Magic Wheelchair
Maker Faire Bay Area 2019
Magic Wheelchair is a nonprofit organization building epic costumes for kiddos in wheelchairs — at no cost to families. Make with Magic Wheelchair and receive access to the Stan Winston School and SOLIDWORKS.
What inspired you to make this project?:
Ryan and Lana Weimer, the founders of Magic Wheelchair, have five children, three of whom were born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, which requires the use of wheelchairs for the entirety of their lives. Each Halloween, Ryan made the biggest, “baddest” costumes he could for his sons, Keaton and Bryce. Once news of these costumes spread, Ryan began receiving requests from parents around the world asking if he would transform their kids’ wheelchairs into “magic". In 2015, Ryan and Lana decided to make that happen and started Magic Wheelchair, the non-profit organization that seeks to put a smile on the face of every child in a wheelchair.
