Onward Motion Helps
Donate to Onward Motion Helps
Onward Motion Driver Application
Onward Motion Driver Application
Your donation fuels actual change. Every dollar helps create accessible adventures, build community, and empower disabled individuals to live boldly. When you give to Onward Motion Helps, you’re not just supporting a nonprofit — you’re opening doors, shattering limits, and making life-changing experiences possible.
Onward Motion Driver Application
Onward Motion Driver Application
Onward Motion Driver Application
Join the Onward Motion Driver Team
This isn't just about racing. It's about belonging to something bigger. You don't need racing experience. You just need heart, curiosity, and a willingness to show up.
You will represent a movement that believes "There is Life Beyond Disability.
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NOTE: Applications will be accepted through 1/18/2026. (Application closed)
NOTE: Selected drivers for this event will be determined and notified by 2/6/2026.
Abilities Expo 2026 Schedule
Onward Motion Driver Application
Onward Motion Mission Statement
We’re packing up the crew and we’d love for you to stop by and hang out with us at the Abilities Expo.
Take photos together - yes, really — come say hi Meet Bryan - Tara - Hayle - Justin -
Daisy Mae & Beau
- Los Angeles - March 27–29, 2026
Long Beach Convention Center - (27th will be Bryan's Birthday come and wish him a Happy Birthday!)
- Orlando - October 9–11, 2026
Osceola Heritage Park Events Center
Whether you’re curious, inspired, newly disabled, a longtime wheelchair pro, a family member, or just someone who believes in doing cool things for good reasons — our booth is for you.
Swing by Grab a photo | Learn how we’re creating accessible adventures and stronger communities — one connection at a time.
We can’t wait to meet you.
(The Abilities Expos are FREE)
Onward Motion Mission Statement
To everyone who has lifted us forward — Thank You
Onward Motion Mission Statement
Onward Motion Helps exists to shatter limits, spark independence, and build a thriving community where disabled and chronically ill individuals can grow, learn, and lead.
Through transformative education, community support, and real-world adventures that challenge the limits society places on us—and the limits we place on ourselves—we help people step out of their comfort zones and into a life of possibility.
Our mission is to empower people with the tools, connections, and confidence to move forward—and rise on their own terms.
To everyone who has lifted us forward — Thank You
To everyone who has lifted us forward — Thank You
To everyone who has lifted us forward — Thank You
Onward Motion Helps exists because people like you believe in possibility.
Whether you donated, shared a post, spoke our name in a room we weren’t in, left a comment, volunteered your time, or simply cheered us on — you’ve become part of our momentum.
Every mention matters. Every share matters. Every act of kindness, no matter how small, builds the foundation that allows our community to grow, thrive, and rise together.
From the bottom of our hearts — thank you for helping us move the world forward, one roll, one voice, and one act of courage at a time.
We see you. We appreciate you.
And we are so grateful you’re part of our journey.
Our Impact
To everyone who has lifted us forward — Thank You
To everyone who has lifted us forward — Thank You
At Onward Motion Helps, impact isn’t measured in numbers alone — it’s measured in confidence gained, barriers broken, and lives lived more boldly.
Every adventure, resource, and experience we create is designed to uplift disabled individuals and show what’s truly possible when community, courage, and accessibility come together.
From empowering outdoor challenges to life-changing connections, our work opens doors that were once closed.
We help people rediscover strength, build friendships, and find purpose through shared experiences. Together, we’re creating a world where disabled lives are not only supported but celebrated.
Voices In Motion
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Volunteer Opportunities
Voices in Motion is where our community shares what it’s really like to experience an adventure with Onward Motion.
From races to other adventures and every wild, joyful moment in between — these testimonials come straight from the people who roll, walk, ride, or cheer beside us.
Click below to read their stories and see the impact Onward Motion is making, one adventure at a time.
Volunteer Opportunities
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering with Onward Motion Helps means becoming part of something bigger than a single event or moment — it means joining a movement built on courage, connection, and the belief that disabled people deserve adventure, opportunity, and joy. When you volunteer your time, you’re helping create life-changing experiences for people who rarely get access to them.
Our volunteers don’t just assist — they empower. Whether you’re helping at an adaptive adventure, supporting someone through an event, cheering at a race, assisting behind the scenes, or simply offering a friendly presence, you’re directly shaping moments of confidence, independence, and belonging.
