The Door In The Wall, Inc.
767 Lookout Dr.
Lakehills, Texas 78063
bblair767@gmail.com
Phone: (210)254-2310
THE DOOR IN THE WALL, INC. (DITW)
HISTORY
The Door In The Wall, Inc. was founded in 1994. Jennifer Blair, contracted spinal meningitis when she was 2 months old and uses a wheelchair for her primary mobility. The organization was started to share resource information with other families that deal with disability on a day-to-day basis. In September of 1994 they felt the best way to reach more families was public access television and radio broadcasts. In addition to these broadcasts, they noticed a need in the community for adapted sports and social events. Free special events were added to the schedule (See Events Page) The TV programs continued until 2005.
Currently, Barbara Blair and Ralph Kessler, (with the help of close friends and many volunteers) have opened an Ebay Store and by selling donated items all over the world, we are spreading disability news and helping to fund our programs for people with disabilities. The Door In The Wall is an AVO, all volunteer organization.
FUNDING
Community Support
TAX STATUS
501(c)3 , nonprofit organization
incorporated in the State of Texas (1996)
THE STEERING COMMITTEE
(Our Consultants & Board Members)
BARBARA BLAIR
DITW PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
BARBARA.BLAIR@DITWTEXAS.ORG
LIZ BLAIR-BANNER, CMP, RN
TREASURER
DITW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JENNIFER BLAIR-MORRIS,
SECRETARY
DITW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RALPH E. KESSLER, SR.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
VICE PRESIDENT
DITW EBAY STORE MANAGER
HEATHER CONTRERAS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EVENT COORDINATOR
JIM MORRIS, IV
PUBLIC RELATIONS
DANIEL CASTILLO
SPINAL CORD INJURY MENTOR
COFOUNDER OF TX DISABLED VETERANS ASSOC.
JENNIFER M. DEAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
KERRVILLE, TX
DOTTIE HARRISON
FRIENDS FOR LIFE (THERAPY DOGS)
LORRAINE HERNANDEZ
DISABILITY RIGHTS TEXAS
HTSTX.ORG
MARTHA OLIVER, S.A.A.D.A.
(SAN ANTONIO AREA DISABILITY ADVOCATES)
DIANNA J. TISON
NURSING FACULTY
UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD
SCHOOL OF NURSING & HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (RETIRED)
It's what we do in the here and now that will make a difference in the
then and there.
The Door in the Wall (1949)
Harm Robinson was the inspiration for Marguerite deAngeli's book, The Door In The Wall. He was a friend with a disability of the deAngeli family who participated with their musical evenings and he suggested to Marguerite the need for a book about a child dealing with a handicap. Robin, the hero of The Door in the Wall, struggles with his lameness in thirteenth century England. He is assisted in his search for self-worth by Brother Luke, a monk who tells him, "It is better to have crooked legs than a crooked spirit." Robin, through his personal bravery, is able to save a besieged castle, proving Brother Luke's advice to be true: "Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it.". deAngeli remarks that she sought to show children in this story that, "It's not who you are that counts, it's what you do with what you have that matters."
The winner of the 1950 Newbery Award; given the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1961.
Copyright retained by Doubleday - in continuous print since 1949
www.deangeli.lapeer.org/Books/Door_in_the_Wall.html
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals."
Henry Ford
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. My optimism then, does not rest on the absence of evil, but on a glad belief in the preponderance of good and a willing effort always to cooperate with the good that it may prevail.
HELEN KELLER
We keep moving forward,
opening new doors and doing new things because we are curious
and curiosity keeps leading us
down new paths.
Walt Disney
As we work to create light for others we naturally light our own way.
"Thou has only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it."
Follow your dreams and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.
The Door In The Wall, Inc.
"Making life with a disability better"
Information About Us
DITW Security Team
Danny Castillo, "I might as well JUMP!"
All donations are tax deductible and help us keep our programs going. Thank You!
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson
WELCOME TO OUR FRIENDS IN FRANCE
You may have noticed maps welcoming different countries to our site. These are countries that have visited our Ebay Store and have bought products from us, helping to support Door In The Wall Programs! We sell all over the world and we are spreading the word about our accessible programs.
WORKING BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Barbara Blair, President
Elizabeth Blair Banner, R.N., Treasurer
Jennifer Blair, Secretary
Ralph Kessler, Store Manager
E5/MST Sarah Kessler, US Coast Guard
Heather Contreras, Event Coordinator
JAMES R. BLAIR
1950-2005
CO-FOUNDER OF
THE DOOR IN THE WALL, INC.
