The Door In The Wall, Inc.
767 Lookout Dr.
Lakehills, Texas 78063
info@ditwtexas.org
Phone: (210)254-2310
ABOUT THE DOOR IN THE WALL, INC. (DITW)
HISTORY
The Door In The Wall, Inc. was founded by Jim and Barbara Blair in 1994. Their youngest daughter, Jennifer, 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. They felt the best way to reach more families was public access television. The first television show aired September 1994 in San Antonio . In December of that same year they started the weekly radio broadcast of disability news. 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) These programs continued until 2005 when Jim Blair became very ill and passed away in May of that year. Barbara Blair, with the help of close friends and many volunteers, has kept the program going and is currently spreading disability news through this web site, video clips, the DITW Newsletter, and during the events. DITW is an AVO. (All Volunteer Organization)
FUNDING
100% Community Support
TAX STATUS
501(c)3 , nonprofit organization
incorporated in the State of Texas
THE STEERING COMMITTEE
(Our Consultants)
MELODY ACKERMAN
ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING
MAA4500@YAHOO.COM
GLORIA BANIK
DISABILITY ADVOCATE
GBANIK@SAILSTX.ORG
TROY BANIK,
EVENT FOOD COORDINATOR
TROYBANIK@AOL.COM
LIZ BANNER BLAIR, CMP, LVN
DITW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RN NURSING STUDENT
LIZBLAIR31@YAHOO. COM
THERNON"TY"BECK
MOBILITY & CONVERSION SPECIALIST
(JORDAN FORD)
TBECK@JORDANFORD.COM
BARBARA BLAIR
DITW DIRECTOR
BARBARA.BLAIR@DITWTEXAS.ORG
JENNIFER BLAIR,
DITW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JENNY@DITWTEXAS.ORG
with neice, Lily
LAINIE BOLES
ALAMO MOBILITY
LAINIEB@ALALMOB.COM
DANIEL CASTILLO,
SPINAL CORD INJURY MENTOR
FOUNDER OF TX DISABLED VETERANS ASSOC.
TEXMEXDANO@YAHOO.COM
DON AND RUBY CHAPMAN
(MR AND MRS. SANTA CLAUS/ADVOCATES)
DONALD_CHPMN@YAHOO.COM
CHERYL CLANCEY
PUBLIC RELATIONS
CHERYLC_123@YAHOO.COM
ANDREA BRUNO DARWIN
CLASSICITALIAN@GMAIL.COM
JENNIFER M. DEAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
KERRVILLE, TX
JOE G. GONZALES, M.D.
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
COL. ELIZABETH "BETSY" GORMAN, JR., RET.
PROGRAM CONSULTANT
COLONELEG@WEBTV.NET
DOTTIE HARRISON
FRIENDS FOR LIFE (THERAPY DOGS)
GONETODOGS3@SATX.RR.COM
LORRAINE HERNANDEZ
DISABILITY RIGHTS TEXAS
LHERNANDEZ@DISABILITYRIGHTSTX.ORG
JAYNE & GARLAND JENNINGS & John
PVA (PARALYZED VETERANS ASSOC.)
GEJ1@SATX.RR.COM
RALPH E. KESSLER, SR.
FAST ACTION CHARTER BOAT
PORT ARANSAS, TX
PATTY LANDACRE
STROKE SUPPORT GROUP
PATTYLANDACRE@YAHOO.COM
JUDITH LAUFER, S.A.L.S.A.
(SAN ANTONIO LEAGUE OF SELF ADVOCATES)
JLAUFER@SBCGLOBAL.
ALICE MANN
SUPERIOR HEALTH CARE
AMANN-78210@YAHOO.COM
GRACIE MARONGE
DOWN SYNDROME ASSOC. OF SAN ANTONIO
GMARONGEii@GVTC.CO
MARGIE C. MORA
CHASE TECH OPS TECHNICIAN
MARGIECMORA@GMAIL.COM
BARRY MUTH with wife, Dee
BMUTH@SATX.RR.COM
MARTHA OLIVER, S.A.A.D.A.
(SAN ANTONIO AREA DISABILITY ADVOCATES)
MOLIVER53@HOTMAIL.COM
ED PRYOR
(PIONEER OPRY)
FPRYOR3703@AOL.COM
MARY ELLEN RAINWATER
COMPUTER CONSULTANT
MERAINWATER@HOTMAIL.COM
THE REDING FAMILY
SUPPORTERS
Jane Reding with Jim Blair
ANNE ROBINSON
PVA (PARALYZED VETERANS ASSOC.)
AROBINSON6@SATX.RR.COM
BJ SORENSON
CUSTOM PAINTING
VIRGINIA STOOPS, CPA
VSTOOPS@ATT.NET
DIANNA J. TISON
NURSING FACULTY
UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD
SCHOOL OF NURSING & HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
TISON@GVTC.COM
CAROL ANN VILLARREAL
AMERIGROUP
CVILLARR@AMERIGROUPCORP.COM
NANCY WEBB
PVA & SPECIAL EVENTS
NANC7767@HOTMAIL.COM
It's what we do in the here and now that will make a difference in the
then and there.
Danny is originally from West Texas. He attended and graduated from New Mexico Military Institute (Army Commission) and Angelo State University and served as a U.S. military advisor throughout Central and South American until he suffered an injury during an assignment and was medically retired as a quadriplegic. He started the Texas Disabled Veterans Association to better inform and unite the disabled community. tdva.net
Judith, from San Antonio, is the Director of Playmakers, an organization that enables adults with cognitive disabilities to express their creativity and life experiences through theater. She founded Playmakers in 2000 after a successful career in professional theater. The troupe performs for local, state and even national audiences and inspires children with disabilities to see new creative options for themselves.
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
REMEMBER: 37 BRAINS ARE OFTEN BETTER THAN ONE!
"The only limits that a person believes they have are in their own mind. I try to lead by example, this philosophy served me well in the military and I know it works in everyday life."
Barry
DREAM, TAKE ACTION, REPEAT!
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals."
Henry Ford
We are sad to report that our dear friend, Ed Pryor, passed away.
He will be dearly missed.
June 9, 1928 - May 12, 2011
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
"Our goal is simple....
to help you reach yours!"
Congratulations to Bill and Dottie Harrison on their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 2011!
As we work to create light for others we naturally light our own way.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MARGIE
For receiving the CHASE 2011 Good Works Volunteer of the Year Award for outstanding personal commitment to community service and volunteerism!
"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.
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