A Leg To Stand On

A Leg To Stand On Mobility is a human right. Join us to empower kids living with limb disabilities with mobility aids. Mobility is more than movement; it is a human right.
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Mobility improves self-esteem, provides access to education, future employment, and the chance to live self-sufficiently. One simple treatment, provided by us thanks to YOU, can transform a life and break the cycle of poverty a child was born into.

1 in 10 children living with disabilities in emerging countries do not attend school. In 2023, 7 in 10 of our CoolKids, ...
08/14/2024

1 in 10 children living with disabilities in emerging countries do not attend school. In 2023, 7 in 10 of our CoolKids, like Sopriya, were receiving an education! On October 16th, join us at Rocktoberfest-Chicago as we to provide critical mobility treatment and all that mobility offers, like the ability to walk, roll, or bike to school, to children in emerging countries.

Special thank you to our sponsors Barchart, ION, and XR Trading, for their generous support!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dniSCq

08/14/2024
08/14/2024
"We love to play music, and there is nothing better than playing music for the CoolKids." - ALTSO All Stars  with the AL...
08/13/2024

"We love to play music, and there is nothing better than playing music for the CoolKids." - ALTSO All Stars

with the ALTSO All Stars on October 16th at the House of Blues to help CoolKids walk & roll.

🧑‍🎤 Meet The Band: https://bit.ly/4cqE6y0
🎟️ Rocktoberfest-Chicago: https://bit.ly/3X0ko7X

We’re excited to announce that The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is returning as the Exclusive GLOW sponsor at Rock...
08/12/2024

We’re excited to announce that The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is returning as the Exclusive GLOW sponsor at Rocktoberfest-Chicago! Their dedication since 2015 has been instrumental in helping us provide free prosthetic limbs, orthotic braces, and appropriately fitted wheelchairs to children around the world. with them on October 16th at The House of Blues: https://bit.ly/3WRrICO

Children in emerging countries, living with untreated disabilities due to unequal access to care, face a future with lim...
08/09/2024

Children in emerging countries, living with untreated disabilities due to unequal access to care, face a future with limited opportunities, often forced into low-paying or dangerous jobs such as begging and waste picking.

Access to high-quality mobility care paves the way for education, opening doors to gainful employment and a brighter future – driving economic development.

📖: We supported Bhupendra with free prosthetic limb care at our program in for two decades. When we met him at age eight, he had not yet attended school. Today, Bhupendra is a college graduate and an entrepreneur managing his own restaurant.

to empower children living with disabilities with access to free, high-quality mobility aids. Purchase tickets or make a donation using the links below.

NYC: https://bit.ly/3Ag5YI3
CHI: https://bit.ly/4cqim5s

Our mission is fueled by the generosity of others. Thanks to the support of Rocktoberfest-NYC sponsors GlobeTax, TD Secu...
08/07/2024

Our mission is fueled by the generosity of others. Thanks to the support of Rocktoberfest-NYC sponsors GlobeTax, TD Securities, and Stifel, we're helping CoolKids walk and roll into a brighter future. with us on October 10th to provide prosthetic limbs, orthotics, and wheelchairs to the most vulnerable children around the world. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YApKb1

We're thrilled to welcome back Rocktoberfest-Chicago sponsor ADM Investor Services, Inc. A proud supporter since 2016, t...
08/05/2024

We're thrilled to welcome back Rocktoberfest-Chicago sponsor ADM Investor Services, Inc. A proud supporter since 2016, they return as this year's Exclusive Guest Experience Sponsor. ADMIS's generous support is helping provide life-changing orthotic braces to CoolKids like Agung in Indonesia. with them on October 16th at the House of Blues: https://bit.ly/4dmC43a

2024 will be Blue Sky Highway's 6th year of rocking in support of CoolKids. The band was formed originally for the acous...
07/31/2024

