Before starting Gympanzees, Stephanie Wheen (our Founder and CEO) had a physio practise which specialised in treating children and young adults with disabilities. It was oversubscribed and yet there was a staggering lack of disabled friendly facilities for children and young people that catered for their specific needs.
Fast forward a few years and Gympanzees is here! We’ve been running an equipment Lending Library, online resources and temporary solutions called Pop Ups to provide support and refine our services. Over the 58 days our Pop Ups have been running, we’ve had nearly 8,000 visits, with some families travelling over five hours for a 1.5-hour session, and we’ve had some amazing feedback.
All the services we provide have the needs of the children and young people with disabilities and their families at their core.
Feedback from families has helped us get to where we are now, and it will always shape our future delivery.