You become part of the reason someone feels seen, included, and capable of doing something they never thought they could.
What makes volunteering with us so special is the community. You’ll meet incredible people, form friendships, and become part of a team that rises together.
You’ll laugh, learn, and witness the kind of courage that stays with you long after the day ends. No matter your skills, experience, or background, there’s a place for you here — a place where your time truly matters.
When you volunteer with Onward Motion Helps, you’re not just giving your time.
You’re giving hope, support, and possibility. And trust us — you’ll walk away feeling changed too.
Invite Us to Speak at Your Next Event
Invite Us to Speak at Your Next Event
Invite Us to Speak at Your Next Event
Want Speakers People Actually
Listen To?
When Onward Motion takes the stage, we don’t lecture — we connect.
We bring lived experience, real stories, and just enough humor to make people lean in instead of check their phones.
Our talks are honest, engaging, and unforgettable — because they come from people who live this life every day.
We speak on:
- What happens when life doesn’t go according to plan
(and why the skills disabled people develop are the same ones everyone needs when life hits hard)
- Redefining independence when the rules change
— control, autonomy, and self-worth in a world that loves pretending we’re all “fine”
- How to rebuild purpose after loss, injury, illness, or burnout
(spoiler: purpose isn’t something you “find” — it’s something you choose)
- Mindset shifts that actually work when motivation doesn’t
— resilience without toxic positivity, grit without grind culture
- The power of community
- Living boldly in a body—or life—you didn’t expect
— confidence, identity, relationships, and showing up fully anyway
- Why disability isn’t the limitation people think it is... Fear is.
— and what disabled lives can teach workplaces, families, and leaders about adaptability, creativity, and real strength
- At some point in life — through aging, illness, injury, every person will encounter disability.
- For some, it comes suddenly.
For others, it comes slowly.
But it comes.
- Talking about disability now — openly, honestly, and without fear — makes that future less isolating and more human for everyone.
- Disabled people live this reality every day. And in doing so, they become problem-solvers, adapters, innovators, and leaders — skilled at navigating uncertainty, change, and systems that weren’t built for them. Those skills aren’t niche. They’re essential.
- Whether it’s a conference, expo, school, nonprofit, corporate event, or community gathering, we meet people where they are — and leave them seeing disability (and themselves) differently.
- If you’re looking for speakers who are:
✔ Real
✔ Relatable
✔ Inspiring without being cheesy
✔ And actually fun to listen to
We’d love to be part of your next event.
📩 Let’s talk.
Thank You to Our Sponsors & Donors
Thank You to Our Sponsors & Donors
Thank You to Our Sponsors & Donors
We’re incredibly grateful for every individual, business, and organization that stands behind Onward Motion Helps. Your support fuels our mission, powers our adventures, and makes it possible for disabled people to rise, explore, and live boldly.
Thank you for believing in accessibility, community, and the strength of lived experience. Thank you for helping us break barriers and build opportunity.
Thank you for being part of this movement.
Click below to meet the amazing sponsors who help keep us in motion.
Photo Gallery
Thank You to Our Sponsors & Donors
Thank You to Our Sponsors & Donors
Meet Our Board
Thank You to Our Sponsors & Donors
Our board is made up of leaders with lived experience, deep passion, and a shared commitment to pushing possibilities forward.
Each member brings unique strengths—advocacy, creativity, education, adventure, and real-life perspective—to help guide Onward Motion Helps with integrity, purpose, and heart.
Together, they ensure our mission stays bold, inclusive, and relentlessly focused on empowering the disabled and chronically ill community.
Attend Our Events
When you show up to an Onward Motion event, expect movement, laughter, adrenaline, and a community that rolls in strong.
From racing weekends to accessible adventures to convention takeovers, our events are designed to shake up expectations and replace them with freedom, fun, and possibility.
This is your chance to meet people who get it, try something new, and experience what happens when disabled folks take up space together.
If you’re ready for connection, excitement, and
a whole lot of empowerment—join us.
Spread the Word
Spread the Word
When you share our mission, you’re doing more than spreading information—you’re opening doors for people who need community, adventure, and encouragement. Every post, every share, every conversation helps us reach someone who feels alone, unsure, or unseen. Help us spread the word so more people can discover that there is life beyond disability, and
that they don’t have to rise alone.