Projects – May We Help

ProjectsKaty Collura2022-08-24T15:08:00-04:00

These are just a sampling of the hundreds of devices May We Help volunteers design, build
and deliver at no cost to hundreds of recipients every year!

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Elisabeth’s favorite activity is hiking with her

Elisabeth’s favorite activity is hiking with her older brother, Erin. In fact, they’ve been hiking together since they were kids. When Elisabeth was little, she’d sit in a kid’s backpack which Erin hoisted on to their dad's back, and the family hiked Glacier National Park, Jasper Canada, Yosemite, the White Mountains, Shenandoah, everywhere! Hiking is Elisabeth’s happy place, for sure!

Over time, though, the family’s roles evolved. Erin took over carrying Elisabeth, and Dad would hoist Elisabeth on to Erin’s back. But now, since Elisabeth has grown and Dad isn’t always available, it's impossible for Erin to get Elisabeth on to his back by himself.

So May We Help volunteers designed this solution which utilizes the family’s pickup truck! It eliminates anyone having to do any lifting at all, and now Elisabeth and Erin are back to hiking together again!

#hiking #hikingadventures #hikingtrails #hikingculture #hikinglife #hikingday #hikingadventure #hikingday #hikingtrip #hikingaddict #hikingviews #hikinggear #hikinggirls #hikinggirl #hikingtime #hikingvibes #hikinglifestyle #adaptivehiking #adaptivehiker #disabledhikers #disabledhiker #backpack #backpacking #backpackinglife #backpackinggear #backpackingculture

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How sweet is this?! Lincoln came into our store with his piggy bank in hand! He said he wanted others to have toys too. Thanks to Lincoln, another child will get a toy this Christmas! Stop into one our our stores now through this Saturday and support our partnership with @may_we_help, an organization that helps children with disabilities get modified toys made just for them. It's part of our #GivingTuesday week. Thanks Lincoln, you are an inspiration of generosity!

Riglee’s family loves to hike and be outdoors, b

Riglee’s family loves to hike and be outdoors, but as Riglee gets bigger and less tolerant of a carrier, they needed a solution to continue exploring nature together. Riglee requires a 5 point harness, and head and neck support, so May We Help volunteers made this access device that is super lightweight and assembles and disassembles in just minutes.

#hiking #hikingadventures #hikingculture #hikinggirl #outdoors #outdoorslife #outdoor #outdoorliving #outdoorlife #outdoorlifestyle #nature #naturelovers #naturelover #naturelove #adaptiveoutdoorz #adaptiveoutdoors #adaptivehiking #adaptivesports #assist #assistdevice

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Last week, for the final volunteer event of our 6 Weeks of Giving, the Cincinnati team supported @may_we_help. This organization helps to design, build, and deliver custom devices or toys to children/adults with disabilities who are looking to achieve independence or pursue their passion.

The volunteer team built a solution (by working with families to deliver a product), developed Tinker Toys (by altering everyday toys with a button to create a toy that a child with mobility issues can play with), and helped transform the May We Help office into Santa’s Workshop!

This was such a fun volunteer opportunity, and we look forward to a continued partnership to help the local community.

Brent’s done 90% of the cooking for 30+ years. T

Brent’s done 90% of the cooking for 30+ years. Then a stroke left one of his arms virtually useless, and with just one hand, he couldn’t hold bowls, pots, pans or cans to completely empty them. So May We Help volunteers made this device that can hold various size kitchen implements!

#adaptivecooking #cooking #cookingathome #cookingclass #homecooking #cookingwithdisabilities #cookingwithlove #cookingclass #cookingtips #cookingwithlove❤️ #cookinglife #cookinghealthy #adaptivekitchentools #disabledchef #cook #cooking #cookingchallenge

Kathleen loves the beach but hasn’t been able to

Kathleen loves the beach but hasn’t been able to go because her conditions’ symptoms have worsened and her parent’s ability to help has decreased as they age. Kathleen needs more support than is available with a standard beach chair, and spasticity requires she be able to straighten her legs, so May We Help volunteers built this beach buggy that is easy for her parents to push, plus it’s super lightweight, fits in the family’s minivan, and assembles and disassembles in just minutes!

