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The Trikester Wheelchair - Erik Kondo
The Trikester wheelchair is simply a trike wheelchair that has been either made from scratch with DIY techniques and materials, or is the...
Oct 10, 20232 min read

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...
Sep 18, 20235 min read


Authenticity Matters! Stop Using Inauthentic Stock Photos to Depict Wheelchair Users - Erik Kondo
Who plays wheelchair basketball in a hospital chair wearing street clothes? These examples below are just some of the contrived and often...
Jul 28, 20232 min read


Stop Objectifying People with Disabilities for the Sake of “Niceness” – Erik Kondo
Let’s take a moment to bask in the glow of this feel good video. Afterall the negativity in the world, isn’t it wonderful to see people...
Jul 28, 20233 min read


The Caster Carry - Erik Kondo
The Caster Carry is a simple DIY dolly that enables wheelchair users with a fixed footplate to carry awkward/bulky/heavy items. The...
Jul 11, 20231 min read


The Misalignment Problem of the DME Industry – Erik Kondo
Recent developments in artificial intelligence have brought to the forefront the issue of the Misalignment Problem. The concept is that...
Jun 21, 20233 min read


Making Sense of Wheelchair Wheels, Part I - Erik Kondo
Wheelchair Wheels, Part III: Off-Road Wheels Wheelchair Wheels: Part II When it comes to wheelchair wheels, there is a tremendous amount...
May 18, 20234 min read


Systemically Flawed "Research Studies" on Wheelchair Propulsion - Erik Kondo
Muscular able-bodied man in a hospital wheelchair.
Apr 20, 20235 min read


The Case for Providing Low Hanging Fruit Access to the Outdoors – Erik Kondo
Providing access to people with disabilities (PWDs) is an important aspect of society. For much of history, PWDs have been excluded from...
Mar 31, 20234 min read


How Far Should We Take this "Inclusivity" Thing? - Erik Kondo
It is unlikely that Candace Owens was actually interested in an actual discussion of benefits and drawbacks of “the inclusivity thing” in...
Mar 24, 20233 min read


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...
Mar 17, 20235 min read


Closing the Participation Gap - Promoting Full Inclusion of People with Disabilities. – Erik Kondo
When it comes to increasing inclusion for people with disabilities (PWDs), it is important to determine what are the factors that lead to...
Feb 23, 20233 min read

Habitual Manual Wheelchair Slumping - Erik Kondo
Many manual wheelchair users and industry professionals claim that a rigid orthopedic backrest automatically prevents a wheelchair user...
Feb 12, 20233 min read


The Curse of Low Expectations - Erik Kondo
Many people are familiar with the English curse of "May you live in interesting times.” This is an ironic expression where interesting...
Feb 9, 20233 min read

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 9, 20233 min read

The Personal Transfer Model – Erik Kondo
Part I – The Model The Personal Transfer Model describes wheelchair transfers as the combination of three personal factors of: · ...
Feb 9, 20239 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...
Feb 9, 20233 min read

The Five R’s of Rebirth from Spinal Cord Injury - Erik Kondo
The Five R’s of Rebirth from Spinal Cord Injury Reconstructed Independence No person is truly independent of others. Human beings are...
Feb 9, 20239 min read


Boundary Setting is the Foundation of Civilization and Individual Success – Erik Kondo
Boundary Setting is fundamental for human success both on an individual and societal level. Societies that effectively use Boundary...
Feb 7, 20232 min read


Everyday Boundary Setting: A Parking Dispute - Erik Kondo
Let’s look at the situation from the viewpoint of the overlapping Wheelchair User’s and Society’s Boundary Setting Paradigm. They overlap...
Feb 7, 20231 min read
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