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From People Who actually know.

NextAbilities is a community of people with disabilities and their families, sharing honest product reviews, real experiences, and hard-won knowledge.

Disability by the numbers

1 in 4

Canadians aged 15 and older have a disability (27%, Statistics Canada 2022)

60 million

Americans serve as unpaid family caregivers

40-70%

of adults with disabilities feel lonely or isolated

Built for families

What NextAbilities is about

Trusted reviews

Honest reviews from families sharing real experiences with products, services, and care providers.

Real stories

First-hand accounts of medical decisions, therapies, and everyday life, written by parents who lived them.

Helpful resources

Practical guides and a plain-language glossary of the terms you'll hear from doctors, therapists, and schools.

Your community

A members-only forum where families and care teams ask questions and share what has worked.

Our son in his wheelchair on a seaside promenade, wearing a blue sun hat

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Built by a family who's been there

Behind every number is a real family story. Built from real experience navigating disability care and the challenges families face every day.

130 days

in the NICU

Our son standing in his stander at home, smiling and waving

883 PT/OT

sessions attended

Our son's feet in ankle-foot orthotics and sneakers on the footplate of his mobile stander

31

pairs of shoes tried for AFOs

19

specialists and care team members

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Gaurav Manchanda, founder of NextAbilities, smiling in a dark jacket and green shirt.

Gaurav M.

Founder of NextAbilities

"Some of the most practical insights come from other families who've walked a similar path, whether they live around the corner or across an ocean."