Variety — the Children's Charity of Iowa
Specialized Mobility Equipment · About this organization
What you get
Help with adaptive bicycles, gait trainers, other approved mobility equipment, specialized strollers and standers and mobile standers.
How to start
Fill in and sign the current application and obtain professional verification.
Good to know
- Resale is prohibited; you should contact Variety when equipment is outgrown or unused.
- Variety does not give an equipment warranty; the guardian owns maintenance, repair, and other unstated costs.
The details, as published
Variety Iowa accepts complete applications for specialized mobility equipment for Iowa residents age 21 or younger who live with a qualifying special need. Examples include adaptive bicycles, gait trainers, standers, mobile standers, and specialized strollers. Families should work with the child's PT or OT, obtain professional verification and a vendor quote, and submit the full packet; applications are reviewed at least quarterly, but no deadline, award cap, income threshold, or decision time is published.
What help you may get
Practical Items And Home Help
Specialized Mobility Equipment — practical items and home help
Variety Iowa accepts complete applications for specialized mobility equipment for Iowa residents age 21 or younger who live with a qualifying special need. Examples include adaptive bicycles, gait trainers, standers, mobile standers, and specialized strollers. Families should work with the child's PT or OT, obtain professional verification and a vendor quote, and submit the full packet; applications are reviewed at least quarterly, but no deadline, award cap, income threshold, or decision time is published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Adaptive bicycles
- Gait trainers
- Other approved mobility equipment
- Specialized strollers
- Standers and mobile standers
Travel And Transportation
Specialized Mobility Equipment — travel and transportation
Variety Iowa accepts complete applications for specialized mobility equipment for Iowa residents age 21 or younger who live with a qualifying special need. Examples include adaptive bicycles, gait trainers, standers, mobile standers, and specialized strollers. Families should work with the child's PT or OT, obtain professional verification and a vendor quote, and submit the full packet; applications are reviewed at least quarterly, but no deadline, award cap, income threshold, or decision time is published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Adaptive bicycles
- Gait trainers
- Other approved mobility equipment
- Specialized strollers
- Standers and mobile standers
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A child with B-ALL may qualify only when the child also has a documented mobility-related special need and meets the Iowa/age rules.
Age
Any starting age to age 21, measured at application.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: IA.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Complete and sign the current application and obtain professional verification.
- Email one complete packet to mobility@varietyiowa.com or mail it to Variety Iowa.
- Include a clear equipment description, vendor quote, guardian W-9, recent child photo, and all required guardian signatures.
- Work with the child's physical or occupational therapist on the equipment need.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- Applications are reviewed quarterly at minimum; exact next review and closing dates are not published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Resale is prohibited; families should contact Variety when equipment is outgrown or unused.
- Variety does not provide an equipment warranty; the guardian owns maintenance, repair, and other unstated costs.
- What income or priority formula, award cap, review date, decision time, and repeat-equipment rule apply?
- Which program-contact extension is current?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Specialized Mobility Equipment · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Specialized Mobility Equipment Application — Revised October 2025 · checked Aug 27, 2026