Where it starts: ‘She’s been navigating the world with a disability since she was four.‘
On crutches. With a cane. Now on wheels. And she’s giving others the chance to spend one day finding out what that’s really like.
Welcome to the home of Victoria Mavis — disability advocate, HR veteran, author, and the creator of One Day in the Chair™, a disability awareness program that is changing how communities, schools, and organizations understand what it means to navigate the world differently.
Victoria has lived with a disability since the age of four. She has navigated the world on crutches, with a cane, and now on wheels — experiencing every stage of what it means to move through life differently. That lived experience is the foundation of everything she does.
Introduction
Welcome to the home of Victoria Mavis — disability advocate, HR veteran, author, and the creator of One Day in the Chair™, a disability awareness program that is changing how communities, schools, and organizations understand what it means to navigate the world differently.
Victoria has lived with a disability since the age of four. She has navigated the world on crutches, with a cane, and now on wheels — experiencing every stage of what it means to move through life differently. That lived experience is the foundation of everything she does.
One Day in the Chair™
A disability awareness experience that puts able-bodied participants in a wheelchair for the day — competing alongside people who live that reality every day. No lectures. No statistics. Just three words at the end: “I never knew.”
Every Scar Tells a Story
The memoir that started it all. Victoria’s story of navigating disability across a lifetime — and refusing to let it define her.
Partner With Us
One Day in the Chair™ is looking for schools, veterans’ organizations, rehabilitation centers, and community sponsors who believe inclusion is something you do — not something you talk about.
Video Section – See what One Day in the Chair™ looks like in action.
This is how it all started for the Boyscouts
And here’s what started “One Day in a Chair” idea and what the Local Press had to say
Observe the smooth performance of the Scooter Drivers practicing their obstacle course moves the night before the race at American Legion 208 near Grand Rapids Michigan–to the tune of “We are the Champions” on Karaoke night.
Closing Statement
“Every scar tells a story. Every chair or mobility device tells one too. Come find out what yours would say.”