Our Story

Zchair LLC is a company dedicated to helping children with special needs to have the ability to experience greater freedom by providing the means to explore their world around them with mobility devices.

The original ZipZac® was created in 2010 for a 1-1/2 year boy named Zachary who has Spina Bifida. He has movement in his hips, but is unable to move his legs. I felt the need to make something that would help Zachary be able to move around the house and experience everyday things like most other kids do. With the help of a engineering friend, we came up with a design that was unique and gave Zachary a running shot at his world around him. From the moment we put him in the chair, he quickly figured how to move the wheels and began his new adventures. As you can see from the video on our home page, Zachary is now ZipZac'in everywhere and never stopped.

How special it was to see him have the ability to pick up his toys and play with them, then move to another room and do the same. When a friend comes to call, he can head down the hallway and look out the window to see whose coming before his parents even make it to the door.

At one time, Zachary’s parents DeeAnn and Jason feared the day they would have to see their child in a regular wheelchair. But with the ZipZac®, their fears were lessened when they saw just how Zachary experienced greater freedom and enjoyed exploring his bigger world. This was even freedom for the parents not having to carry him everywhere.

On March 1, 2011 it really happened. A 2 minute story aired on a Des Moines TV station showing Zachary and his ZipZac® and how it has changed his life. Within a week, this story went national. From that week, we received many many emails and calls from parents with children who have the same need.  We have since been propelled to make these chairs available as quickly as we can. We are working in many areas with physical therapists from different parts of the country who want to make this a regular part of their resources that are available for small children.

We look forward to serving you, your family, and friends who have a need or know of someone who does. ZipZacs are not just for kids with Spina bifida, but can be used by any child who has mobility needs.  It's the fun way to get around.

ZipZacs have been sold worldwide and are the original and best.  They are the "go to" mobility device for many clinics and schools because they're built to last for all day use and are latex free. 

We are a small business, but our dedication for helping children is big, so let us help you find the right ZipZac for your child or patient..

If you have any questions, please take a moment to fill out our contact form or email us. We would be happy to get in touch with you.

Thank you, enjoy the videos and get ZipZac'in.

Kent Nienaber

President