2024 will be Blue Sky Highway's 6th year of rocking in support of CoolKids. The band was formed originally for the acoustic stage in 2019 and has performed every year since, expanding in size and repertoire and performing for the first time on the Main stage in 2021. When not raising money to help ALTSO improve CoolKid's mobility, Blue Sky Highway can be found performing at various venues on Chicago’s Northshore

Featuring: Lee Betsill, Chris Casper, Van Crocker, Tom Jirgal, Tony Meyers, Mike Nielsen

🧑‍🎤 Meet The Band: https://bit.ly/3WHRPvM

➡ Rocktoberfest-Chicago: https://bit.ly/4c5NHuc

07/24/2024
The Bad Dads are huge in Belgium. Coming off their recent world tour, even without its legendary pyrotechnics show, the ...
07/22/2024

The Bad Dads are huge in Belgium. Coming off their recent world tour, even without its legendary pyrotechnics show, the Bad Dads’ set has been declared by many Chicagoland municipalities as a fire hazard, drawing huge crowds and setting evenings afire with their tight harmonies, driving set list, and dad-bod rock.

Covering tunes from Johnny Cash to the Cure, Tom Petty to Post Malone, Radiohead to Eric Church, with some originals sprinkled in, there really are no fire extinguishers needed; just bring your money maker and get ready to shake it.

Featuring: Lou Leone, Dave Fiedler, Steve Laczynski, Steve Peake, Matt Scharpf.

🧑‍🎤 Meet The Band: https://bit.ly/46eIiQ2

➡ Rocktoberfest-Chicago: https://bit.ly/46i9IVb

With your support, keeping CoolKids moving since 2003. 😎Join the CoolKids Club with a monthly donation because continuou...
07/18/2024

With your support, keeping CoolKids moving since 2003. 😎

Join the CoolKids Club with a monthly donation because continuous support = continuous mobility care. 💪

https://bit.ly/3y6WhuH

📸: Vuthy in 2018 ➡️ 2024. Photos taken during site visits to our program with Exceed in Cambodia

Did you know, providing our Joshi prosthetic limb is a transformative, multi-day process that requires careful dedicatio...
07/15/2024

Did you know, providing our Joshi prosthetic limb is a transformative, multi-day process that requires careful dedication from certified prosthetists and technicians?

1️⃣ Assessment: meeting with a CoolKid to understand their individual needs
2️⃣ Measurement: creating a negative mold of the CoolKid's residual limb
3️⃣ Fabrication: crafting a custom-fit prosthetic socket from the negative mold
4️⃣ Assembly: putting together the socket, Joshi components, and prosthetic foot
5️⃣ Fitting & Training: guiding our CoolKids in using their new Joshi prosthetic limb with ease and confidence

Across our 12 programs in 11 countries, we’re committed to ensuring every CoolKid receives the highest quality care and the best outcomes. Because who wouldn’t want the very best for their child?

Your $25 monthly donation keeps our CoolKids moving with access to continuous mobility care. is growing made easy. Sign up for The CoolKids Club: https://bit.ly/4cJVXR3

📸: Aniket at our program with GetBak Indiain India

Four years ago, Shivani arrived at our program with GetBak India using a prosthetic that was too heavy, making movement ...
07/11/2024

Four years ago, Shivani arrived at our program with GetBak India using a prosthetic that was too heavy, making movement painful and difficult.

We provided Shivani with our Joshi prosthetic limb -- light enough for CoolKids of all ages to move freely -- and committed to covering her care as she grew.

During our site visit this year, Shivani was not just walking comfortably, but running, jumping, flying, and biking! Having the freedom to move has unlocked her world of play and friendship, key ingredients for a happy and healthy childhood.

Your $25 monthly donation keeps 6 kids moving a year. is growing made easy. https://bit.ly/3W77t3C

The Joshi is designed with our CoolKids in mind, providing independence, comfort, and style while boosting self-esteem a...
07/09/2024

The Joshi is designed with our CoolKids in mind, providing independence, comfort, and style while boosting self-esteem and transforming mobility care in emerging countries.

