Incremental Universal Design and the Accessibility Continuum– Erik Kondo
The concept of Universal Design has been around for decades. The basic idea is to make the environment and things in the environment...
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Dec 9, 20203 min read
Wheelchair Performance Outcomes: Absolute and Relative – Erik Kondo
Wheelchairs are like other personal mobility devices (PMDs) such that designers, manufacturers, and innovators are constantly attempting...
Aug 29, 20207 min read
Wheelchair Scooterboard Dynamics - Erik Kondo
Wheelchair Scooterboard fun! Wheelchair scooterboarding allows wheelchair users access to some of latest electric powered mobility...
Jun 23, 20203 min read
What Your Comments Say About You - Erik Kondo
Review any video of an impressive personal achievement on social media and you will see a wide variety of comments. Broadly speaking,...
May 27, 20204 min read
The Normalization of Low Expectations – Erik Kondo
The concept of normalization has been well established. Normalization occurs when ideas and behaviors that fall outside of current social...
Dec 14, 20192 min read
The Wheelchair Wheel Well - Erik Kondo
A Wheelchair Wheel Well (WWW) is a simple device that prevents the rear wheels of a wheelchair from rolling, thereby stabilizing the...
Nov 18, 20197 min read
On Wheelchair Static and Dynamic Stability - Part III - Erik Kondo
Part I, Part II Inherent Conflicts between Static Stability and Dynamic Stability A manual wheelchair is complex device that can be setup...
Nov 12, 20193 min read
On Wheelchair Static and Dynamic Stability (Part II) - Erik Kondo
Read PART I The World is Not Smooth and Flat Historically, wheelchairs have been designed primarily for rolling on flat and smooth...
Oct 31, 20195 min read
On Wheelchair Static and Dynamic Stability (Part I )– Erik Kondo
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Apr 24, 20193 min read
Rescue & Reward: Solving the Dockless Bike-Share Problem - Erik Kondo
The Problem Bike-share bicycles and scooters blocking sidewalks or haphazardly strewn about are a systemic problem in need of a systemic...
Apr 11, 20192 min read
The Body Lever for Floor-to-Wheelchair Transfers - Erik Kondo
Proper use of a Leveraged Lift via the Body Lever is the key to a successful Floor-to-Wheelchair transfer (FWT). Yet, few people...
Apr 3, 20198 min read
The Problem Solving Matrix for Design- Erik Kondo
Bad Design Has Consequences Bad Design is like bad art in that there is always someone who loves it. But for the Disability Community,...
Feb 22, 20196 min read
Seconds Count! The Physics of Monoski Jumping – Erik Kondo
I recently saw a GroPro video of a monoskier, Trevor Kennison, skiing off Corbet’s Couloir in Jackson Hole Wyoming. After getting over my...
Feb 11, 20194 min read
Wheelchair Electric Scooter: A DIY-AT Open-Source Innovation - Erik Kondo
The following post explains the modifications I made to the Cycleboard Sport in order to ride it using my wheelchair. I am sure there are...
Feb 11, 20193 min read
The Wheelie Scale: A DIY-AT Open-Source Innovation – Erik Kondo
I surveyed about fifty manual wheelchair users and discovered that about ninety percent of them weighed themselves a few times a year or...
Feb 6, 20193 min read
Stop Using Wheelchair Users as Foils for Your Lesson - Erik Kondo
“Be thankful for what you have, it could always be worse”. This is a fairly common message used to remind people about how “lucky” they...
Jan 29, 20195 min read
The Case for DIY Innovation on Planet Disability - Erik Kondo
Let’s face it. It’s not working. Mobility devices for wheelchair users have seen only incremental improvements in their design and...
Jan 21, 20191 min read
The Wheelchair Wheel of Life -Erik Kondo
The WWoL is a modification of the Wheel of Life[1]. It takes into consideration the influence of society (Top Down - external factors)...
Jan 11, 20193 min read
The Personal Mobility Model - Erik Kondo
When it comes to enhancing mobility performance for wheelchair users and others with mobility impairments, it is useful to think in terms...
Oct 26, 20183 min read
The Four Factors of SCI Athletic Performance - Erik Kondo
You did “awesome!” This phrase is thrown quite a bit when describing how a person with spinal cord injury performed some type of athletic...
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