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Able People Foundation – 2011 Holiday Gift of Mobility

FREE "Brand New" MOBILITY AIDE PRODUCTS

TRANSPORTABLE LIGHTWEIGHT MANUAL WHEELCHAIR
OR
WALKER WITH SEAT AND BASKET

For seniors and people with limited mobility

"SELECT ONLY ONE" – Limited Quantity

We are accepting applications
from June 1, 2011 through November 15, 2011

Distribution date is 12/17/2011 in Milpitas, CA


FREE MOBILITY AIDE PRODUCTS
Click Here To Print our Gift of Mobility Flyer and Application OR – Just Complete Our Online Application

How it works: (You must provide us with a working phone number on your Application, without a working phone number We can not contact and inform you about status of your Holiday Gift of Mobility )

Complete a copy of our application and submit to Able People Foundation.
After receiving your application, we review your request and qualifications.
When accepted, you will receive a call from Able People Foundation within two Weeks from the time your application was received.
We will call all Gift of Mobility recipients again one month before December 17, distribution and we will provide exact location to pick up your gift in Milpitas, California.
You or your caregiver must be present to receive the gift, because we will have professionals to correctly adjust the mobility aide products according to your height and provide instructions for safe use.

Qualifications:

Have a Disability or Physical Limitations that effect your walking
In Need of a Lightweight Manual Wheelchair or Walker with Seat and Basket to go to your medical Appointments
Have Total Income of Less Than $1700 a Month
Must Live at Home or Apartment, not at a care facility
Must be present to receive the wheelchair or the walker at our distribution location in City of Milpitas on Dec. 17th
You must show your Identification Card at pickup time

Description of Transportable Lightweight Manual Wheelchair:

Solution for Caregivers
Deluxe Aluminum Transport Wheelchair: This lightweight chair weighs just 23.5 lbs! About 40 lbs less than a standard manual wheelchair. This is the ideal chair for loading into trunk, car or airplane.
Very compact and easy to fold.
Brakes on handles and wheels.
Rear handles fold down for easy storage or transportation.
The powder coated aluminum frame is lightweight.
The seat is made from durable and lightweight nylon upholstery.
Black composite wheels require virtually no maintenance and incorporate dual-sealed precision bearings.
Padded armrests are standard.
A seatbelt is included for safety.
Weight capacity: 300 lbs.
Seat width: 19“ Seat depth: 16"

Description of Walker with Seat and Basket:

Lightweight aluminum frame
Detachable padded backrest tube
Four 6" x 1" wheels
Bolt head-inner tube knob interface design tightens the handle tubes securely
Loop brake is ideal for slowdown and permanent stop
Vinyl pouch standard
Seat height = 21.5" , Seat width = 12" , Seat depth = 14"
Walker Width = 25" , Walker Height = 31-38" , Walker Length = 22.5"
Walker Weight= 14.5 lbs
Weight capacity: 300 lbs.

How to Apply:
We offer two methods to apply:

Apply Online – Click Here to Go to Our Application Online, Complete and Submit
By Mail or By Fax – Click Here for a Copy of the Application

2011 Holiday Gift Of Mobility Supporters

Community Leaders
(40 Mobility Aide Products will be given under their names)

Community Investors
(20 Mobility Aide Products will be given under their names)

Community Advocates
(8 Mobility Aide Products will be given under their names)

Community Sponsors
(4 Mobility Aide Products will be given under their names)

Other Community Supporters
(Their contribution will enable us to purchase more Mobility Aide Products to meet the increasing demand of our community in need of basic mobility products)

Where to send your application?

Mail to:
Able People Foundation
Attention: Gift of Mobility Committee
552A Valley Way
Milpitas, CA 95035

OR

Fax to:
408-273-6660
Attention: Gift of Mobility Committee

Mobility Aids Selection of Facts – 2011 Gift of Mobility :

Gift of Mobility – Every Year, Able People Foundation provides a professionally selected brand-new basic mobility aide products to seniors and people with disabilities. This year through our physical therapists, occupational therapists and social workers network, we will provide a choice of Transportable Lightweight Manual Wheelchair or Walker with Seat and Basket. The wheelchair is very lightweight and compact and an ideal mobility aide for caregivers who care for individuals with walking difficulties and currently may use a standard manual wheelchair. The wheelchair is about 40 pounds less than standard manual wheelchair, foldable, and very compact for transportation, lifting for putting in the trunk of a car, and easier to operate. A Walker with seat and basket is an ideal mobility aide for usually older adults that they have difficulty walking a long distance. The Walker provides the benefit of sitting down and resting when individual is tired.

Providing a" Walker with the Seat and Basket" or "Transportable Manual Lightweight Wheelchair" is very crucial because::

Prevent injuries to caregivers and or patients
Easier to walk or take love ones with disabilities to medical appointments, family and community events
State of California budget for fiscal 2011-12, indicating a "painful" $1.7 billion in spending cuts for Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program, including a cap on Durable Medical Equipment (DME) benefits. In California, the need for unfunded durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs and walkers with seat and basket by very low income individuals with disabilities will surely be increasing. Currently, Medicare and Medi-Cal do not easily provide funding for such important mobility aide products.
According to US Department of transportation – Bureau of transportation statistics, More than 3.5 million people in this country never leave their homes. Of these, 1.9 million, (54 percent) are people with disabilities with walking and transportation difficulties.

More, according to “CDC Healthy Aging Program, Health Benefits ABCs, William F. Benson” Natural Disasters of all kinds affect older adults disproportionately, especially those with chronic diseases, disabilities or conditions that require extra assistance to leave an unsafe area and recover from an event. Nonetheless, many older adults who are frail or have special needs require assistance to survive and recover from a disaster. Some older adults are able to live in the community only with the assistance of friends, family members, and social services such as home-delivered meals, chore services, and personal care. Therefore, providing such light and compact wheelchairs could easily assist caregivers and emergency workers to transport frail elders to a safer and less hazardous environment to be cared for during any unpredicted natural disasters such as earthquakes.

Able People Foundation 2011 Holiday Gift of Mobility Supporters and Sponsors
Scan Health Plan	El Camino Hospital	Western Digital Foundation
Palo Alto Medical Foundation	TouchPoint Foundation	Star One Credit Union
Divine Science Community Center San Jose, California	Holy Spirit Episcopal Church	San Jose Chapter of UNICO National San Jose, California
The Sobrato Foundation	Medline Foundation .	Benton Medical