I’m Fabrizio Shao (32), Romanian-Chinese American, T11–T12 incomplete paraplegic since infancy, and a lifelong adaptive athlete who built a resume the hard way: the only wheelchair athlete worldwide competing in one-wall handball against able-bodied players; three D1 national titles with the NY Rollin’ Knicks; University of Arizona basketball scholarship; a pro 1 year stint in Italy earning the team a division promotion. That proof-of-work is why Team USA Wheelchair Handball invited me to train and try out December 12–14, 2025 (location TBD). Housing is covered; travel and high-performance prep are on me. I’m raising capital to seize this window and to launch the engine for the larger mission: eradicating ableism through faith, elite performance, modern media, and tech.

Why now?

Team Wheelchair Handball is slated for Paralympic exhibition in LA 2028 with medal debut targeted for 2032. At 32, my competitive runway is short. This camp is Step 1; the next three years are about mastering the sport and building the public platform that lets people see, learn, and participate in real time. This December camp is part of USA Wheelchair Handball’s build toward the 2026 IHF World Championship, following Silver at the 2024 IHF World Championship and Bronze at the 2025 Euro Hand 4 All. The standard is rising. So must my preparation.

What your support powers:

Media & content operations: lean filming/editing pipeline so donors can track training, selections, and competitions; fully captioned, accessible storytelling to grow an anti-ableism audience.

Performance nutrition & sports medicine: individualized fueling, recovery, and injury-prevention support that keeps me on court and improving.

Nonprofit & web setup: establish the legal and web backbone for an empowerment platform that pairs sport with advocacy, education, and community tools.

Performance equipment: sport chair, wheels/tires, and essential spares to compete safely at speed.

Targeted travel & training blocks: only what’s required to attend national camps, qualifiers, and key events tied to Team USA development.

Fees & contingency: platform fees and a modest buffer so momentum isn’t stalled by surprises.

Community > Competition:

I’m not raising funds just to chase medals. Competition is the attention engine; community is the outcome. The goal is to convert every drill, camp, and game into shared knowledge, visible progress, and infrastructure that makes life fairer for more people, across disability, race, gender, class, and beyond. Winning on court matters because it unlocks leverage off court: leverage to educate, to organize, and to ship solutions that remove barriers instead of celebrating workarounds.

This seed round powers a community platform, not a vanity project. We’ll build an accessible content pipeline (captioned, described, and plain-language), open up training insights that coaches and families can use, and stand up the legal/web backbone to collaborate with teammates, allies, and brands that care about equity. From there, the roadmap expands: equitable product design co-created with users, AI tools that turn “access problems” into step-by-step playbooks, and Web3-style transparency for micro-grants and community participation, always grounded in ethics and real-world impact. Some pieces will be public immediately; some will ship in phases as partnerships and data mature. That’s by design.

This fundraiser is Step 1 of a long arc: prove the work at the highest level, scale the impact, and make discrimination—of any kind—obsolete by practice, not by slogan. You’ll see the receipts in performance, in content that changes minds, and in prototypes that make everyday life easier.

So here’s my question to you, before we roll out the next layer: When the scoreboard goes dark, do you want to be part of what stays lit?

How you can help (professional & simple):

Contribute if the mission resonates, every gift accelerates training, equipment, and the content that changes minds.

Amplify by sharing this page with your network.

Connect me to potential partners (brands, outlets, coaches, technologists) who want to build a more accessible future.

My long-term agenda is bigger than a single roster: use media + AI + Web3 to scale impact, accessible design by default, data-driven stories that travel, and community infrastructure that lets supporters participate, not just watch. This fundraiser is the starter fuel: get to camp, equip properly, perform, and stand up the platform that turns one athlete’s journey into a public good.

Where the money goes:

Adaptive equipment — $11,000 (44%)

Sport chair deposit, lightweight wheels, tires and tubes, spare axles, maintenance parts.

Nutrition and training — $4,000 (16%)

Coaching blocks, strength and conditioning, recovery tools, sports PT, evidence-based supplements.

Travel for tryouts and training — $2,500 (10%)

Ground travel only: 1,000-mile drive each way with multiple chairs, two days per leg. Fuel, tolls, hotels, basic meals within athlete per-diem, and local ground transport for camps.

Media equipment and staffing — $4,000 (16%)

Camera, mic, lights, gimbal, memory cards, editing support to keep weekly captioned updates consistent.

Nonprofit and website — $3,500 (14%)

Donor-update hub, email list, legal and filing prep, accessibility features, hosting, and tools that set up future fundraisers and transparency.

Cross-sport mission:

These line items also support competition and training in one-wall handball and wheelchair basketball with the NY Rolling Knicks. The point is bigger than one roster spot: use sport performance to push anti-ableism into the mainstream, grounded in purpose and faith while welcoming supporters of every background.

Milestones and target dates (finish by Dec 31):

• Oct 15, 2025 — $5,000

Place initial equipment orders (long-lead items), begin first coaching/PT block, build basic media kit. 

• Nov 5, 2025 — $10,000 Wheels/tires/axles/spares, second training block, SafeSport/USATH membership/background-check current, content cadence starts. 

• Nov 24, 2025 — $15,000

Chair deposit or major rebuild work order submitted; finalize logistics for 1,000-mile drive (route, hotels on both legs, toll transponder, roadside plan). 

• Dec 8, 2025 — $20,000

Departure prep: vehicle maintenance and packing, fuel/toll/hotel per-diem funded, spares loaded, local ground transport budgeted for camp; confirm camp location once released. (Target depart Dec 10; arrive Dec 11.)

• Dec 31, 2025 — $25,000 finish line Stand up nonprofit & website hub, post-camp recap, 2026 training/media schedule locked.

Accountability and updates:

I will post progress through my new social channels and the website hub as they come online. Early weeks will feature monthly summaries while the pipeline is built, followed by a steady weekly cadence of short video updates and key milestones.

Receipts and purchase confirmations will be summarized in periodic roundups here.

A simple funding checklist will show which items are covered and what is next.

Note on checkout:

During checkout, GoFundMe may present an optional platform tip. You can adjust that amount to what feels right for you. Your support for this campaign is what matters most.

Thank you for backing results over rhetoric. I’ll carry your support into every drill, camp, and post, and I’ll make the progress visible.