Welcome to the #RollForADay challenge! In honor of International Wheelchair Day, March 1, 2025, we challenge you to spend a day in a wheelchair during the month of March. We all have different abilities, and it is our goal to foster a greater sense of unity and compassion for others who are differently-abled.
How It Works
- Take the Challenge Participants commit to spending a full day in a wheelchair during the month of March, navigating daily tasks such as working, shopping, and socializing. Participants are encouraged to navigate their homes as well as two other locations including their work, school, local store, library, restaurant, etc.
- Share Your Experience Post videos, photos, and reflections about the experience on social media using the hashtag #RollForADay to raise awareness.
- Donate & Nominate
- Donate to an organization supporting people with disabilities (e.g., wheelchair accessibility projects, adaptive sports, mobility aid funds). Below are local and national suggestions.
- Tag three friends on social media to nominate them within the next 7 days to take the challenge.
Local Organizations
Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living partners with service providers, agencies, and county and state offices to provide you with the best, most up-to-date information and resources. Our staff is extremely knowledgeable on the different disability-related programs and services in the Lehigh Valley that can help you maintain your independence. If we cannot help you personally, we will refer you to the organization that can best serve your needs.
The ARC of Lehigh and Northampton Counties champions a life of inclusion, opportunity, and equity for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through advocacy, education, and support. The Arc of Lehigh and Northampton Counties envisions that all people with IDD are valued, respected, and fully included members of their community with the right to choose where they live, learn, work, and play.
Via of the Lehigh Valley is a non-profit agency that provides services for children and adults with disabilities like autism, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome. Via’s mission is to help people reach their full potential through a rewarding career, meaningful relationships, and an enriching community life. Via creates pathways to success through vocation, inclusion, and advocacy.
National Organizations
Joni and Friends By giving monthly, you’ll help fund our biblical commission to go out quickly to reach people who are isolated, forgotten, and rejected because of their disabilities, and compel them to come in as beloved children through medical and mobility support, essential resources, patient advocacy, and spiritual care.