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“The Most Important and Best Thing in My Life”
Mavluda is 43 and lives with her son in Tajikistan. She contracted polio when she was just one year old, resulting in the loss of use of both of her feet. She rarely left her house, was totally reliant on her family, and often sat at home worrying. Then Mavluda...
read moreEquallyAble Helps Children with Disabilities Get to School
New Delhi, India EquallyAble is proud to announce the successful completion of its first Bridging the Gap project, which empowered children with disabilities to get to school in the urban slums of Delhi, India. Done in partnership with ASTHA, an Indian organization...
read morePeople With Disabilities Received Special Wheel Chairs In Tajikistan – Our June 2018 Report In Tajikistan
People With Disabilities Received Special Wheel Chairs In Tajikistan – Our June 2018 Report In Tajikistan Recently there have been 14 girls, 16 boys, 8 women and 13 men have received our special wheelchair. Altogether we have 51wheelchair recipients and 25 of them...
read moreJune 2018 Report We Have Been Busy Thanks To you!
Country: Zimbabwe Thanks to your donations, we have made many accomplishments this summer. In Zimbabwe, Equally Able gave 86 specially modified wheelchairs to those in need! As we continued to work in Zimbabwe we noticed four distinct disabilities: Cerebral Palsy: a...
read moreWhat Exactly Is A Disability? What Types Of Disabilities Are There?
Don’t Worry! We have your answers! What is a disability? Okay okay, we have a feeling you won’t like the sound of this but there is no single accepted definition of a disability. Different definitions and disability questions may identify different populations with...
read moreWhy Our Wheelchairs Are Ideal For People In Rural Areas
Yomusa is 23-years-old and currently lives with her family in Bulawayo. Young Yomusa has Cerebral Palsy and shares the same Spinal Cord Injury as her brother. All her life she had to depend on her family and friends for support but unfortunately her parents are not...
read moreImportant Reasons Why Disabled Children Are Less Likely To Attend School
Over 150 million children in the world live with a disability and 80% of them live in developing countries. Nine out of 10 of these children do not attend school. Why? Physical Barriers Bad Policies Stereotypes & Misconceptions No wheelchairs or other assistive...
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