‘Videos’ Archives
East Bay foundation gives the gift of mobility
DANVILLE, CA (KGO) -- A wheelchair can mean the difference between being bed-ridden or leading a productive life. But in many parts of the world, cost keeps them out of the hands of people who need them. One East Bay charity is hoping to make a difference two wheels at a time. On the island of San Pedro in Belize, artist Kurt Jason Cruz was attacked in 2006. It left him completely paralyzed. "I got stabbed in my lower back and neck and was paralyzed for four months and I couldn't even [...]
Plane to Haiti Mission 1 – Full Documentary
Plane to Haiti Mission 1 - Full Documentary from Dan Catullo on Vimeo. January 27, 2010- DC3 Global, Partnered with the Wheelchair Foundation- Launched it's first Haiti Relief mission to bring 25 volunteers & medical professionals plus 10,000 lbs of medical supplies to earthquake ravaged Haiti. This is the story of what every day people can do when they work together to help save lives and rebuild a country. Please donate to: www.planetohaiti.org
Plane-to-Haiti Haiti relief mission Preview
Plane-to-Haiti Haiti relief mission Preview from DC3 Music Group on Vimeo. On January 13, 2010, DC3 Global and The Wheelchair Foundation (partnered with MedShare) launched an ambitious mission to send a private plane full of medical supplies and doctors to Haiti. Over the following weeks, dozens of everyday people pulled together to accomplish and extraodinary mission that saved lives and brought hope for hundreds of Haitians in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters of the [...]
Despite recession, locals reach out to Haiti
RICHMOND, CA (KGO) -- People all over the Bay Area are doing what they can to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Despite the recession, donations are still pouring in from adults and young people as well. The Wheelchair Foundation of Danville went beyond its original mission to provide 2,000 wheelchairs for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. It flew in eight tons of medical supplies along with 50 doctors and nurses who gave badly needed surgery to people dying from blood [...]
Selma Medical Team Share Stories of Haiti
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A medical team from Selma just flew home from Port-au-Prince after volunteering there for the last week. This team is made up of three nurses, one doctor and a former army medic. They've all seen gun shots, stabbings and assaults before but nothing prepared them for what they encountered once they got to their destination. Inside Dr. Joaquin Arambula's iPhone are 5 days worth of photos chronicling the mass destruction in Haiti and the affects on its [...]
Aid Plane Departs for Haiti
At 8:30 this morning an MD-87 filled with over three tons of emergency medical supplies and wheelchairs departed Stockton for a humanitarian aid trip to Haiti. There were also 8 doctors and trauma nurses, a documentary film crew and Wheelchair Foundation (a Division of Global Health & Education Foundation) representatives on board. This is a story of many different groups collaborating together in a short period of time to provide important relief to a country in crisis. We will be [...]
David Behring Appears on Tri-Valley Community Focus TV30
Wheelchair Foundation - Tri-Valley Community Focus TV30
Vietnam: Wheels of Change – Whirlwind from San Francisco State Univ.
Vietnam is a country in constant motion. Without a good set of wheels, it’s easy to get left behind. That’s especially true for Vietnamese wheelchair riders like Quan Dien. He lost his legs in the war with Cambodia in the early 1980s. “I fell once, because the ramp to the sidewalk was blocked,” he tells FRONTLINE/World reporter Marjorie McAfee. “I was going too fast, and the wheelchair hit and I flew forward.” CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO Because the streets of his [...]
A Journey On Common Ground
This video features clips from all around the world as mobility is given to thousands.
Changing Lives Around the World
This video features clips from around the world as the lives of many people with physical disabilities are changed.
