See the MachineHe's still a kid. Let him be one outside.
Somewhere along the way an illness showed up and started rewriting his calendar — fewer days at the lake, fewer evenings in the yard, more days inside than any kid should have. The TerrainHopper is built to hand the outdoor part back.
He's the kid who knows every species of fish in the pond by name and which lure each one prefers. He's the kid who can tell you the difference between a red-tailed hawk and a Cooper's hawk before you've even looked up. He's the kid who, the second somebody pulls out a camp chair, will be in it.
He's also the kid who's had more clinic appointments than birthdays this year. We don't need to spell out the diagnosis on a website. His family knows it, his doctors know it, and it's heavy enough without being the first thing strangers learn about him.
We know what we're talking about. That kid was our kid. He lived to be 16 months. He loved wagon rides and mama. Much of the reason we do this work is because of him. So don't worry, we are right beside you in this.
What we care about is that he's still a kid. He still wants to throw a cast. He still wants to ride the trail his cousins are riding. He still wants to be the first one to spot the deer. That's the part the machine is for.
An anonymous donor will give $5,000 toward the purchase of a TerrainHopper for any Make-A-Wish chapter in the country.
If you fit this category — or know a family who does — just let us know. We'd love to help make it happen.
Get in TouchThe day gets bigger again.
Kids don't ask for much from a mobility tool. They ask for it to keep up with cousins, get to the water, and not look like a hospital. This one does all three.
Built for kid energy
Throttle on, the world gets big again. No pushing, no pacing, no waiting on the grown-ups. Just go — beach, creek, woods, ballfield sideline, wherever the day is.
Sized to ride along
The seat fits a smaller rider with the right cushion and harness setup. We size it once, set it up right, and grow with it as he grows.
Eye level with everyone else
Kids notice this before parents do — you're not looking up at the world from a hospital bed or a stroller. You're out there at eye level with the cousins. That changes a day.
A 10-second self-check.
If most of these sound like your kid, the next step is a no-pressure conversation, not a sales pitch.
He's a kid first. The diagnosis is a thing he carries, not the thing he is.
Outdoor time has gotten harder, slower, or has quietly disappeared from the calendar.
He can ride seated with proper positioning support and operate a joystick (or sit safely while a parent operates one).
You want him on the beach, at the lake, at the family deer camp, at the cousin's birthday — not watching from the truck.
People who already have your back.
We're a mobility company, not a clinical or grant-writing team. These are organizations that have a track record of helping families with kids facing serious illness.
- Make-A-Wish
Wish grants that have, on occasion, funded adaptive outdoor equipment.
- Variety – The Children's Charity
Adaptive mobility grants for children with disabilities.
- First Hand Foundation
Direct equipment funding for children with health-related needs.
- United Healthcare Children's Foundation
Grants for medical services and equipment not covered by insurance.
Straight answers.
Funding options built to help you ride.
Below are grant organizations that fund adaptive equipment for Kids riders. For the full picture — state loans, financing, fundraising, sponsorship — see the master Funding page.
- Challenged Athletes Foundation
Grants for adaptive sports equipment and training to individuals with physical challenges, empowering active lifestyles.
- IM ABLE Foundation
Funds adaptive sports programs and equipment for individuals with disabilities — fostering inclusion through recreation.
- Move United
Connects people with disabilities to adaptive sports opportunities and provides equipment grants nationwide.
- Wheels for Wheels Foundation
Funding for adaptive mobility equipment to help individuals regain freedom and access to everyday activities.
- Team PossAbilities
Funds adaptive sports equipment and recreational opportunities that promote active, independent lifestyles.
When you're ready, explore every funding path
Cobble it together.
There's no single program that hands a TerrainHopper to a rider. The families that get one build a personal funding campaign — a grant here, a state loan there, a fundraiser, a sponsor, a chunk of savings. It works. It just takes a plan.
Talk Through Your Plan- 01
Stack the sources
Almost nobody pays for a TerrainHopper with a single check. The riders who get one usually combine a grant, a state loan, a fundraiser, and a family contribution. Plan for three to five sources, not one.
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Start with what's closest
Apply to a state assistive-tech loan and one or two grants first — those have the longest timelines. Then open a fundraiser to close the gap once you know the number.
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Tell one honest story
A short video, a few photos, and the specific outdoor thing you want back. People don't fund a wheelchair — they fund a grandfather back in the deer woods, a mom back at the lake, a kid back on the trail.
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Ask the rooms you're already in
Church, hunting club, VFW, neighborhood, employer, Ducks Unlimited or NWTF chapter, your kids' school. Local money moves faster than national grants.
What worked for you?
We sell machines. You and your family have actually lived Kids — the appointments, the denials, the grant forms, the fundraiser that finally broke open, the local club that wrote the check nobody saw coming. That's knowledge we don't have and can't fake.
If you've put together funding for adaptive equipment — yours, a loved one's, anybody's — tell us how. We'll fold what you share into the advice we give the next Kids family that lands on this page.
Share What Worked- · Which grant, loan, or program actually came through for you?
- · Which ones were a dead end — so we can stop sending people there?
- · What did your fundraiser look like? What made it work?
- · Any local source — church, club, employer, foundation — most families miss?
- · What do you wish someone had told you on day one?
We'll listen more than we talk.
The Trailblazers
Scott rides with MS. Thomas rides as a quadriplegic. Read what changed for them.
Bring him out to put his hands on it.
Private outdoor evaluations are the fastest way to know whether this machine fits your kid — today and a few years from now.