Dionisios
Miliani, Hawaii
What is No Barriers USA?
Founded in 2003, No Barriers is our name as well as our approach to life and we believe that every person has a spark for adventure that is worth igniting. No Barriers empowers people to push past their own real and perceived barriers, achieve a pioneering mindset and better understand their own potential. Many of our friends and followers live their life with physical challenges while others live with hidden or self-imposed challenges. Regardless of age, condition or state of mind, No Barriers is for everyone. We achieve our mission through our No Barriers Summits and the No Barriers University.
Our signature program is our multi-day international Summit. Every couple years, in a naturally beautiful and challenging place somewhere in the world, the No Barriers Summit brings together adventurers and outdoor enthusiasts as well as scientists and innovators adventurers for an outdoor educational program unlike any other. The No Barriers Summit combines hands-on clinics, product demonstrations, nature excursions, keynote addresses, leadership exercises and a scientific symposium with films, art and music. We feel there is no way to separate technologies from challenges, and believe that inspiration and opportunity fuel achievement. We construct our summits to give people who live with challenges the technologies and techniques they are looking for to help them live more active lives. Our four programs have been held on two continents and have included participants from dozens of countries as well as almost every state in America.
No Barriers University compliments the Summit and provides year-round, country-wide education on techniques, technologies, and ideas people are creating or have created to assist people with challenges. Our online program offers online viewers the opportunity to learn most everything that Summit participants did and heard at past Summit programs. Through educational videos and resources guides, individuals can learn about the equipment, devices, and technologies available that will help them to live more active lives. As well as companies who manufacture and/or sell the adaptive equipment and agencies that serve people with disabilities in an active recreational way.
The University also offers Summit Sessions throughout the country in places like rehabilitation hospitals, non-profit organizations, professional conferences and community events. They are instructional sessions that feature one or more assistive technologies or techniques and sometimes include an interactive clinic to try out the adaptive device showcased. Summit Sessions are lead by scientists, adventurers, No Barriers Ambassadors, staff, and/or board members. This unique community program builds awareness on possibilities and inspires individuals to achieve more than thought possible.
Our passion is making high-quality experiences accessible for everyone - but the audience goes beyond more traditional disabilities to include those who feel they are too old, too heavy or too disadvantaged in any way. We believe the message of No Barriers is universal.
Visionary Pioneering Spirit
No Barriers USA is about innovation. Design and innovation are driving transformative change in the lives of the disabled. No Barriers is the facilitator for barrier breaking innovation in a world full of perceived obstacles, impairments and limitations.
Our festivals are venues for exploring new avenues for social change. Our board of directors plays a visible and leadership role on the global disabilities stage. We have dynamic, diverse and inspiring discussions with foundations, social entrepreneurs, NGO’s, disability organizations, athletes, corporations, scientists and filmmakers.
Social Impact
No Barriers USA is not just a name or another non-profit; it is a state of mind. It is an attitude of reaching out and finding ways to accomplish one’s dreams, no matter what it takes. No Barriers USA seeks to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities through the use of technology. No Barriers USA is for all people, regardless of age, state of mind or physical condition.
