Bugzi is a powered chair for young children from 1 year old to about 6 years old. It can transform the life of a young disabled child who may never have experienced independence before. To be able to move from room to room to pick up your favourite toy or chase your sibling is a tremendous freedom many disabled children aren’t able to enjoy until they are much older as the NHS don’t provide powered wheelchairs to children under five. When children are eligible to apply for an NHS chair, they need to pass a test to get it which can be challenging for many children, but having a Bugzi can help a child to improve their control skills, meaning they’re more prepared to progress to their next chair.

Bugzis are primarily for indoor use and can be used at home, nursery, school, playgrounds, museums, gardens, shopping centres and lots more and can be easily transported in a vehicle and used in different places.

We offer our Bugzis on a free loan scheme which allows us to make these wonderful chairs available to as many children as we can, though this is only possible by kind donations from our supporters.

Assessments are available for disabled children across the country and once a child has got bigger and moved onto another type of chair, they can return the Bugzi to us and we will refurbish it for another child. We can do this up to 3 times, ensuring as many children as possible get to benefit from every Bugzi we make.