Advocating, Bridge-Building, Lifting, Empowering Inclusion for Everyone
ABLE Bridges is a nonprofit dedicated to accessibility. We believe all should be able to engage in life with dignity.
Our Projects
Shopping Accessibility Carts
Accessibility Toolkit Program
Accessibility Toolkit Program
For many individuals with significant mobility challenges, existing in-store options are limited. Standard shopping carts are not designed for seated riders. As a result, many people are excluded from a simple activity: shopping alongside their family.
ABLE Bridges works directly with local retailers to bring these carts into stores in ord
For many individuals with significant mobility challenges, existing in-store options are limited. Standard shopping carts are not designed for seated riders. As a result, many people are excluded from a simple activity: shopping alongside their family.
ABLE Bridges works directly with local retailers to bring these carts into stores in order to create a more inclusive environment where individuals with disabilities can participate in daily life with dignity and connection.
Accessibility Toolkit Program
Accessibility Toolkit Program
Accessibility Toolkit Program
The Accessibility Toolkit Program provides customized, individual kits designed to support people living with disabilities in their daily lives. Each toolkit is tailored to the person's specific needs, whether related to mobility, sensory sensitivities, communication, vision, or hearing, and includes practical tools that promote independ
The Accessibility Toolkit Program provides customized, individual kits designed to support people living with disabilities in their daily lives. Each toolkit is tailored to the person's specific needs, whether related to mobility, sensory sensitivities, communication, vision, or hearing, and includes practical tools that promote independence, safety, and comfort. Each kit reflects each individual's unique challenges and preferences.
Miniature Grants
Accessibility Toolkit Program
Miniature Grants
The miniature Grant Program provides quick, accessible financial support for individuals with disabilities who need a specific item or solution costing $100 or less. These small grants are designed to meet immediate, practical needs, whether it's an adaptive tool, accessibility aid, or other resources that can improve daily life. *Coming soon*
Our Board
Elizabeth Band
Kimberly Roberts
Kimberly Roberts
The founder of ABLE Bridges, wife and mother of 2, spent 15 years as an educator, before becoming a full-time caregiver to her son, who was diagnosed with trisomy 10, monosomy 2 shortly before his first birthday. This diagnosis resulted in global developmental delays. Through her and her family's personal journey, she experienced firstha
The founder of ABLE Bridges, wife and mother of 2, spent 15 years as an educator, before becoming a full-time caregiver to her son, who was diagnosed with trisomy 10, monosomy 2 shortly before his first birthday. This diagnosis resulted in global developmental delays. Through her and her family's personal journey, she experienced firsthand the everyday barriers that can make simple, meaningful moments feel out of reach for families navigating a disability.
Motivated by both her professional background and lived experience, she created ABLE Bridges to help close those gaps. Her vision is to build a more inclusive community where individuals with disabilities and their families can fully participate in ordinary, everyday activities with dignity, support, and connection.
Through ABLE Bridges, she is committed to advocating, bridge-building, lifting, and empowering others, ensuring that no family feels excluded from the moments that matter most. Elizabeth currently resides in Hot Springs, AR.
Kimberly Roberts
Kimberly Roberts
Kimberly Roberts
She is a devoted wife and mother of four, several of whom live with hidden disabilities, giving her a deeply personal understanding of the challenges families face in navigating everyday environments. As a special education teacher based in Jonesboro, AR, she has witnessed firsthand how a lack of inclusion can create barriers not only for
She is a devoted wife and mother of four, several of whom live with hidden disabilities, giving her a deeply personal understanding of the challenges families face in navigating everyday environments. As a special education teacher based in Jonesboro, AR, she has witnessed firsthand how a lack of inclusion can create barriers not only for individuals, but for entire families.
Her passion for advocacy and inclusion led her to be the very first to say yes when invited to join the board of ABLE Bridges. She recognized immediately the importance of creating spaces where all individuals are seen, supported, and able to fully participate in daily life.
She holds a Master's degree in Social Work as well as Special Education, bringing both professional expertise and lived experience to her role. Her unique perspective allows her to approach accessibility with compassion, insight, and a strong commitment to meaningful change.
Shamal Carter
Kimberly Roberts
Shamal Carter
He is a dedicated Jonesboro, AR community leader, advocate, and activist with a deep personal commitment to inclusion and dignity for all individuals, regardless of ability or special needs. As someone actively involved in raising a child with autism, he brings both lived experience and compassion to his work, shaping his understanding of
He is a dedicated Jonesboro, AR community leader, advocate, and activist with a deep personal commitment to inclusion and dignity for all individuals, regardless of ability or special needs. As someone actively involved in raising a child with autism, he brings both lived experience and compassion to his work, shaping his understanding of the real challenges families face every day.
His advocacy is rooted in the belief that every person deserves to be fully included in their community, supported in their differences, and given equal opportunity to thrive. This passion has guided his service and leadership across local initiatives focused on equality for all.
He is currently a candidate for AR State Representative, where he hopes to expand his work on a broader level by advancing policies that promote inclusion, strengthen community support systems, and protect the rights and dignity of all people. His vision is a community where differences are not barriers, but valued aspects of a more compassionate and connected society.
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Help Our Cause
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and fund our mission. Each accessibility toolkit costs us approximately $50. We are currently a legal nonprofit in Arkansas who are awaiting approval of our 501(c)(3) tax exempt status, and if approved all donations will be tax exempt retroactively.