September 11, 2011
This is the second No Barrier Tour arranged by Deco2 in Sweden, in less than 4 months following last. Deco2 decided to do another NBT, after […]
December 3, 2011
The beautifull city of Setúbal received one more No Barrier Tour, on the last weekend of November, organized by DDI Portugal. This NBThad the presence of […]
December 3, 2011
DDI instructors from all over the world will come together on January 2012 for three days of information sharing, industry updates and scuba diving demonstrations with […]
December 12, 2011
Disabled Divers International Foundation received the following letter from Dália Faria, we hope her sharing her experiences from scuba-diving will inspire others. Dália Faria first dive started, when Flemming Thyge was in Portugal to help to start DDI Portugal. We would also like to thank Dália for sharing her story with us and everyone else.
On the 12th of June of 2010 I was presented to diving by DDI Portugal in a pool in the village of Sesimbra. A whole new world was presented to me. Started out by not being able to hold the regulator in my mouth due to my spasticity, seeing my lip trembled. In spite of that I got out of the water, feeling the happiest person on earth because I was living a dream, scuba-diving.
On the 15th of August I and other disabled people were offered their first diving experience at sea. I had to wear a full-face mask due to the reasons presented above. What I felt is indescribable, due to the liberty, the total connection with myself, mind and body. From that day on I knew that in spite of having to be helped by instructors to dive, it was going to bring huge changes in my life.
December 14, 2011
At the General Assembly of the European Underwater Federation (EUF) on Saturday 10 December last, DDI was welcomed as a new associate member. It was a […]
January 2, 2012
A new year has started! Since 2010, when DDI Foundation was established, we ‘learned’ to walk, sometimes even quicker than we can handle. and too quick. […]