Transitions Foundation of Guatemala

Often, disabled athletes in developing countries like Guatemala have no access to sports because of the high cost of equipment. a common tennis wheelchair can cost in excess of $2,000. ACE aims to reduce this entry cost 10-fold to $200, thus giving access to competitive equipment to athletes that before could not cope, or that were forced to use inadequate equipment. Using common materials, basic workshop tools, bicycle parts and recycled wheelchair components, this concept prototype was designed and built by Juan Carlos Noguera (http://www.no.com.gt) for Design without Borders Norway (http://www.norskform.no), the Transitions foundation (http://www.transitionsfoundation.org) and Intelligent Mobility International (http://www.intelligentmobility.org). This is part of a collective and ongoing design effort to bring appropriate mobility equipment to those who need it most. Please visit our websites for more information on how to help us out! Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)