Designability

Designability is a national charity that uses engineers’ expertise and knowledge to enhance people’s lives and have transformed over 250,000 lives in 48 years. Experts with a passion for creating life-changing assistive technologies conduct original research and develop easy-to-use products that meet real needs and provide solutions to real life situations. One such product is a children’s powered wheelchair called Wizzybug. In 2011 they set-up the Wizzybug Loan Scheme which provides children under 5 with a free, powered Wizzybug wheelchair, thus addressing the problem of limited NHS funding for powered wheelchairs for young children. Wizzybugs are customised for children who have conditions such as cerebral palsy, spinal muscular atrophy, spina bifida and muscular dystrophy. The only real eligibility criteria is that they go to children who could benefit from increased mobility and who can also demonstrate some independent control. These amazing machines create fun and offer children the chance to explore indoors and outdoors whilst developing movement skills, independence and the chance to play with their peers. Around 100 families come to collect a Wizzybug each year from the Designability centre in Bath. The BWCF have made various donations to the charity since 2006 and have recently awarded a further three-year grant to help provide a Wizzybug to any child who could benefit.

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How to apply for a grant
Complete List of Grants

A selection of grant recipients is listed below. Click on the logo for a link to their website.


Rainbow Trust

DebRA

MERU

Reedham Children's Trust


Ambitious About Autism

PACE Centre

Rainbow Centre

Richard House


bibic

WellChild

Dame Vera Lynn Trust

Bobath Centre


Elizabeth Foundation

Shooting Star

Disability Challengers

Hope House


CHECT

SMA Support UK

Starlight

Honeypot

The Barbara Ward Children's Foundation

c/o Weightmans LLP, 100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9QJ

Tel: 0345 073 9900

Email: [email protected]

Registered Charity No: 1089783 Registered in England No: 4213963