Check out our turnaround time to help you plan your bracing appointments!
Our current turnaround times for planning when your braces will be completed.
Your DAFO Stories
A Variety of Liners for Comfort and Protection
DAFO offers a selection of different inner liner materials for our two-pull braces. Read more about them here!
Holiday Phone Hours Announced
Check out DAFOs Holiday Phone Hours beginning Friday, November 15th!
Announcing our End of the Year Deadline and Holiday Dates.
End of Year Deadline and Holiday Dates!
A closer look at our stop block options for our articulated braces.
Get a closer look at our stop block options!
The TurboH: All the strength of a Turbo with all the freedom of a Tami2!
Have you heard about our fantastic TurboH?
New Transfers Are Here!
DAFO is rolling out some new transfers and updating a few of our current hot styles!
DAFO e-Orders: Send us your scans!
DAFO e-Orders is an easy way to skip the post office and send your casts to us digitally!
DAFO Spotlight: Softback
Highlighting the Softback superstar! Learn more about our incredible brace style available in both our pre-fabricated JumpStart and custom DAFO product lines!
Trimming back the distal trim lines – getting a flexible and easy toe-off.
To ensure a good toe-off and to protect your brace from cracking, check out our guides for adjusting the distal trim lines during initial fitting.
Flares for comfort are easy to add
A little adjustment can go a long way in comfort. Learn more about adding flares to your DAFOs with our simple How-To guides!
Adding relief for tight fits or boney prominences
DAFOs too tight? We have easy guides for adding relief to help with tightness and red marks!
Addressing the toes – Long Containment vs. Soft Containment
How to select the right style of toe containment for your custom brace.
Padding for every purpose.
Cascade DAFO offers a selection of different foam padding for our custom braces.
Choose your own look with our fun transfers and colors.
Style your custom DAFOs with our transfer patterns and colorful strap and padding options!
A Fine Day for Paddling at the Adaptive Kayaking Expo
Whatcom County residents with disabilities had an opportunity to experience kayaking at the first annual Adaptive Kayaking Expo.
Alec Forsloff: Award-Winning Cascade Dafo Employee
Cascade Dafo employee Alec Forsloff is the recipient of the Jena Johnson Employment Achievement award, honoring his success in entering the work force and his commitment to maintaining high performance standards.
Daman Wandke: Disability Advocate and Accessibility Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur and disability advocate Daman Wandke's new start-up company–AbiliTrek–is aimed at providing travelers with accessibility information.
Catching up with Paralympic medalist McKenna Dahl
We’ve been enthusiastically following McKenna Dahl's Paralympic journey for the past few years. She recently returned from a history-making, medal-winning performance in Rio, and is looking ahead to a bright future. Learn more about her Paralympic experiences here.
Maggie and Beau
Maggie and her dog Beau have a special bond. Learn how Beau has helped Maggie become the independent and confident young college student she is today.
Emri's Marfan Story
Learn about Emri, a little girl with Marfan syndrome, and how she has far exceeded everyone's expectations.
Bremerton Beyond Accessible Playground
We are blown away by this amazing new playground, and the group of parents, educators, and community members responsible for taking this project from dream to reality. Check out the video for the full story -- we guarantee you'll want to plan a trip to see it in person (and play)!
Paralympic hopeful McKenna Dahl
Follow the story of recent high school graduate McKenna Dahl, 18, of Arlington, Wash., as she prepares to become a resident athlete at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center.
Derby’s First Steps
We received the following email and video from Tadd, proud dad to twins Derby and Loen: “My twins were born 16 weeks early, at just 24 weeks and 2 days gestation weighing only 1 pound 6 ounces each. They both were in the NICU for nearly 4 months and came home in February 2008.
Lateef McLeod’s Poetry on Amazon
Lateef McLeod, a poet (and Cascade patient), has achieved a landmark by moving from self-publishing to Amazon! His collection of poems, A Declaration of a Body of Love, is now listed on Amazon. (We profiled Lateef and reprinted a poem of his in the Winter | January 2009 Dafo Dynamics.)