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Whizz-Kidz is a national children's charity with a very simple goal - to give disabled children and young people independent mobility. Whizz-Kidz was set up in 1990 to address the growing demand and urgent need for specialised mobility equipment to give disabled children and young people the mobility and independence able-bodied children take for granted.

The charity provides a broad range of mobility equipment that is not available through the National Health Service, including powered, manual and sports wheelchairs, specially-adapted tricycles, bicycles, buggies and walking aids. By providing customised wheelchairs, tricycles and other specialised mobility equipment, Whizz-Kidz improves the quality of life of disabled children across the UK and literally lets children be children.

Whizz-Kidz is also raising awareness of the issues regarding mobility equipment that affect disabled children and their families in order to improve the quality and equality of the service provided by statutory services and to increase provision of mobility equipment for children under 18 years.

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