The Wheelchair Foundation is a non-profit organization with a goal to provide a free
wheelchair to every child, teen and adult worldwide who needs one, but has no means to acquire one.
wheelchair to every child, teen and adult worldwide who needs one, but has no means to acquire one.
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Vietnam Veterans Score Victory for Mobility
In November 2006, the Vietnam Veterans of Diablo Valley, California, traveled to the eastern coast of the Indochina Peninsula, ready to begin a new operation in the country where they had once been deployed. This time, however, it was a mission of peace and good will, instead of war and [...]
Breadtags for Wheelchairs
Mary Honeybun Cape Town, South Aftrica - Mary Honeybun of Cape Town, South Aftrica, turns tiny pieces of plastic into life-changing gifts! The incredible octogenarian raises funds for wheelchairs by collecting the tags used to keep plastic bags tied around a loaf of bread - something most [...]
Wheelchair Recipients Enjoy Shanghai Forest through “Redchair in Action” Program
Redchair in Action –IBM Volunteers Accompanied the Disabled of Pengpu Sub-district to Experience an Eco Tour June 5 2011, World Environment Day - The Wheelchair Foundation, Shanghai Pengpu Sub-district committee and IBM Shanghai Volunteer Association held an activity named "Redchair in [...]
Personal Stories of Recipients: China
A Gift - 26 May, 2011 Deng Yuanyuan, 29, is a middle-level cerebral palsy patient. She lives in Shenyang Huanggu district. On the afternoon of May 19, 2011, Disabled Person’s Federation of Huanggu District Shenyang sent her a gift: a wheelchair. She has no ability to walk [...]
Celebrating 11 Years of Hope, Mobility & Freedom!
June has always been a special month for the Wheelchair Foundation and 2011 was certainly no exception. Since the year 2000, we have been providing wheelchairs to adults, teens, and children in need and have changed the lives of more than 850,000 people in 153 countries in an effort to distribute [...]