If you own a wheelchair and no longer have a need for it, you can donate wheelchairs to one of many organizations which distribute wheelchairs to the more needy. Several organizations perform the service of matching a donated wheelchair to its recipient, whereas some require the recipient to cover the cost of shipping costs if applicable.

If a Wheelchair Is Needed

Wheelchair donation are available at local and national levels, they work in the way as the person who needs the wheelchair will call and give the reason for the wheelchair and the basic measurements and the organization will try and match the request.

Donate without Owning

If you like donate a wheelchair but don’t own one, it can still be done. You can contact people like Wheelchair foundation who allow you to donate money towards wheelchairs or even donate a wheelchair. They accept all types from ultralight wheelchairs to electric wheelchairs.

International Donations

Many organizations are committed to donating wheelchairs internationally; many countries cannot afford health care at any level and their impoverished citizens cannot afford the wheelchairs they need to have active and productive lives.

These outreach programs collect financial donations and send the wheelchairs to the needy communities around the globe who can benefit most from them. These programs rely on donated wheelchairs, or funds for wheelchairs to provide them for these people.

Donating a lightweight wheelchair is a great way to recycle a wheelchair and at the same time help a needy person. Many people all over the world, and more importantly the third world countries who cannot afford one and benefit from contributions of concerned, caring people.