The Bob Hall Legacy Fund
It Started With One Race.
Now You Can Help Change Thousands of Lives.
More than fifty years after Bob Hall became the first wheelchair athlete to officially complete the Boston Marathon, his legacy is powering a movement to expand mobility, independence, and access for people with disabilities across Massachusetts.
Through the Bob Hall Legacy Fund, supporters help provide life-changing refurbished mobility equipment to children, adults, veterans, and families who need it most.
The Race That Changed Everything.
At the 1975 Boston Marathon, Bob Hall pushed himself through the streets of Boston in a wheelchair he personally adapted.
No category existed for him. No rules.
With the odds stacked against him, he crossed the finish line anyway.
In doing so, he opened the door for every disabled athlete who would come after him.
The Legacy Didn’t End at the Finish Line.
Bob showed the world what becomes possible when a barrier is broken.
Bob Hall passed away in April 2026, but his legacy continues. Not on a race course, but in the everyday lives of people who need mobility equipment simply to live, work, play, and move through the world with dignity.
They bring new life to equipment and, more importantly, new opportunities to people. I’m proud to have my legacy continue through REquipment.
— Bob Hall
Mobility Isn’t Optional.
But For Thousands,
It’s Out of Reach.
Every day, people across Massachusetts face barriers that prevent them from moving, participating, and living independently.
When the equipment breaks, life stops.
REquipment is here to make sure you keep moving.
This is what that looks like in real life:
- Children often wait months for a wheelchair that fits properly, only to outgrow it before a replacement is approved.
- Parents must witness their child lose hard-earned progress due to broken equipment and the slow or insufficient response from insurance providers.
- Veterans have to give up independence because adaptive equipment is too expensive or never covered.
- Adults have to remain isolated in their homes because a power chair repair takes too long or is financially impossible.
- Delays in getting essential equipment can lead to additional health complications, setting people back physically and emotionally.
REquipment Gives People Their Lives Back. Free of Charge*.
For over a decade, REquipment has been refurbishing and providing durable medical equipment and assistive technology, including wheelchairs, rollators, adapted strollers, communication devices, and more to individuals throughout Massachusetts.
Independence Restored
13,000+ pieces of equipment delivered
Real Relief for Families
$20M+ in equipment value returned to families
Sustainability With Impact
Hundreds of tons diverted
from landfills
*Equipment is always free. We ask only a $20 flat fee to help cover delivery.
This is What Your Support Makes Possible.
Meet Cashen
A kid with a huge smile, endless curiosity, and a growing desire to explore the world around him.
A pediatric wheelchair changed more than mobility. It inspired confidence, access, and independence.
Meet Angel
A proud, dedicated veteran and someone for whom independence has always meant everything.
A refurbished scooter didn’t just restore mobility; it restored freedom, purpose, and dignity.
Behind every refurbished piece of equipment is a story:
- A parent who can finally take their child to the playground,
- An older adult regaining the confidence to move safely at home,
- A young professional returning to work, or
- A caregiver whose daily load becomes just a little lighter.
Your support turns unused equipment into second chances for countless individuals and families across Massachusetts.
Across Massachusetts, more than 884,000 residents live with a disability: children, adults, parents, veterans, grandparents, and neighbors.
For every person served, the right equipment means possibility, dignity, and a life that finally opens up.
- Sometimes it’s a rollator that prevents a fall.
- Sometimes it’s an adapted stroller that lets a child join classmates on field trips.
- Sometimes it’s a power chair that reconnects someone to their community after months of isolation.
These moments may seem small from the outside, but for the people who receive this equipment, they are life-changing. They represent movement, connection, independence, and the simple but profound ability to participate in everyday life.
Join the 1st Annual 5K Bob’s Way
On September 12, 2026, the Bob Hall Legacy Fund and REquipment will host the 1st Annual 5K Bob’s Way at Franklin Park in Boston.
Runners, walkers, wheelchair athletes, families, teams, and supporters are invited to run, walk, or roll together in honor of Bob Hall’s legacy and help expand access to life-changing equipment across Massachusetts.
All ages. All abilities. One community.
Run. Walk. Roll.
Be Part of the Legacy.
Bob changed the world once by crossing a finish line no one believed he could.
Now, with your support, his legacy will continue to change the world.
