The Disability Foundation
Non-profit organization in the UK
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The Disability Foundation (TDF) is a United Kingdom based non-profit organization.
The foundation was founded in 1998 by the British actress Julie Fernandez. TDF began as a limited company and registered charity (1998) and gained charitable status in 1999. All of its therapists are fully qualified and undergo DBS checks.[citation needed]
Its aim is to improve the lives of disabled people and anyone with a chronic health issue or medical condition. They also support families and those involved in disabled people's care by offering complementary therapy treatments. The foundation has a clinic on the grounds of the Royal National Orthopedic Hospital (RNOH) in Stanmore.[1]
Treatments on offer include: Remedial and Therapeutic Massage, Aromatherapy, Acupuncture, Reflexology, Chiropody, Counselling, Osteopahty, Reiki and Craniosacral Therapy.[2]
TDF also provides information about conventional and complementary treatments and therapies.[citation needed]