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Wheel to walk is a fantastic organization that helps to fill in the gaps that families find in filling the equipment needs for their children. Medical and adaptive equipment is extremely expensive and often under-covered or not covered by insurance companies.

In our particular situation, we have medical insurance but it is an individual policy that we have to pay for ourselves. It is extremely expensive, has very high deductibles, and the premiums have increased over 600% in the last 11 years. Moreover, there are many needs that are specifically excluded in the policy. Our daughter uses a manual wheelchair for her daily needs, but was struggling to keep up with friends and family over longer distances like going to the mall or to a museum. We wanted to get her a scooter to help, especially with middle school coming up. Unfortunately, our insurance specifically excluded any motorized mobility equipment. In 2012, we applied to Wheel to Walk for help and they covered the entire cost of the scooter. We would not have been able to buy this equipment for her ourselves.

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