Assistive Technology Performance Expansion/Compression – Erik Kondo
When people think about assistive technology (AT), they typically think about the benefit it provides. It has been well established that...
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- Feb 9, 2023
- 3 min
The Five Foundations of Adaptive Functional Fitness - Erik Kondo
Adaptive Functional Fitness (AFF) goals are different from able-bodied functional fitness goals because people with disabilities (PWDs)...
- Feb 6, 2023
- 1 min
The D-Spiral of Defeat: Deny, Delay, Do-Nothing– Erik Kondo
The D-Spiral of Defeat represents the internal decision making process that occurs when a person is confronted by an unexpected stressful...
- Feb 6, 2023
- 2 min
On Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques – Erik Kondo
Why effective Techniques and Tactics don’t necessarily create effective Strategies. There are basic TACTICS that people use in response...
- Feb 6, 2023
- 4 min
To Fear or Not to Fear – Erik Kondo
After Earth: Fear is a Choice Fear is a common emotion. Fear of violence is also a common emotion in most people. Fear can be beneficial...
- Feb 6, 2023
- 2 min
The Goldilocks Law of the Inverted U-Curve – Erik Kondo
It’s not rocket science by any stretch. It is a simple concept. In many situations, after a certain point increasing the magnitude or...
- Feb 6, 2023
- 2 min
Three Types of Learning – Which One Do You Use? – Erik Kondo
There are three distinct categories of learning: Vertical Learning, Horizontal Learning, and Connective Learning. Vertical Learning is...
- Feb 6, 2023
- 4 min
Learning Leads to Degrees of Understanding, Part II – Erik Kondo
In Part II, we will look at where different types of learning methods fit in to the three Modes of Conceptualize, Training, and...
- Feb 6, 2023
- 4 min
Learning Leads to Varying Degrees of Understanding, Part I – Erik Kondo
High understanding is the result of effective learning. Effective Learning is the result of the combination of Three Modes of Learning....
- Sep 11, 2022
- 2 min
Don’t Compare, But Do Evaluate. – Erik Kondo
A group of handcyclists gathered together at the start of a ride.
- Mar 4, 2022
- 3 min
The Declarative and Procedural Knowledge Grid – Erik Kondo
Let’s start with some definitions. Declarative knowledge is cognitive understanding of a subject. You consciously know how something...
- Feb 15, 2022
- 3 min
The Tyranny of Absolutism – Erik Kondo
I like to write about the dynamics of mobility devices as I understand them. As a full-time wheelchair user, I have a large number of...
- Jan 26, 2022
- 5 min
The Adaptive Performance Map (from Satir Model) - Erik Kondo
The Adaptive Performance Map is my modified version of the Satir Model created by Virginia Satir. The chart describes different stages...
- Jan 25, 2022
- 6 min
Adaptive Performance Map Applied to Monoskiing – Erik Kondo
A graph showing the Adaptive Performance Map.
- Oct 26, 2018
- 3 min
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...
- Jun 11, 2018
- 3 min
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, 2018
- 4 min
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...
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