Endurance: The Open Source Wheelchair

The Endurance Power Chair — Freedom Without Barriers

Mobility is more than movement — it’s the key to living a full, purpose-driven life. Without it, people are shut out from opportunity, independence, and the simple joy of experiencing the world.

The Mobility Independence Foundation (MIF) is breaking that cycle with the Endurance Power Chair — an open-hardware, globally accessible mobility solution designed for real life, real terrain, and real freedom.

This is not just another wheelchair. It’s a go-anywhere, do-anything machine:

Off-road and off-sidewalk capable for outdoor adventures.
Agile indoors for navigating tight spaces at home or work.
Fast, simple repairs with off-the-shelf parts — so no one is stranded waiting for proprietary service.

Open Hardware for Open Lives

We believe mobility should never be gated by cost, patents, or bureaucracy. That’s why the Endurance Power Chair’s designs are 100% open-source — free for anyone to build, adapt, and improve.

This approach:

Empowers communities worldwide to create their own mobility solutions without waiting for corporate or regulatory approval.
Drives upward mobility in disadvantaged and marginalized demographics by enabling local manufacturing, repair, and customization.
Puts users in control — because the people who rely on mobility tech should shape its future.

How We Make It Happen

Design a modular, open-source power chair using widely available parts.
Share the plans freely so builders, nonprofits, and providers everywhere can produce them.
Deliver equipment and components directly to those who need them most.
Listen to the disability community, then create modular upgrades and custom parts based on real-world feedback.

The Endurance Power Chair is more than a piece of equipment — it’s a movement toward true independence, dignity, and opportunity for all.

The Mobility Independence Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Every contribution fuels a future where mobility is a right, not a privilege.