children affected by upper limb difference. It has 19 branches across the UK and Ireland and is a friendly, caring place offering fun activities to encourage Reach children to aim higher.
Steel Bones helps amputee families live life to the full, helped by a proactive supportive peer community. The support we provide empowers the amputee and their family and friends helping in moments of stress and crisis. Steel Bones has a year round calendar of regular social events for amputees and their families.
Other organisations and support groups that we’re proud to partner with…
Positive Bones has a goal is to provide life changing encouragement to those who have a limb disability as a result of injury, loss or congenital limb difference by providing them with access to, and funding for, specialist equipment, prosthesis or services which will enable them to take part in new or existing hobbies and careers post-recovery.
The Amputation Foundation is a unique charity, that not only assists amputees but also medical professionals in their work to give new amputees the best start, following amputation. They assist amputees with many of their support needs and providing information that will be relevant to starting a new life as an amputee which will include benefits information, legal information, prosthetic centre advice and information, education and retraining and much more.
BOLDkids is a unique collaboration between Professor Tamar Makin, an expert on brain plasticity at the UCL Plasticity Lab, and Dr Dorothy Cowie, an expert on motor development at her Durham University Movement Lab. As a group, they are interested in how children with limb difference’s unique motor skills and adaptations interface with the brain’s ability to change and adapt to our experiences in life.
The IAMPOSSIBLE Foundation is led by individuals with limb differences, both congenital and aquired, who are working towards a world where ability is not defined by an individual's form or physical appearance. They believe that through increasing visibility, creating a community, information/resource sharing and events they will equip and empower individuals with limb differences of all ages to challenge perceptions of ability and overcome obstacles.
Jo’s Odd Shoes are a group for people who only wear one shoe or two odd shoes, to make a pair. This may be because of amputation or illness, such as CRPS, where severe allodynia stops anything touching the skin.
The LimbBo Foundation has the sole purpose of helping limb difference children and their families. We want to create smiles on the faces of kids who despite being unbelievably brave haven't had the easiest start in life and to reassure parents that they are not alone.
The Midland Association for Amputees and Friends provides a free, impartial and confidential service of advice and information on every aspect of disability to all amputees people with vascular disabilities, older people and their families and friends, carers and professionals. M.A.A.F covers Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire
Open Bionics is a Bristol-based robotics company working with global partners like Disney, Konami, Fox, and Eidos-Montréal to turn disabilities into superpowers. Founded by Samantha Payne MBE and Joel Gibbard MBE in 2014, the company has won over 30 engineering and innovation awards including two British Engineering Excellence awards and the global Robotics For Good Award.
OPUS is the user group at RNOH Stanmore Orthotic and Prosthetic Centre. Our aim is to provide an effective forum for all users, their families and carers of the RNOH Stanmore’s Orthotic and Prosthetic Department. Establishing a network of peer support alongside a positive working relationship between users, the centre and the Trust, provide opportunity to give feedback, input ideas, and voice any concerns about services provided by the centre.
PIP-UK is dedicated to providing a network of support and education for families affected by Poland Syndrome. This is a rare syndrome that affects hands and chests, so rare that is frequently not diagnosed until late in life. They are working hard to support people, foster partnerships with medical professionals and raise awareness of this rare condition.
