Exploring early mobility options for children ages 6 months to 6 years with families and medical teams
We work with local teams to create adapted mobility devices, customize them for specific power mobility needs, and make them available to Vermont children.
VEM enjoyed working with children, families, teams, and students in exploring access to power mobility, development of vehicles, and developing awareness of mobility as a human right from July 2018 to June 2024.
The need continues, and at the same time we have found that our current structure does not fit the work. The demands of the post-COVID environment call for a new way forward.
The Vermont Early Mobility Project will close as of June 30, 2024.
All children learn from being able to move and be included within their home, school, and community. Having a way to move by themselves increases a child’s visual skills, cognitive and sensory-motor development, social and play opportunities. Movement also gives children the ability to explore and learn by making choices for themselves.
Seeing the joy in children when they experience their own mobility, and on the faces of those who love them, has been our own joy and privilege.
We believe that current research and information should be available to all Vermont families and teams who would like to explore mobility options for young children. Online resources will continue to be available at Early Mobility Resources.
Vermont Early Mobility (VEM) is a project of UVM’s Center on Disability and Community Inclusion with funding support from the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP).
