Mike Brace
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Thomas Brace CBE |
| Born | June 19, 1950 |
| Alma mater | Linden Lodge School |
| Spouse | Maureen Browne (1972-present) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Skiing |
| Updated on 15 January 2014 | |
Michael Thomas "Mike" Brace CBE (born 19 June 1950) is a former paralympic skier, social worker and leader of disabled charities. He was Chief Executive of Vision 2020 UK (2001-2012) and served as Chairman of the British Paralympic Association (2001-2008).[1] He was blinded at the age of ten by an accident with a firework and subsequently attended Linden Lodge School for the Blind in Wimbledon.[2] He gained a Diploma in Social Work from the Polytechnic of North London in 1976 and in the same year competed as a cross-country skier in the inaugural Winter Paralympics.
Brace published his autobiography Where there's a will in 1980.[2] He was awarded the OBE in 2005 and CBE in 2009 for services to paralympic sport.[1]