news
Summer/Fall 2024: We are
currently
seeking donations of durable medical equipment and supplies in order to create a free lending library of
health equipment. We will pick your donations up for
free.
Please read the donate section for more information.
Winter 2025: We plan to begin loaning items out.
Summer/Fall 2025: We hope to have an accessible, centrally located space to offer loans, mobility aid
maintenance and repair, and inclusive
emergency planning education and advocacy.
about
Fluttering Wheels is a disability-led service organization influenced by disability
justice
principles in Lansing, Michigan.
We believe healthcare is a human right and access to medical equipment should not depend on
financial status or insurance coverage. Just like with food, there is enough medical
equipment and supplies in the world for everyone to have their needs met. By
connecting people with materials that would otherwise end up in landfills or go unused, we
are supporting equitable distribution and reducing waste.
donate
We will pick-up your donations free of charge! Please email or call us to schedule.
We are currently seeking donations of the following durable medical equipment:
- manual wheelchairs of all types
- walkers with or without wheels
- rollators or rolling walkers
- canes
- crutches, forearm and underarm
- knee scooters
- tub and shower chairs, stools, and benches
- commodes
- toilet seat risers
- toilet safety frames
- grab bars
- bed rails and canes
- portable ramps
- transfer boards
- grabbers
- wheelchair cushions
- leg lifts, sock-aids, dressing sticks
We especially need items with higher weight limits/bariatric equipment. All equipment will be
repaired and cleaned as necessary and sanitized before loaning.
We may be able to accept larger or motorized items and single use items. Please contact us if you
would like to donate:
- power wheelchairs
- hospital/adjustable beds
- mobility scooters
- larger ramps
- stair lifts
- oxygen tubing
- CPAP machines or supplies
- syringes
- soft braces
- gauze or bandages
- other motorized equipment
- other single use medical supplies
If you would like to donate diapers or related supplies please contact the
Freetail Store (opens in new tab), Capital Area Diaper Bank
(opens in new tab)
or
Helping Women Period (opens in
new tab).
If you need durable medical equipment check out
Great Lakes Loan Closets (opens in new tab) for a list of community
organizations currently loaning items.
volunteer
We need volunteers to help pick up donations, and repair and clean items. Please call, text, or email if
you want to work together.