🦿 Modularity. Components can be replaced, adjusted, or repaired as our CoolKids grow, helping ensure long-term mobility.

😎 The Look. Crafted from high-quality aluminum, The Joshi is light enough for your youngest CoolKids yet durable enough for our most active 21 year-olds, all while looking oh so cool.

🚶Natural Gait. When needed, our polycentric knee joint helps create a natural gait, ideal for our CoolKids who might need an extra boost of confidence.

Sign up for The CoolKids Club with a $25 monthly donation. is growing made easy. https://bit.ly/4eOsIOR

📸: Photos taken during site visits to our programs with GetBak India, Puspadi Bali in Indonesia, and Exceed Worldwide in Cambodia.

The Operators hail from Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood on the southside. For over 40 years, the Operators have been ente...
07/08/2024

The Operators hail from Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood on the southside. For over 40 years, the Operators have been entertaining music lovers with their contagious brand of classic rock and blues. It’s always a party with the Operators in the house!

Featuring: Kurt Johnson, Bruce Anderson, Chuck Murphy, John Cicora, Mike Patton, and Sara Johnson

🧑‍🎤 Meet The Band: https://bit.ly/3L895E0

➡ Rocktoberfest-Chicago: https://bit.ly/3L75aqX

The CoolKids Club is our community of advocates dedicated to ensuring kids like Sokny have the continuous care they need...
07/05/2024

The CoolKids Club is our community of advocates dedicated to ensuring kids like Sokny have the continuous care they need to keep moving.

When we first met Sokny at age 6, she faced a future filled with doubt and challenges. Her family couldn’t afford the prosthetic limbs she needed, meaning her only form of mobility was crawling.

With your support, we provided Sokny with two prosthetic limbs and committed to covering her care as she grew.

✨Today, Sokny is flourishing in high school, studying biology and chemistry, with dreams of becoming an accountant. She's living a life full of possibilities, just like every child deserves.

We’re dedicated to providing Sokny with continuous care through the age of 21 and your $25 monthly donation will make that possible.

is growing made easy.

https://bit.ly/3VRajsg

📸: Photos taken during site visits to our program with Exceed Worldwide in

Seven years ago we launched The Joshi, our modular prosthetic limb, to provide high-quality, transformational care for o...
07/02/2024

Seven years ago we launched The Joshi, our modular prosthetic limb, to provide high-quality, transformational care for our CoolKids, helping them move with confidence and boosting their self-esteem.

🥳 This month, join us as we celebrate its creation and evolution!

After nearly a decade working in developing countries, AJ Warco, our Director of Programs, identified a critical need: there was a demand for modular pediatric prosthetics, yet available options were prohibitively expensive, costing thousands of dollars.

We partnered with a local manufacturer in India to create The Joshi – a lightweight yet durable modular prosthetic limb that would grow with our CoolKids.

Because who wouldn’t want the very best for their child?

Your $25 monthly donation keeps 6 kids moving a year. is growing made easy. https://bit.ly/3L7njVt

📸: Some of our very first CoolKid portraits with The Joshi. Taken during site visits to our program with Exceed in Cambodia and Puspadi Bali in Indonesia, 2017.

The Cat5s were formed out of the earlier acoustic iterations of “Big Delta” and “The Vol Bros” from previous years of su...
07/01/2024

The Cat5s were formed out of the earlier acoustic iterations of “Big Delta” and “The Vol Bros” from previous years of support of our CoolKids. “We rock, therefore we love CoolKids. Our style of music is Rockin Mother Funkin Country.”

Featuring: Todd Gross (the Toddfather) Frontman / vox / acoustic guitar; Oscar Bautista (lead guitar); Path Firth (keys); Dave Leblanc (drums); and Seth Ondracek (Bass).

