The Purple Vest Mission

Purple-lit buildings illuminated many cities on December 3, 2021, in commemoration of International Day for the Rights of People with Disabilities.

The Purple Vest Mission to LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND was launched in the spring of 2022, shortly after the start of the war on Ukraine as the need to help refugees, especially those with disabilities was recognized, we and our collaborative partners began providing aid to refugees on the ground in Poland. Together with our collaborative partner Access Israel, we interviewed and vetted many organizations and opted to build a consortium of numerous like-minded international partners each with a value-added core strength to help evacuate people from Ukraine. We are connected with good communication and technology and use a systematic approach as we provide ACCESSIBLE and personalized evacuations to ensure the comfort and well-being of the people with a disability.

Purple Vest Mission is evacuating, triaging, and moving people with disabilities and their families daily to new homes and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The task is large but together we have already evacuated hundreds of people.

Accessibility Accelerator strives to make the world accessible and inclusive especially for people with disabilities and the elderly via advocacy, education, and inclusion. With each step, we empower people to live self-determined lives enabling them to work, travel, study, and consume with dignity, equality, and maximum independence.

Donations received by Accessibility Accelerator to support Ukrainian refugees should be designated as “Purple Vest” and they will go directly to our ongoing efforts during this horrific crisis.

We thank you in advance for your generosity in assisting us to strive to LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND.

NOTE: Accessibility Accelerator is recognized by the IRS as a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable organization. Your donation to the Accessibility Accelerator is tax deductible to the full extent of the law.