We are all familiar with the stories of the amazing things that assistive technology (AT) enables people with disabilities to do. What is...

There are a number of detachable trike wheels available to purchase for active wheelchairs. These devices typically cost about $600 or...

The purpose of the Trailwind is to provide power-assist for manual wheelchairs on rough terrain. It is NOT intended as full motorized...

When we typically think of evolution, we think of “ survival of the fittest” ,  where evolution is the process of something getting...

In Cheap Wheelchairs Part I , I discussed how the cheapest wheelchairs manufactured in China and sold wholesale on Alibaba.com are also...

There are millions of manual wheelchair users in the United States. The majority are using standard manual wheelchairs. These wheelchairs...

Once you recognize that the mobility outcomes produced by a person using a wheelchair is the result of the interactions of a Complex...

The mobility performance of a person using a wheelchair is the result of the output of a complex adaptive system made up of the...

The primary purpose of a manual wheelchair is to provide mobility for replacing walking in the environment. The more active a wheelchair...

Let’s imagine I own a large and influential wheelchair manufacturing company. And my goal is to make the most amount of money possible...

Pointing out problems is fairly easy. Coming up with realistic solutions is much harder. So, lets take a look at a meaningful solution. ...

Profiteering by Upselling Unneeded Assistive Technology This type of profiteering happens when the upselling is for items that the...

I am continuing on the theme from Part III which discusses how Ultra-Customization is used by the For-Profit Wheelchair Industry to...

In Part II , I expanded on the money making strategy of Ultra-Commoditization . While this strategy is effective, it pales in comparison...

Let’s imagine that we own an industrial manufacturing company in China or some other industrialized country. We have excess manufacturing...

There are two primary methods used by the For-Profit Wheelchair Industry to generate profits. They can be summarized as follows: 1. ...

A few days ago marked my 39th year as a wheelchair user. That means for about 2/3rds of my life I have been using a wheelchair as my...

The Trikester wheelchair is simply a trike wheelchair that has been either made from scratch with DIY techniques and materials, or is the...

In the active wheelchair world, there are a lot of people looking to obtain or create an assistive technology device that makes using a...

Wheelchair Wheels, Part III: Off-Road Wheels Wheelchair Wheels: Part II When it comes to wheelchair wheels, there is a tremendous amount...