The ADL Foundation
Mobility Aids for the Uninsured
575-437-8665

MISSION STATEMENT:
The mission of the ADL Foundation is to provide mobility by loaning out mobility aids to those that are qualified. Those who are uninsured or have been turn down by Medicare / Medicaid for an Electric Power chair, Scooter or need a ramp built, so they can get in and out of their homes!

FOUNDATIONS GOAL:
Our goal, is to raise the necessary funds to purchase new or used mobility aids, or for batteries, tires, and parts needed to repair a donated unit to get it back in working order, to loan them out to qualified recipients!

Respectfully, Alvin D. LeMar, Founder / Director ADL Foundation /Mobility Aids for the Uninsured

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A non-profit 501(c)(3) under the auspices of the National Heritage Foundation,  the purpose of the ADL Foundation is to provide mobility aids to individuals with disabilities, who lack the resources to obtain the necessary mobility equipment.  These mobility aids include wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, and canes.  Our goal is to enable these individuals to become more independent.

The ADL Foundation is essentially an equipment distribution resource service.  We provide a variety of mobile aids to individuals with disabilities who are in need in the United States.  Mobility aids will enable them to constructively manage their own lives.  Mobility aids help individuals with disabilities gain a higher level of confidence in their own physical abilities, thereby reducing their dependency on others or the need to be institutionalized.  It is a proven fact that increased independence promotes a more active and healthy individual.

How to Apply for Help from the ADL Foundation   To apply, an applicant must submit a letter to the ADL Foundation requesting help in obtaining a mobility aid.  Upon receipt of the application, a foundation facilitator will screen the applicant for eligibility.

The eligibility requirements to obtain a mobility aid through the foundation are as follows:  The mobility aid must be medically necessary.  All applicants must provide the foundation with a prescription from the applicant's attending physician.  The prescription must detail the item needed, and the applicant must have no financial means of obtaining the mobility aid, having no insurance or having received a denial for the mobility aid by his or her insurance provider. 

A Letter from Alvin D. LeMar, Founder and Director
I'd like to tell you a little bit about myself and give you some background on the importance of being mobile.  I was born in 1945.  When I was about one-and-a-half years old, I contracted polio.  I was quarantined for a year with others that had polio in a large hospital in the Midwest.  I was one of the fortunate ones that had only one side of my body affected.  I wore a short-legged brace until I reached my teens, and then I was fitted for a long-legged brace to the hip.  In 1980, I was diagnosed with Post Polio Syndrome.  Post Polio Syndrome causes the muscles to deteriorate rapidly.  I started to develop severe muscle pain and burning.  When I overexerted, I would have extreme weakness and fatigue.

The deterioration slowly continued.  In 1990, I had to start using a cane to support myself.  In 1995, I was using a manual wheelchair.  By 1997 my health insurance provided me with a motorized wheelchair because my arms no longer had sufficient strength to propel the wheels.

The motorized wheelchair wasn't designed for outside use.  It would tip over on inclines, and the tires were not sturdy enough to go over uneven ground or rocks.  I could only use it inside my house.  My world had become very small.

In 1997, I was referred to the Post Polio Foundation.  They provided me with a three-wheel scooter.  I was again able to go to the grocery store, the malls and outdoors on rides through the neighborhood.

To sum up my story, I have a much more positive outlook now that I'm able to get out of the house and participate in life again.  When people are unable to go about their daily activities, their mental and physical well-being is greatly affected.

I have had people stop me in the stores and on the sidewalk to say how wonderful it would be if they could get a scooter or something similar for family or friends who are unable to do their own shopping, go to the doctor, or go to church.  I did some research and found that there are many people in great need who have no insurance or the finances to get a wheelchair or scooter.  Many of the organizations that help provide mobility aids (mostly manual wheelchairs) are only providing mobility aids to the needy in other countries.  Yet, we have so many here in the United States who need wheelchairs and scooters.

Thus, I have formed the ADL Foundation/Mobility Aids for the Uninsured to obtain canes, walkers, wheelchairs (both manual and electric) and scooters for those in need here in the United States.  And I am asking for your help in terms of monetary donations or good usable equipment that is no longer needed in order to provide for those who do have a need. By contributing, you will be reaching out to those who are here in our own neighborhoods and local communities and you will be providing the necessary aid to enable them to be mobile and independent.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell you about my dream.

            Alvin D. LeMar