Free Wheelchairs & Wheelchair Assistance

Wheelchair assistance can cover manual, transport or powered devices, but each program documents different equipment.

Compare your assistance options

Free or donated equipment may become yours, while a loan normally needs to be returned. Reuse programs can offer loans, gifts or reduced-price sales. Funding and insurance resources may help with costs without supplying equipment directly.

What to confirm before you apply

Use the more specific equipment filters when you need a power or manual wheelchair. An unspecified wheelchair entry is kept general rather than assigned an unsupported powered tag.

  • Does the program serve your address?
  • Is the item currently available, or is there a waitlist?
  • What fees, deposits or return terms apply?
  • Do you need an order, referral or proof of residency?
  • Where do you collect it, and is delivery available?

Coverage and funding

Medicare, Medicaid and VA routes have separate requirements. Discuss the equipment with your provider and the responsible plan or program before relying on coverage.

Medicare & Medicaid guidance · Veterans resources · Financial assistance

Common questions

Does a listing guarantee free equipment?

No. Review the benefit type and contact the organization. Inventory, costs and eligibility can change.

What if the exact equipment is not listed?

Ask the program directly or broaden the search. The directory only tags equipment supported by its research; an absent tag does not establish that the program never carries the item.

Can I visit without calling?

Call first to confirm service eligibility, the collection address, hours and stock. Some listed addresses are administrative or mailing locations.

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Related equipment and assistance

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585 programs and resources match your filters. Inventory and eligibility vary.

528 local • 0 statewide/regional • 6 national/multistate • 51 funding/referral resources

Direct equipment programs

Brain Injury Alliance of Wyoming

Service area: Casper community; exact recipient boundary Unknown

Casper community; exact recipient boundary Unknown

FREELOANREUSED / REFURBISHED

Durable Medical Equipment Loan Closet

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Crutch

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Bridge Disability Ministries

Service area: Visitors in need; delivery within specified Puget Sound radius

Visitors in need; delivery within specified Puget Sound radius

FREELOANREUSED / REFURBISHED

Meyer Medical Equipment Center

Power Wheelchair; Mobility Scooter; Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Hospital Bed; Lift — subtype Unknown; Cane; Crutch; Shower chair; Grab bar

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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C.I.D.E.R.

Service area: Grand Isle community; confirm wider borrower limits

Grand Isle community; confirm wider borrower limits

FREELOANDONATED

Equipment Lending Closet

Manual Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Shower Chair; Tub Transfer Bench; Crutches; Cane; Commode

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Cable United Church of Christ

Service area: Cable community; exact boundary confirm

Cable community; exact boundary confirm

FREELOANDONATED

Medical Loan Closet

Wheelchair; Walker; Crutches; Bath Bench; Commode; Bed Rails

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Camano Center

Service area: Community members needing temporary or long-term equipment

Community members needing temporary or long-term equipment

FREELOANREUSED / REFURBISHED

2nd Chance Thrift Shop closet

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Cane; Crutch; Shower chair; Bedside commode; Toilet riser

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Camano Center

Service area: Community members needing temporary or long-term equipment

Community members needing temporary or long-term equipment

FREELOANREUSED / REFURBISHED

Camano Center closets

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Cane; Crutch; Shower chair; Bedside commode; Toilet riser

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana

Service area: Allen, Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, Whitley counties; cancer diagnosis

Allen, Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, Whitley counties; cancer diagnosis

FREELOANDONATED

Durable Medical Equipment Loans

Wheelchair; Walker; Other DME

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Cape Cod HELP

Service area: Cape Cod and Islands

Cape Cod and Islands

FREELOANDONATED

Hospital Equipment Loan Program

Mobility Scooter; Manual Wheelchair; Transport Wheelchair; Hospital Bed; Patient Lift; Walker / Rollator; Transfer Bench; Cane; Commode; Wheelchair Ramp

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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CARE Chest

Service area: Nevada; two warehouses and mobile/rural outreach

Nevada; two warehouses and mobile/rural outreach

FREELOANLOW COST

Medical equipment and supplies — Las Vegas

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Transfer bench; Medical equipment — item list confirm

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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CARE Chest

Service area: Nevada; two warehouses and mobile/rural outreach

Nevada; two warehouses and mobile/rural outreach

FREELOANLOW COST

Medical equipment and supplies — Reno

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Transfer bench; Medical equipment — item list confirm; Mobility Scooter

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Carey Services / Carey Health Solutions

Service area: Grant County delivery/pickup; eligibility outside county confirm

Grant County delivery/pickup; eligibility outside county confirm

FREELOANDONATED

DME Loans

Wheelchair; Walker; Hospital Bed; Ramp

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Cascade County Aging Services

Service area: Cascade County aging-services program; confirm individual eligibility

Cascade County aging-services program; confirm individual eligibility

FREELOANREUSED / REFURBISHED

Durable Medical Equipment

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Shower chair; Bath bench; Bedside commode; Cane; Crutch; Daily living aids

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Catskill Center for Independence

Service area: Community borrowers; exact county boundary confirm

Community borrowers; exact county boundary confirm

FREELOANDONATED

Equipment Lending Closet

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Shower Bench; Commode

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Center for Independence

Service area: Eagle, Pitkin and Garfield

Eagle, Pitkin and Garfield

FREELOANREUSED / REFURBISHED

DME lending — Glenwood Springs

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Hospital Bed

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Center for Independence

Service area: Mesa and Delta

Mesa and Delta

FREELOANREUSED / REFURBISHED

DME lending — Grand Junction

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Hospital Bed

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Center for Independence

Service area: Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel

Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel

FREELOANREUSED / REFURBISHED

DME lending — Montrose

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Hospital Bed

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Center for Independence

Service area: Chaffee, Lake, Gunnison and Hinsdale

Chaffee, Lake, Gunnison and Hinsdale

FREELOANREUSED / REFURBISHED

DME lending — Salida

Wheelchair; Walker / Rollator; Hospital Bed

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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Center for Independent Living Gulf Coast

Service area: Southwest Florida regional consumers; confirm service counties

Southwest Florida regional consumers; confirm service counties

FREELOANDONATED

Equipment loan closet / new wheelchair distribution

Wheelchair; Other DME

Confirm current availability, eligibility and service boundaries with the program.

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