About Us

WHAT IS DAPS?
The Dallas Area Parkinsonism Society (DAPS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1978 by Clarice Dougherty to help her husband and other sufferers combat the ravages of Parkinson's disease. Literally thousands of lives have been changed for the better because of Clarice's mission and the dedication of the many volunteers who have followed her.

WHAT MAKES DAPS SPECIAL?
Dallas Area Parkinsonism Society is a local support group whose members are like a family. It is a group that can buffer the realities of living with Parkinson's disease and be there for you with education, comfort, and aid.

We have one part-time office director and several professionally trained therapists; everything else is accomplished by wonderful, dedicated volunteers. By volunteering and becoming a part of our family, people with Parkinson's disease and their Partners-in-Care can find new purpose in life, sustaining them through difficult times.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Get involved! Learn new things about Parkinson's disease and socialize at DAPS' monthly membership meetings. Each week we offer—at NO CHARGE to our members—eighteen hours of Physical Therapy, eight hours of Speech Therapy, two hours of water therapy, another two hours for caregivers—all provided by professional therapists.