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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 21, 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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