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The United Nations finds that youth with disabilities are likely to face severe socioeconomic and communal disparities when compared to youth that lives in similar communities. Young people with disabilities comes across exclusion, isolation, abuse. Youth with disabilities are excluded from education and economic opportunities that would allow them to use there talents and skills […]

Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19), has a had a tremendous impact on communities globally, with around 1.5 Million confirmed cases of the virus across the world . Those communities with limited resources, generally underserved populations, and limited means of advocacy have suffered at a greater rate from the virus. Within the United States, limited opportunities exist that […]

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 received her EquallyAble wheelchair, and […]

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 were under 13 years old. A large proportion of this group has […]

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 condition marked by impaired muscle coordination (spastic paralysis) and/or other disabilities, typically caused by […]