A non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for paralysis and providing wheelchairs and rehabilitation to people in need around the world.
USA & UK
Joined January 2010
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Walkabout Foundation retweeted
Approximately 80 million people worldwide depend on wheelchairs. ♿️
Yet, majority lack access to this vital aid.
Let's make a difference! 👇
goodtoday.org/cause/wheelcha…
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
And that’s a wrap on #wheelchairweek 🙌 We hope you enjoyed following our seven days of stories and other content showcasing the importance of making wheelchairs more accessible and available ♿
Scroll through our feed in case you missed any of our posts 😉#ATscaleWheelchairWeek
ALT the image shows an elderly lady sitting in a wheelchair. she is smiling and looking up and her hands are raised in the air. the text reads"this is more than a wheelchair, this is life changing." at the bottom of the image is the ATscale logo and it says ATscaleWheelchairWeek
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
A Russian missile hit Ivan’s home in Ukraine leaving him with a spinal cord injury. Our rehab team in Ukraine provided him with a wheelchair and helped him reach his goal of independently going to the barbershop.
#inclusion #Ukraine #rehabilitation #wheelchair @WalkaboutOrg
ALT Ivan, a man in a maroon shirt and tattoos on his right arm, sits in his wheelchair while strength training at the gym.
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
Serhiy’s home was destroyed when Russia invaded #Ukraine in 2014. With no resources to repair his roof, he ended up with frostbite on his fingers and lower limbs. After a partial amputation, our #rehabilitation team fitted him with a new active-style #wheelchair.
@WalkaboutOrg
ALT In a hospital room with beds, Serhiy, a man in a blue collared shirt with amputated legs and fingers, sits in his wheelchair. His physical therapist is standing next to him wearing a gray tracksuit.
ALT In a hospital room with beds, Serhiy, a man in a blue collared shirt with amputated legs and fingers, sits in his wheelchair. His physical therapist is kneeling next to him wearing a gray tracksuit.
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
One of our main goals is to streamline the global supply chain for wheelchairs so we can reduce costs and improve the quality of products that are available in low-income countries.
📸: CLASP product arrival in Kenya!
@WalkaboutOrg #inclusion #therightfitmatters
ALT Three men stand outside in Kenya as a fourth man is inside a container on a truck opening the doors.
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
The Walkabout Foundation, helping people around the world with mobility issues thanks to generous donations that allow us to provide them with all terrain wheelchairs #InternationalWheelchairDay @WalkaboutOrg #CureParalysis
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
The wrong wheelchair limits mobility and can cause injuries. But the right wheelchair opens a world of opportunity and participation.
We're increasing global access to a variety of quality wheelchairs so everyone, everywhere can live life to the fullest. #wedeliverquality
ALT A woman in Kenya earring a blue coat with red jeans and black boots is in a blue rough terrain wheelchair riding on the red dirt in front of a beige brick wall
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
Happy Friday! Can't think of a better way to start the weekend than with the arrival of wheelchairs at our hub in Ukraine.
This shipment was supported by @WalkaboutOrg
Lots more to come in Ukraine as part of our partnership with @cbmWorldwide
#Ukraine #wheelchairs @USAID
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
When a child receives a wheelchair, it opens up a world of opportunity—new friends, new experiences, & a chance to live life to the fullest. #impactofmobility
Bryden, 5, learns how to use his new wheelchair provided by @WalkaboutOrg.
clasphub.org @DDOrganization
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
"Space is for everyone", says British Paralympian John McFall chosen as first disabled astronaut by European Space Agency bbc.in/3tVswHw
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
31 wheelchairs were distributed in Soroti, Uganda earlier this month! 🙌 There is great need for mobility devices in this area, and our team has made amazing progress in meeting this need.
Thank you to @WalkaboutOrg and Free Wheelchair Mission for helping make this possible!
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
To help end paralysis 🦾
@WalkaboutOrg #WalkaboutFoundation #CureParalysis #MobilityIsPossibility #McLaren #Mansour #LewisHamilton𓃵
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
Nuestros Ángeles están felices de recibir 75 sillas donadas por la fundación @Walkaboutorg y al @Caidrd por servir de intermediario. Cada una de las sillas fue ajustada de acuerdo a la necesidad del niño, para evitar contracturas y deformidades.
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
I had a spinal cord injury years ago
Congratulations!🎉
Your work is greatly appreciated
I have a foundation dedicated to finding the cure for paralysis it’s called #TheWalkaboutFoundation @WalkaboutOrg
We’re in it together!🦾
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
Fiona is the 1st hurricane to directly hit the Dominican Republic since 2004. It has caused severe floods, cut off villages, forced 12,500 from their homes, left 709,000 w/o power and more than 1 million ppl w/o water. 2 ppl have died. 800+ ppl rescued. Pray/send resources to 🇩🇴
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
Hurricane #Fiona has left over 1 million people in the Dominican Republic without water.
A fallen tree killed at least 1 man, and dozens of homes were destroyed.
Emergency workers rescued nearly 800 people. This is the first hurricane to directly hit the country since 2004.
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
We began distributing wheelchairs to refugees in Uganda in 2017, with our partners @walkaboutorg . Recently, our team have been revisiting the individuals and making any repairs that were needed. We have loved seeing them again and are happy to be able to keep them moving!
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
I’m so sorry to hear this
But it’s no longer a life sentence
Incredible advances in spinal cord medicine have occurred over the past few decades
Keep the faith and pass on that hope to his parents
From a paraplegic who cares🦾❤️
@WalkaboutOrg #HighlandPark #CureParalysis
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
Walkabout does excellent research to make paralysis curable. My legs work but bad knees require that I use a cane and although light-years from severe SCI, not being able to do all I wish is very humbling. ¡Sigue p’alante Luis!
Walkabout Foundation retweeted
You’ve got legs that I assume work
What I wouldn’t give to be in your position and be able to use them to walk around any time I wished!
Forget jet packs, #CureParalysis instead!
@WalkaboutOrg #Mobility #MobilityIsPossibility
