Foundations: Wheelchairs & Other Technology
Organizations that provide wheelchairs and other assitive technology to individuals who need, but can not afford them.
- American Wheelchair Mission
A non-profit organization with a goal to deliver brand new, free wheelchairs and mobility aids to physically disabled children, teens and adults throughout the world who are without mobility or the means to acquire a wheelchair. With a strong focus on the needs of Children in Latin America, the American Wheelchair Mission will continue to change the lives of entire families with the gifts of hope, dignity, freedom and independence.
- Canadian Wheelchair Foundation
Goals - Raising awareness of the needs and abilities of people with physical disabilities, delivering mobility into the lives of children, teens and adults in the world who have no means to acquire a wheelchair, transforming lives through mobility, and with it giving to all those deprived of it by war, disease, accident, natural disaster and advanced age, independence, dignity, hope and opportunity.
- Free Wheelchair Mission
Works to provide mobility for the impoverished and disabled. Our goal is to transform the quality of life not only for the affected individual, but for families, neighborhoods and communities in economically disadvantaged areas of developing nations around the world.
- ROC Wheels
Providing wheelchairs and other mobility products for people in developing countries without regard to political affiliation, religious beliefs or ethnic identity
- Wheelchair Foundation
A nonprofit organization leading an international effort to create awareness of the needs and abilities of people with physical disabilities, to promote the joy of giving, create global friendship, and to deliver a wheelchair to every child, teen and adult in the world who needs one, but cannot afford one.
- Wheelchair Foundation of Florida - Serving the World
The Wheelchair Foundation is a non-profit organization leading an international effort to give the free gift of a new wheelchair to every man, woman, teen and child in the world who needs one, but cannot afford to purchase one themselves, or don't have insurance coverage.
- Wheelchair Foundation - United Kingdom
Wheelchair Foundation UK is a non profit organisation leading an international effort to create awareness of the needs and abilities of people with physical disabilities, to promote joy of giving, create global friendship and to deliver a wheelchair to every child, teen, and adult in the world who needs one, but cannot afford one. For those people, Wheelchair Foundation UK delivers Hope, Mobility, Freedom, Dignity and Independence.
- Whirlwind Wheelchair International
Works to make it possible for every person in the developing world who needs a wheelchair to obtain one that will lead to maximum personal independence and integration into society. In order to fulfill this mission, WWI seeks to give wheelchair riders a central role in all of its projects and activities.