Need help getting around?

MALL provides donated medical equipment for free to those in need
Serving Bloomington, IN and surrounding areas

Our Services

Get a Mobility Aid

We provide free canes, crutches, walkers, rollators, scooters, wheelchairs, shower chairs, commodes, transfer devices, and more

Keep the mobility aid as long as you need it!

Request a Mobility Aid
Donate a Mobility Aid

Donate your gently used medical equipment to help Hoosiers with temporary or permanent mobility challenges

Donate a Mobility Aid

Our Mission

Mobility Aids Lending Library (MALL) provides free medical and mobility devices, including canes, walkers, scooters, and wheelchairs, to people who need them.

As experienced mobility aid users who live with disabilities ourselves, we provide compassionate peer support to match equipment with people who might otherwise be unable to obtain it due to time or financial constraints, insurance limitations, or other factors. 

MALL’s mission of repurposing donated mobility aids offers an environmentally friendly alternative to discarding functional medical equipment.

We are an inclusive organization that welcomes and serves everyone, regardless of age, ethnicity, ancestry, gender, national origin, disability, race, size, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or citizenship. 

Service Area

We primarily serve Bloomington, IN, and Monroe County. We welcome residents of other counties to donate or pick up equipment at our downtown Bloomington storage facility, but please note that we have limited ability to deliver equipment outside of Monroe County.

MALL recipient enjoying his rollator

This Is Why We Do What We Do

At MALL, our clients and donors are at the heart of our mission. Here are a few stories from people who have gained greater safety, mobility, and independence thanks to donations from our community, and those whose gifts make our work possible.

Thank you!

I am very, very happy and excited that I got this new electric wheelchair. I feel like a big child with a new toy, and I’m just happy. I’m so happy to learn about the MALL. I went to the farmers’ market and you all were there. Someone handed me a business card, and I am so glad that I went that day. If it weren’t for the farmers’ market, I wouldn’t have ever known about this. We gotta get the word out!

Sheila W.

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Volunteer and Make a Difference

A row of wheelchairs in the MALL storage room.

MALL is always looking for volunteers! We are a very small nonprofit, so any help you can offer will make a tremendous difference. Currently, we're seeking volunteers to assist with:

  • Equipment pickups/dropoffs and organizing -- weekday and Sunday afternoon shifts
  • Handyperson for mobility aid repairs
  • Setup and tabling at events
  • Grant finding
  • Online outreach
  • …and more!

Interested in helping out? Click here to contact us.

Help Us Grow

500+

Hoosiers with temporary or permanent disabilities served each year

5+

Donated power wheelchairs and scooters currently awaiting batteries

MALL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We rely on your financial support to provide mobility equipment to our community. Your donations help us repair donated mobility aids, replace power wheelchair batteries, and cover storage fees and other expenses. All donations are tax deductible!

Donate Funds
Click here to donate to MALL

T-shirts & Merch

Show your support for MALL with t-shirts, stickers, magnets, and more! Click here to shop.

Our Partners

MALL maintains meaningful partnerships with local organizations, including the Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington Council for Community Accessibility, and Bloomington Fire Department Mobile Integrated Health Unit, to foster more equitable access to life in our community.

Our Team

Susan Seizer


Susan Seizer, Ph.D.

Co-President

Susan is a recently retired Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University. She got her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Her research and teaching areas of expertise are social stigma, live performance, and humor in use. She has conducted fieldwork in India and the U.S.


Karin Willison, M.A.

Co-President

Karin is the Editor-in-Chief of The Ability Toolbox, a support community for people with disabilities. She received her BA in English from Stanford University and MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles.

Lesley Davis


Lesley Davis, M.A.

Secretary

Lesley is the Assistant Dean for International Programs and the Chair of the City of Bloomington's Council for Community Accessibility. She is the founder of Everybody In! International, a website dedicated to international travel and accessibility.

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Mobility Aids Lending Library

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