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Dave suffered a spinal injury in 1989 when playing American football for the Warrington Scorpions. He became a full-time wheelchair user with limited use in one hand and no use in the other. Dave, then 31, had to give up his job as a business partner at a Warrington retail store. He said he thought he would have to accept a life on benefits. "It was a scary time," Dave said. "I had a lack of awareness of what was available and a fear of failure, because it looked like we're gonna have to have the house repossessed." Dave said he "got into a very dark place" and felt "hidden in the system". And so he formed the WDP - to improve the lives of people living with disabilities. His organisation has since grown ever since and now has 44 paid employees and more than 200 volunteers.
