OUR MISSION

The mission of the International Institute of SPORT (IIOS) is to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities in the less economically developed countries worldwide.

WHO WE ARE

We are a non-profit advocating for the disabled in areas of public access, education, integration, job skills, physical rehabilitation, therapeutic recreation and disaster relief. We are educators, artists, administrators and professionals. We are also networkers and are grateful for our partners.

WHAT WE DO

We engage children and adults in art projects geared to developing an understanding of disability. We help rehabilitate and train disabled athletes for the Paralympics. We help disabled people become employees and business owners. We provide art supplies, medical supplies and mobility devices. We represent disabled artists in the world art market. We advocate for the disabled in business and government affairs to help secure access to jobs and transportation.

Don Bristow - Technology Director

Don Bristow serves as the Technology Director for the International Institute of SPORT.

Bristow graduated from California State University, Sacramento following service in the U.S. Navy, and he spent 20 years in the software development business. He is a photographer & artist, and owns Lightray Photoimagery, a photography and design studio in Bullard, Texas.

His commercial photography work has appeared on the covers of Car Care Magazine, N Magazine, Natomas Journal, Texas Property Journal, DuPont Registry of Homes, US Oncology News, While-U-Wait Magazine and more. His fine art work has been featured in Sacramento by Artisan Gallery, Centerline Gallery, Doiron Gallery, Gallery W and Taylor’s Nouveau Fine Art Gallery, in Tyler by Gallery Main Street, Caffé Tazza and the eTX Natural Wellness Expo, in Dallas by the Mary Tomas Studio Gallery and in Fort Worth by the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.

He has been a volunteer contributing author, editor and layout designer; has served as judge for student art competitions and for the Miss Asian-American Texas and Miss Philippines Texas pageants; and has been a silent auction contributor to benefit several organizations. He currently serves on the board of the Arts & Humanities Council of East Texas.

Bristow is the creator of Chaotica, a collection of contemporary fine art based on the mathematics of Chaos Theory. 50% of the proceeds from the sale of Chaotica is helping to fund the International Institute of SPORT. For more information and a gallery, please visit www.lightrayphotoimagery.com. Chaotica is the feature of the Fall 2010 edition of WhileUWait Magazine in Tyler, Texas.