ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Beware the Wheelchair Users Performance Gap - Erik Kondo

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

Marginal Analysis and Disability Stigma in Low Resource Countries – Erik Kondo

One of the constants around the world is that, as a group, people with disabilities are the lowest social class and the poorest...

Adapting the 4Cs of Marketing for Assistive Technology - Erik Kondo

The 4Cs of Marketing as originated by Robert F. Lauterborn were designed to create consumer centric marketing plans for companies selling...

Assistive Technology Product Reviews - Erik Kondo

If the marketing for a product refers to solving a problem for a large category of people, it is claiming to have created a Systemic...

Effective Altruistic Assistive Technology – Erik Kondo

I have recently learned about the movement of Effective Altruism. While there is no absolute agreed upon definition, the Center for...

The Dark Triad of Bad Assistive Technology Design – Erik Kondo

Graphic triangle illustrating the Dark Triad of Bad AT Design

Assistive Technology Inequality – Erik Kondo

Collage of different types of mobility devices in a garage.

Common Five Fatal Flaws of Designers for the Adaptive Community – Erik Kondo

Graphic of two birds facing each other.

The Rise of the Adaptive Wheelchair User Innovator – Erik Kondo

Photo collage showing a wheelchair user turning an adapted electric scooter.

A Look at Big-Business vs. Small-Business Assistive Technology - Erik Kondo

The pyramid on the left shows how Institutional AT is the well funded pinnacle of assistive technology, yet makes up a small portion overall

Specific Challenges Faced by DIY-ATers – Arthur Torrey and Erik Kondo

A man in a power wheelchair works on a large piece of machining equipment in a workshop.

The Grassroots Movement of Do it Yourself Adaptive Technology (DIY-AT) – Erik Kondo

A two level pyramid with the smaller top section labeled Institutional AT and the larger bottom section labeled Do It You

The Assistive Technology People with SCI in Developing Countries Really Need – Erik Kondo

Wings for Life World Run fundraiser promotional photo

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...

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,...

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...