ACCESSIBILITY OPENS DOORS TO A NEW WAY OF LIFE

DISABILITY SERVICES

IDEAS works to identify and remove societal and relational barriers that exclude persons with disabilities. We strive to create an environment where all people are valued, loved, heard, and empowered.

Accessibility + opportunity.

Our focus on disability runs though all we do

IDEAS’ focus on disability runs through all our programs. We work to identify and remove societal and relational barriers that exclude persons with disabilities. Our programs are designed for people of diverse abilities and provide tools like custom-fit wheelchairs, awareness training, and accessible technology to help individuals navigate obstacles caused by disability.

Programs Spotlight

A.T. Catalyst - Guatemala

Removing barriers to dignity for those with a disability.

At IDEAS, we strive to create an environment where all people are valued, loved, heard, and empowered so that we all flourish and experience the fullness of our God-given dignity together.  

In one Year

225

children + adults equipped with technologies to assist with disability.

Custom-fit wheelchairs + awareness training

We provide accessibility + tools that unlock potential.

Alma was born in Guatemala with a disability called spina bifida. Unable to walk, she spent the first 14 years of her life isolated, locked in a room, confined to a bed or the floor. Her mother said she was a mistake. Her father said she was not his daughter. Alma wanted to go to school and have friends, but her disability made that impossible.

Resources + care for more flourishing

A first step to a new way of life.

Children and adults receive assistive technology and training on how to care for and fully utilize their wheelchairs, opening the door to more engagement within families and communities.

We are compassionate professionals bringing needed expertise

Community development + disability

IDEAS community development serves as the foundation for all our work. We start by listening to local needs and amplifying marginalized voices to provide expertise that benefits the whole community. In our programs, we work to remove societal and relational barriers that exclude persons with disabilities and provide opportunities that help people of diverse abilities flourish.

  • "I was rescued after being abandoned. I used to get around on a skateboard, but now, with a wheelchair, I can finally go to school!"

    Daniel, Guatemala

  • "You have changed the way I see and interact with my children, my husband, and myself. Now I see how every aspect of my life is integrated"

    Participant, Generous Invitations

  • "The resource center for children with disabilities has become a place where the whole community wants to play and connect"

    ACT Staff Member, Tunisia

  • I was sharing why it is important to include children with disabilities in activities like baking. That evening 10-year Aisha, who overheard the conversation, stood up and said, it's time for me to bake."

    Program Director, Morocco

Support IDEAS Disability Services Programs

Help children like Angela attend school + make friends.

AT Catalyst provides whole-person care for persons with disabilities through training, resources, and locally appropriate assistive technology devices. We address medical and mobility needs and create a supportive community where people feel loved and valued. Our team is dedicated to helping people with disabilities experience the fullness of their God-given dignity.

Removing barriers to dignity unlocks God-given potential

Learn more about IDEAS work in Guatemala

With an estimated population of around 17.6 million, Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America, the 4th most populous country in North America, and the 11th most populous country in the Americas.

Guatemala is a biodiversity hotspot with unique ecosystems that include many endemic species.

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Where we work

As of 2019, the surface of the Dead Sea is 430.5 metres below sea level, making its shores the lowest land-based elevation on Earth.

Helping individuals & communities flourish

Our Impact

21,780

Adults + children in Asia with no access to healthcare were treated in local clinics

1000+

Wheelchairs provided in Africa + Latin America, providing mobility for people & their families

1500+

Farmers & their communities in Central Asia received agricultural training

Celebrating removing barriers to dignity

Stories of Transformation

Alma was born in Guatemala with a disability called spina bifida. Unable to walk, she spent the first 14 years of her life isolated, locked in a room, confined to a bed or the floor. Her mother said she was a mistake. Her father said she was not his daughter. Alma wanted to go to school and have friends, but her disability made that impossible.