#beach #beachlife #beachvibes #beachday #beachgirl #beachbum #beachlover #beachstyle #beachbuggy #spasticity #spasticquadriplegiccerebralpalsy #cerebralpalsy #tarlovcystdisease

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Happy Halloween! Its a bit late, but we couldn’t miss sharing the pics we took at the amazing Halloween party hosted by @may_we_help 🎃 We had a blast meeting everyone!

May We Help’s Annual Halloween Festival is alway

May We Help’s Annual Halloween Festival is always a blast, but it’s just as much fun behind the scenes too! That’s because we’re partnered with @uc_ccm whose students create one-of-a-kind costumes for lucky recipients like Chase!

#halloween #halloweennails #halloweencostume #halloweenmakeup #halloweencostumes #halloweenparty #theaterarts #setdesign #theater #disabled #wheelchair #wheelchairgirl #wheelchairlife #wheelchairlifestyle #powerchair #halloweenfun #taxi #táxi #taxidriver #gapper #rosiered

Halloween is May We Help’s favorite holiday beca

Halloween is May We Help’s favorite holiday because, if you’re a kid using a power chair, May We Help – in partnership with @uc_ccm - will build you your dream costume! 20 children participated this year, and debuted their costumes at May We Help’s 4th Annual Halloween Festival this past Sunday!

#halloween #halloweennails #halloweencostume #halloweencostumes #halloweenparty #halloweenlover #gapper #rosiered #disability #powerchair #powerchairlife #wheelchaircostume #wheelchairgirl

Thank you @clermontcountydd for this award! It’s

Thank you @clermontcountydd for this award! It’s a treat and an honor to be recognized by an organization with such a rich history of helping people with disabilities. We love knowing that we're helping bring quality of life to the people you serve!

#clermontcounty #clermontcountyohio #clermontcountydd #ohiodevelopmentaldisabilities #disabled #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhoodeducator #earlychildhood #earlychildhooddevelopment

Bill Sand is one of May We Help’s founders. This

Bill Sand is one of May We Help’s founders. This past weekend, he and his wife, Karen, delivered Bill’s latest project to its recipient, Janet, who lives in Alabama!

And yesterday, we received this note:

Bill, THANK YOU for all the effort you put into Gardy. She has set me free to enjoy working in areas I could never safely get to on my own. By the way, I was not sure when you created it how useful the up/down would be. It is awesomely helpful… Thanks for the great gift of being able to work outdoors on my own safely.
- Janet

#gardening #gardeninglife #gardeninglove #gardeningideas #gardeningtips #garden #gardeninspiration #adaptivegardening #disabledgardener #disabledaccess #access #polio

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@may_we_help Halloween party! 🧡🎃 thank you for creating such an amazing Halloween costume for B! #Genesis #drummer #thelambliesdownonbroadway

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CCM students are putting their talents to use outside the theater by building costumes dreamt up by children, and customizing those costumes to fit each child's power chair. The creations, a result of more than 30 hours of work in the CCM Costume Shop, will be on full-display at @may_we_help's annual Halloween Festival on Sunday, Oct. 23.

#UCtheGood #theaterlife #costumedesign #halloween #nextliveshere #ccmstars

Every year as part of its curriculum, UC Master of

Every year as part of its curriculum, UC Master of Occupational Therapy students work alongside May We Help volunteers creating solutions for May We Help clients. One of the people that benefited from this year’s partnership is Christian, who needed a prosthetic to be able to play the violin.

#violin #violín #violinplayer #violinist #violinlove #adaptivemusic #disabledmusicians #disabled #musician

Inclusivity relies on access, so May We Help volun

Inclusivity relies on access, so May We Help volunteers made this beach chair for Addie, making it easy to chill on the beach with her family and friends!

#beach #beachlife #beachvibes #beachday #beachgirl #beachdays #inclusive #inclusivedesign #adaptive #beachstroll #beachchair #beachchairs

Sights and sounds from Saturday’s SOAR Expo! #c

Sights and sounds from Saturday’s SOAR Expo!

#cincinnati #wheelchair #wheelchairgirl #wheelchairlife #wheelchairbasketball #wheelchairtennis #servicedog #seizurealertdog #adaptive #adaptivesports #adaptiveathlete #adaptivecooking #adaptivemusic #adaptivegolf #cerebralpalsykidsandfamilies #cerebralpalsy #adaptivetravel #disabledincincinnati

More sights and sounds from Saturday’s SOAR Expo

More sights and sounds from Saturday’s SOAR Expo!