🧑‍🎤 Meet The Band: https://bit.ly/3RM2GSH

➡ Rocktoberfest-NYC: https://bit.ly/3XM8OOt

TOAY is the LAST day to buy SUPER Early Bird   tickets. Ticket prices increase tomorrow. ➡ 21st Annual Rocktoberfest NYC...
06/30/2024

TOAY is the LAST day to buy SUPER Early Bird tickets. Ticket prices increase tomorrow.

➡ 21st Annual Rocktoberfest NYC | Thursday, October 10th at Hard Rock Cafe: https://bit.ly/3W2wjSc

➡ 13th Annual Rocktoberfest Chicago | Wednesday, October 16th at House of Blues: https://bit.ly/3XJMchE

All tickets include five hours of music on two stages, dinner, open bar, and help provide life-changing mobility solutions to children in emerging countries.

🚨June 30th is the LAST day to buy SUPER Early Bird   tickets. Buy today to save, ticket prices increase on July 1st.➡ 21...
06/26/2024

🚨June 30th is the LAST day to buy SUPER Early Bird tickets. Buy today to save, ticket prices increase on July 1st.

➡ 21st Annual Rocktoberfest NYC | Thursday, October 10th at Hard Rock Cafe: https://bit.ly/3XGmmLj

➡ 13th Annual Rocktoberfest Chicago | Wednesday, October 16th at House of Blues: https://bit.ly/45FiX1u

All tickets include five hours of music on two stages, dinner, open bar, and help provide life-changing mobility solutions to children in emerging countries.

Sreynai's portrait  ➡️  Sreynai's reaction 😀✔️Another successful CoolKid portrait session in the books 📚We had an amazin...
06/25/2024

Sreynai's portrait ➡️ Sreynai's reaction 😀

✔️Another successful CoolKid portrait session in the books 📚

We had an amazing time hanging out with Sreynai this February! She was a natural in front of the camera and her reaction to seeing her photos was priceless. The smile on her face says it all!

Sreynai lost her leg in 2013 after a devastating snake bite left her without access to antivenom. Please consider signing up for a monthly gift to continue supporting Sreynai with the free mobility she needs to *keep* moving. https://bit.ly/4bib6Ib

📸: Pictures taken during our site visit to our program with Exceed Worldwide in Cambodia.

Let's hear it for August Son! August Son is the 2023 reincarnation of the Chicago rock band who performed across Chicago...
06/24/2024

Let's hear it for August Son! August Son is the 2023 reincarnation of the Chicago rock band who performed across Chicagoland from 1988-1993. During those early years, August Son shared the stage with WAR, Three Dog Night, Lonnie Brooks and The Marshall Tucker Band at outdoor festivals and major music venues. Time has passed but their love of music remains. Classic Rock Covers and Riff Inspired Original, join them for a great rock and roll experience on October 16th.

Featuring: Sean O’Malley, Dave Zurkowski, Jon Alexander, Michael Smith, Mike Kadlec, and Torri Hamilton.

🧑‍🎤 Meet The Band: https://bit.ly/4eAkmug

➡ Rocktoberfest-Chicago: https://bit.ly/3KYLOEq

This October, Billswitch Engage, née The Autopilots, is gracing the   stage for the fifth time! The band is eager to roc...
06/17/2024

This October, Billswitch Engage, née The Autopilots, is gracing the stage for the fifth time! The band is eager to rock to help bring life-changing mobility to our CoolKids.

Featuring: Bill Skutch, Vianne Nguyen, Vinay Prasad, Steven Shears, Michael Sheen, Cyrus Weisberg

🧑‍🎤 Meet The Band: https://bit.ly/3xwNXUy

➡ Rocktoberfest-NYC: https://bit.ly/3XK4QGn

Only a couple weeks left to buy SUPER Early Bird   tickets. Buy today to save: prices for both events increase on July 1...
06/13/2024

Only a couple weeks left to buy SUPER Early Bird tickets. Buy today to save: prices for both events increase on July 1st!

