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DIY-AT (Do it Yourself - Adaptive Technology)
DIY-AT is a grassroots movement to adapt widely available and affordable consumer products into assistive technology on an individualized basis in an open source manner.
The following devices are not products for sale. They are DIY devices or experiments designed to prove the viability of a concept for others to expand upon.
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The Wheelie Scale
Innovator: Erik Kondo, Authur Torrey - 2019
The Wheelie Scale allows manual wheelchair users weigh themselves on an inexpensive bathroom scale through using the wheelie position.
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Adapted Wheelchair Scooterboard
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 2018
Create a wheelchair electric scooterboard by making modifications to a 3-wheel lean-to-steer Cycleboard electric scooter.
Angulation Blocks
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 2017
The Angulation Block creates a pivot point that enables a monoski bucket seat to hinge and create more angulation for monoskiers without trunk control.
Pocket Mount
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 2014
The Pocket Mount is a block type device that creates a depression to loosely attach a non-folding manual wheelchair's footplate to the deck of an electric scooter.
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The Mini WCSB
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 2020
The Mini WC-Scooter is an adaptation of the KXD electric scooter. It uses a cut skateboard deck and rear truck for stability when not in motion.
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Wheelchair Wheel Wheel
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 2019
The Wheelchair Wheel Well is a PVC frame which holds the rear wheels of a wheelchair in place for activities that a stationary position.
Skateboard Wheel-Rails
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 2014
Skateboard Wheel-Rails are angle brackets that use gravity and "blocking" to secure the rear wheels of a wheelchair to the skateboard deck for wheelchair skateboarding.
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Skimboard Wheel-Bracket
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 2015
Skimboard Wheel-Bracket is a bracket system that uses gravity and "blocking" to secure the rear wheels of the wheelchair to the skimboard for ocean skimboarding. A tow system is used to move forward.
Snowboard Wheel-Bindings
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 2015
Snowboard Wheel-Bindings are bindings that fasten the wheelchair's rear wheels with "blocking" and bungee cords to the snowboard deck for wheelchair snowboarding.
Suspension Anti-Tipper
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 2020
This anti-tipping device uses progressive suspension on a swiveling caster wheel to "push back" against the wheelie position. Thereby making it more difficult for the users to inadvertently flip over backwards due to loss of balance.
Wheelchair Balance Boards
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 2019
Wheelchair Balance Boards are designed to facilitate the development of the person's neurological skills in terms of balance, proprioception, and coordination. The boards in the photo are adaptations of traditional balance boards.
The Pole Elevator
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 1992
The Pole Elevator is a pole based system that allows a person to ascend and descend from one floor to another by climbing up and down the pole. It is based on the popular "fire pole method" used in fire stations around the world. I used this system for ten years.
DIY-Trike Wheel
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 2021
The DIY-Trike Wheel is a compact and removable front wheel that transforms a manual wheelchair with two front caster wheels into a tricycle configuration. The wheel is 6.5" in diameter and sits as close to the footplate as possible.
DIY-Fat Tires
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 2021
The DIY Fat Tire is a simple adaptation to make a standard mountain bike tire wheel into a FAT tire wheel of about 4" wide for beach access. The wheels I am using have a diameter of 24", but the same method should work for 26" wheels.
PVC-X Wheelchair
Innovator: Erik Kondo - 2022
The Do-it-Ourselves PVC-X is designed to illustrate that a functional self-propelled wheelchair capable of handling rough terrain can be built with basic tools and locally sourced materials as long as it incorporates a user centric design.