#cincinnati #wheelchair #wheelchairgirl #wheelchairlife #wheelchairbasketball #wheelchairtennis #servicedog #seizurealertdog #adaptive #adaptivesports #adaptiveathlete #adaptivecooking #adaptivemusic #adaptivegolf #cerebralpalsykidsandfamilies

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This was our first year participating at the SOAR Expo which is an annual event dedicated to serving the disabled community. At this event, there are several opportunities for disabled people to try and experience new forms of adventure and independence such as adaptive basketball, adaptive ballet, adaptive hiking, adaptive gaming, adaptive instruments, etc.

At our booth, we provided adaptive devices and demonstrations for independent cooking. Each guest had the opportunity to experience cooking on a inductive stove top, use quad tool devices, cut carrots on our adaptive cutting boards, and more!

It was a great weekend with even greater people!

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Sights and sounds from Saturday’s SOAR Expo! #a

Sights and sounds from Saturday’s SOAR Expo!

#adaptivedance #adaptivetennis #adaptivehockey #adaptivekayaking #adaptivebasketball #adaptivesports #adaptivesport #fencing #fencinglife #adaptivegolf #adaptivegaming #wheelchair #wheelchairgirl #wheelchairlife #wheelchairbasketball #wheelchairtennis #wheelchairhockey #servicedog #servicedogs #servicedogintraining #disabledtravel #mobility #disabledmusicians #adaptivemusic

Come discover all the products and services availa

Come discover all the products and services available for daily living, leisure and fun!

#peoplewithdisabilities #adaptive #adaptiveathlete #adaptivesports #disability #disabilityawareness #disabled #disabledmodel #disabledlife #disabledveteran #disabledveteran #disabledveterans #disabledvet #disabledvets #kidswithdisabilities #greatercincinnati

University of Cincinnati’s Physical Medicine and

University of Cincinnati’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division, May We Help, and The Bridge Adaptive Sports & Recreation have joined forces to bring you the SOAR Expo, a comprehensive event showcasing cutting-edge healthcare products, services, mobility devices, and adaptive sport & recreation for people with disabilities!

SOAR is the first EXPO of its kind in the Tri-state area. Come discover all the products and services available for daily living, leisure and fun!

#disability #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #disabilitypride #disabilityinclusion #disabilityadvocate #disabilitylife #disabilitysupport #disabilityblogger #disabilityarts #disabilitysport #disabilityadvocacy #disabilityservices #disabilitycommunity #adaptiveathlete #adaptivesports #autism #disabilityexpo #cincinnati #disabilitysportstasmania

When your car needs a repair, it can be a real has

When your car needs a repair, it can be a real hassle unless your mechanic provides a loaner. Imagine how much of a hassle it must be if you rely on a wheelchair and it needs a repair that could take weeks!

That’s what happened to Chloe, but thanks to May We Help’s Adaptive Equipment Swap, we were able to provide this loaner chair! It needed some customization to work perfectly for Chloe, so May We Help volunteers made the modifications and now Chloe has a chair that fits her perfectly!

#wheelchair #wheelchairgirl #wheelchairlife #wheelchairuser #wheelchairmodel #wheelchairaccessible #wheelchairlifestyle #wheelchairwoman #wheelchairfitness #wheelchairsports #wheelchairdontcare #wheelchairproblems #wheelchairprincess #wheelchairs #wheelchairmom #wheelchairfriendly #wheelchairusers #wheelchairrepair #wheelchairlove

Communities thrive when everyone is represented, b

Communities thrive when everyone is represented, but inclusion often isn’t possible when the right device isn’t available. Take the boxing program at the Imhoff School of Boxing, for example, where May We Help volunteers made a wheelchair with a rotating seat and numerous sets of custom boxing gloves, allowing people with disabilities to box alongside their peers!

#boxing #boxingtraining #boxinglife #boxingworkout #boxinggloves #boxinggym #inclusion #inclusión #inclusiveboxing #inclusiveboxingclub #inclusivesport #inclusivesports #disabledboxing #disabledsports