non profit 501c3 founded founded 2007 founder christiaan bailey & frank bauer number of locations po box 4974 aspen co 81612 area served north america costa rica key people christiaan bailey ceo & frank bauer president website http www.oceanhealinggroup.org disability theory and models disability theory ableism disablism medical model social model education mainstreaming individualized education program iep special needs special school special education learning disability therapy physical occupational speech societal implications disability rights movement inclusion normalisation people first language pejorative terms personal assistance personal care assistant adls orthotics and braces prosthetics assistive technology assisted living mobility aid physical accessibility universal design web accessibility socioeconomic assistance social security disability insurance supplemental security income ticket to work disability living allowance disabled students allowance disabled persons railcard freedom pass assured income for the severely handicapped groups organizations national telecommuting institute society for disability studies disabled peoples international dpi visitability disabled sports special olympics paralympic games deaflympics invictus games culture disability in the arts disability art disability in the media disability portal disability lists v t e ocean healing group ohg is an international nonprofit organization that provides once in a lifetime costa rica based adaptive sports adventures and quality of life programs to children with disabilities . contents 1 history 2 jaws program 3 advocacy 4 leadership 4.1 accreditation 5 external links 6 references history edit ocean healing group ohg was founded in 2007 by frank bauer and paralyzed professional surfer christiaan bailey . jaws program edit their flagship j.a.w.s. just add water surfing program is a costa rica based adaptive sports adventure program . the j.a.w.s. program is centered on physical rehabilitation through sports and activities such as surfing snorkeling zip line tours fishing and quad riding tours and typically runs from 7 to 10 days quarterly throughout the year . the program is entirely subsidized for its participant campers and 100 percent of donations received go directly to the facilitation of programs . the jaws program currently services disabled children with cerebral palsy spina bifida spinal cord injury autism ataxia telangiectasia and other conditions . advocacy edit in addition to raising money for rehabilitative services for their campers and promoting other like minded foundations ocean healing group also engages in public policy advocacy spinal cord injury peer support mentor ship as well as being on the cutting edge in research and development of adaptive surfing equipment . ohg also holds the distinction of being both the first and only international adaptive surfing program in the world . our mission is to help them to break down the personal and physical barriers while building up their self confidence so they can expand the bounds of possibility for themselves ... it s all about helping them to carve the dis out of disability it s this mindset that makes up the core philosophy of the ocean healing group ... donations provide lodging food and travel expenses for these disabled youngsters but really so much more than that . they provide rehabilitation for the soul a newfound sense of adventure and perhaps most importantly of all the experience that when they push themselves to achieve they can make anything possible christiaan bailey dec 2009 leadership edit ocean healing group is led by a 7 person board of directors as well as a 10 person advisory committee . corporate officers are ceo executive director christiaan bailey and board president frank bauer . accreditation edit ocean healing group is certified by the internal revenue service as a non profit 501c3 organization . external links edit ocean healing group website references edit retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ocean healing group & oldid 734497733 categories disability organizationshealth charities in the united statescerebral palsy organizationsorganizations for children with health issuesorganizations established in 2007 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 august 2016 at 19 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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