About Us

What’s a Kinderlift Special Needs vest? It’s our great looking and functional vest that parents, teachers and PTs have been using to help kids with limited mobility. We’ve been making the best kid’s safety ski vest since the mid 1990’s; ski schools around the world love them. During the past several years we’ve had more and more people contact us to buy a vest to use with special needs kids…kids who need a helping hand.

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We have listened to parents, teachers and therapists and have added options they’ve requested and now Kinderlift offers both a stability vest and a stability / weight vest with a strap on the back to help kids with stability issues and weight pockets with removable bean bags inside the vest.

If you would like to receive more information and would like to talk to a Kinderlift representative,
call (303 )898-2242 or email us here

Meet the Kinderlift Special Needs Team!

Randy Burklund | Owner & Head Mogul

randy@kinderlift.com
Pam Burklund | Owner & Model Wrangler

pam@kinderlift.com
Kim Granger | Owner & Executive Vice Mogul/Customer Service

kim@kinderlift.com
Eric Granger | Owner & Executive Vice Mogul

eric@kinderlift.com

 

Pete Vaziri | Owner and Tech Mogul

pete@kinderlift.com

 

What People Are Saying About Our Vests!

“It’s perfect. We went to the outlet mall without a stroller the other day, it has been a long time since we have been able to do that! He was able to walk alone and he loved the freedom. Today we went on a hike, it was so nice to be able to do that without the stroller. Thank you so much for making this vest, it really is going to improve the quality of my son’s life.”  

-N.P.   Mom in South Carolina

…I’m an occupational therapist working with special needs kids. We have some elementary students that are able to walk on their own but may lose their balance if they encounter uneven terrain or are brushed by another student. We have been using the (Kinderlift) vests for a safety precaution and for them to increase their confidence (or when they’re having “off balance” days, etc.) They’re been a great resource & my special ed director keeps asking me to get more for them! We have found that the vests are a lot less intrusive / rough on the kids if we are trying to catch them when they’re on their way to fall. In addition, some kids have sensory needs or issues and don’t like hands all over them anyway! Basically, the vests protect them and us as a staff because we aren’t throwing out our backs grappling for kids!”  

-M. Roach OT   Castroville, CA

“I’m glad you are moving in the direction of special needs, it will be great. it is a well needed device to support gait with our kids without making them look so a typical”.  

-J Vincent   Therapist with several school districts in Oregon

“…we love the product and have had parents order from you as well. Good luck on this new venture!”  

-K Benson, PT, DPT   Public School Physical Therapy Maine

“Omg the Kinderlift is an amazing vest! I feel safer walking with (my son), if he trips or fall it is so easy to catch him and it’s easy on my back. The other day he had a seizure while walking, normally when that happens it is very hard to catch and hold him but with the vest it was so easy to lower him safely to the ground. It’s light enough not to bother him (sensory issues), he forgets it’s on. Very durable and easy to keep clean. This vest is a life saver for caregivers! I had (my son) wear it all day inside. Not only does it help with transports but it can help with all daily living activities. The PT loves it!…We love it! A product like this is greatly needed as a medical assistant device…. “  

-A. Parent   a parent in Colorado Springs whose son has Dravet Syndrome

 

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