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Kevan Chandler - We Carry Kevan


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Kevan Chandler was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a neuromuscular disease which limits his mobility and requires Kevan to utilize a wheelchair. Wanting to visit parts of Europe that are not accessible and ADA compliant (due to their nature of being historic locations), Kevan and his friends developed a plan to design a special backpack so that they could carry Kevan throughout parts of Europe. thus making the continent fully accessible. The trip later became the focus of a documentary, book and nonprofit organization.
About We Carry Kevan:
The nonprofit aims to inspire both the disabled and able-bodied communities to re imagine accessibility, then empower this change by providing resources and training for collaborative adventures
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