HOW OUR PROJECTS WORK
We identify families that have unmet accessible needs. We accept donations and help raise money to meet those needs — specifically needs to get wheelchair bound persons to a position where they can experience a fuller life.
We help fundraise to provide ADA equipment and modifications for seldom covered items/projects through traditional funding (insurance, Government programs, etc).
Moore Pediatric Therapy Services
Moore Pediatric Therapy Services has a mission to provide all children with the best support to improve their skills and reach their full potential. They offer a variety of services to over 600 children throughout the Sandhills including Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and ABA and Mental Health Counseling.
Accessible Transitions is working with Moore Pediatric to identify financial needs that have not been met through insurance programs or other traditional forms of funding for children with disabilities.
Wheelchair Accessible RV
A wheelchair accessible RV is being partially gifted by a generous donor to benefit Tonya, a woman with quadriplegia. Donate and read more about her story below.
About the Recipient
Tonya, a woman with quadriplegia, continues to embrace life. She and her husband want to travel, explore, visit family & friends, and do the things that many take for granted. Finding accessible accommodations is a constant challenge. Hotels have wheelchair accessible rooms, but most do not have a roll-in shower, a bed for a caregiver and availability is extremely limited.
Tonya was skeptical of the idea of traveling in a RV in a wheelchair until her husband, Rodney, took her on a tour of the RV, modified specifically for quadriplegics. She was shocked and amazed at the setup. Later that evening, Tonya told her husband "I will go anywhere that you will take me in this."
Please consider donating to help Tonya obtain this specialized RV and realize her dream of being able to travel. All donations are tax deductible. Checks can also be mailed directly to Accessible Transitions.
Tonya’s Story:
Why Quit Now?
Life was, well, normal. Tonya was healthy, active, and her and her husband Rodney loved boating, hiking and traveling with their children and friends. Tonya was an exercise enthusiast teaching multiple exercise classes weekly.
One day in 2005, she knew something was not right when she could not stand on her tiptoes in the class she was teaching. What started as intermittent vague symptoms relating to balance and muscle spasms turned into a life altering diagnosis: MS (Multiple Sclerosis).
Over the next few years her symptoms worsened. She first lost control of her left leg forcing her to walk with a cane. Eventually, her diagnosis was updated to Primary Progressive MS (PPMS), which meant that, unlike many cases of MS, remission was unlikely and MS would continue to attack her body.
Tonya went from strong and athletic to a determined woman fighting to put one foot in front of the other. She went from skiing behind a boat to being a passenger and the neighborhood “coach” for all the kids wanting to experience watersports. Her drive to keep going never stopped and she continued to hold her top spot on the podium as the “best mom”.
Though her mind is still sharp, she no longer has control of her arms or legs. She drives her wheelchair with a sip & puff straw system. She has 50+ hours a week of support from an incredible team of home caregivers.
Traveling is something that Tonya and Rodney have continued to try to do. Finding travel accommodations that are correctly set up for a person with quadriplegia has become increasingly more challenging. It's no longer about picking where they want to visit, instead they have to go where they can find an accessible accommodation and hope they can make it work.
Tonya and Rodney are excited about where an accessible RV can take them. As with every challenge Tonya has faced, why quit now?
Our next project
We are always looking for the next need we can support. Please contact us if you know a need for us to consider.