EQUIPPING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE FULLY
MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO GET TO SCHOOL
One wheelchair, Big impact: How Devices 4 the Disabled turned a challenge into an opportunity for Rico
Devices 4 the Disabled has literally changed Luciana’s life. She kept telling me all day how happy she is that she can move about on her own.
-Virginia Dallman
Teacher at Belding Elementary
IB World School
OUR STORY
Co-founders Ed Kane and Bob Shea started with their lived experiences and established D4D.
Their story. Our story.
Emmy-award winning.
“The angels at D4D were incredibly gracious providing my husband, who has advanced Parkinson’s, with tools for living a better life that we didn’t even know were available. There are no words to describe how grateful we are for this wonderful organization.“ -Julie
Corporate & Foundation Sponsors
2025 Ed Kane Person of the Year: Martrell Stevens
Martrell presented the 2025 Ed Kane Person of the Year Award by Ed’s wife, Sue Kane
“Make the most of life. Keep moving forward, and give it your all — no matter what.” – Martrell Stevens
2025 Ed Kane Person of the Year: Martrell Stevens
Devices 4 the Disabled Board Scholar selected for
2025 Social Impact Award
Devices 4 the Disabled, on behalf of our Board Scholar Nooshin Shahlari Bowman, EIT, has been selected as a 2025 Social Impact Award winner!
Nooshin and D4D were honored during the annual Year-End Celebration of the Golub Capital Board Fellows Program at Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management
This honor celebrates Nooshin’s exceptional contributions in driving meaningful, long-lasting change within our organization, and highlights the powerful impact of our partnership through this incredible program.
Thank you, Nooshin, for elevating D4D through your thoughtful and strategic work. And thank you to Kellogg and Golub Capital for uplifting student leadership and supporting these transformative, mission-driven collaborations with nonprofits.
Michael Palmore was homeless and we provided him with a wheelchair in the past. He now has an apartment because of a program by Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Now that he has a place to charge a wheelchair, we provided him with a power wheelchair. "Because of my new apartment and my new power wheelchair, I have a new life," he said.
JOIN US IN OUR MISSION
Help support D4D so we can continue to provide mobility to those who need it most.
