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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 24, 20193 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 11, 20192 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,...
Apr 3, 20198 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 22, 20196 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...
Feb 11, 20194 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 11, 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...
Feb 6, 20193 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 29, 20195 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 22, 20191 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...
Jan 11, 20193 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...
Oct 26, 20183 min read


Why Are Wheelchair-Users Still in the Dark Ages? – Erik Kondo
Over the years, we have seen dramatic improvement in the development of artificial limbs for amputees. Prostheses have progressed from...
Aug 19, 20183 min read


The P-Principles of Personal Mobility Devices for Wheelchair Users - Erik Kondo
When it comes to personal mobility devices for Wheelchair-Users, there are a few important principals to consider. In general, the more...
Jul 3, 20182 min read


Are you a Pilot or Passenger? - Erik Kondo
A comparison of mobility types, and what wheelchair users really want. When it comes to personal mobility, there are different ways to...
Jul 2, 20183 min read


The Case for Acquired Complex Motor Mobility - Erik Kondo
As a Wheelchair-User for over thirty years, I see a widespread problem. The problem is that Wheelchair-Users are mostly locked out of...
Jun 11, 20183 min read


My Impossible Dream - Erik Kondo
An introduction to Erik Kondo, his impossible dream, and how it has shaped his purpose, in designing, creating, and building incredible...
Jun 11, 20182 min read


Increasing Mobility for Active Wheelchair Users - Erik Kondo
A wheelchair is an overall effective means of mobility for active people with lower limb paralysis. It is most effective on flat hard...
Jun 11, 20183 min read


The Hardware and Software Performance Model - Erik Kondo
Take a moment to think about performing something your can do really well. See yourself doing it. Now, think of a person you know who can...
Jun 11, 20184 min read


Wheelie Skills and More - Erik Kondo
A wheelie is maintained by balancing the wheelchair’s Center of Mass directly over the wheelchair’s rear axle. Performing a wheelchair...
Jun 11, 20182 min read
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