All tickets include five hours of music on two stages, dinner, open bar, and help provide life-changing mobility solutions to children in emerging countries.

➡ 21st Annual Rocktoberfest NYC | Thursday, October 10th at Hard Rock Cafe: https://bit.ly/3xg809P

➡ 13th Annual Rocktoberfest Chicago | Wednesday, October 16th at House of Blues: https://bit.ly/3KFP33g

We're thrilled to be attending  , the largest international gathering of disability advocates, at the United Nations HQ ...
06/11/2024

We're thrilled to be attending , the largest international gathering of disability advocates, at the United Nations HQ in NYC this week!

This year’s theme, "Rethinking Disability Inclusion," focuses on ensuring in achieving the .

To drive transformative and systemic change, we must advance disability rights, including increasing access to high-quality mobility aids. 🦿🦼

Our have shown us how mobility is more than movement. High-quality prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs, and orthotic braces offer the fundamental tools needed to break the cycle of poverty – independence, access to education, social inclusion, and future gainful employment.

📢 Increasing access to assistive technology and achieving the SDGs are mutually reinforcing and complementary goals.

We're honored to attend The Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities through our consultative status with ECOSOC.

www.altso.org/whymobility

On October 16th,   with ALTSO All Stars! The ALTSO All Stars AKA Chicago Rock Exchange have been performing at ALTSO Eve...
06/10/2024

On October 16th, with ALTSO All Stars! The ALTSO All Stars AKA Chicago Rock Exchange have been performing at ALTSO Events and in the Chicago area since 2008. The All Stars are dedicated to helping support the Cool Kids as much as possible. In addition to performing at Rocktoberfest, they also have recorded a number of songs and videos for the ALTSO Music Label and will continue to do the same in the years to come.

Featuring: Amelie Gerbet, Eli Karali, Izzy Borg, Jen Justice, Steve Staszak, Dean Cassara, Ray McKenzie, Dan Alfrey,

🧑‍🎤 Meet The Band: https://bit.ly/4aUjy0k

➡ Rocktoberfest-Chicago: https://bit.ly/4bUSaAq

On  , ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology and Clinton Health Access Initiative released a report hi...
06/04/2024

On , ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology and Clinton Health Access Initiative released a report highlighting the market failures that prevent people from accessing the assistive products they need.

"Market failures mean that relatively simple technologies – such as eyeglasses or wheelchairs - are way too expensive for too many people in low- and middle-income countries" - Pascal Bijleveld, CEO of ATscale.

Some key findings:

🦿 Prostheses are available to just 20% of the roughly 65 million people who need them. 64% of them live in low- and-middle-income countries.

🦽 Wheelchairs are available for just 5 to 35% of the 80 million people who need them. Of these, 65 million are in low- and middle-income countries

The need is great and urgent.

Learn how we're helping to for children living with limb disabilities in emerging countries: www.altso.org

Read the Report: https://atscalepartnership.org/news/2024/6/3/market-failures-leave-nearly-one-billion-without-essential-assistive-products

📸 : Hiren and Jaydeep at our program with GetBak India. Photo taken by A.J. Warco.

06/04/2024

Today, we're celebrating the first World Day for Assistive Technology alongside Unlock The Everyday and ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology.

Access to Assistive Technology (AT) is a human right but only 10% of people in emerging countries can access the care they need.

AT can mean the difference between:

📚 Accessing or staying home from school

🧑‍🔬 Securing or facing unemployment

👥 Experiencing or isolation

🗝️ Living a life of or dependency

Since 2003, we have provided over 23,000 children in emerging countries with free, high-quality, prosthetic limbs, appropriately fitted wheelchairs, and orthotic braces.

Our work continues as we strive to reach those still in need. Together, we can improve access to AT, unlocking the everyday for people everywhere.

Learn more about : https://unlocktheeveryday.org/

Learn more about : www.altso.org

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