http://transitionsfoundation.org/ Recent Videos Video  My First Project]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 11:43:46 GMT  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)]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 16:57:37 GMT  The Leveraged Freedom Chair (LFC) is a mobility aid designed for the 20 million people who need a wheelchair in the developing world. It has a unique lever-propelled drivetrain that enables it to travel up to 80% faster than a wheelchair on the road, and produce 53% higher peak wheel torque, enabling it to go off road like no other mobility aid available. Every moving part of the LFC is made from bicycle components, making the chair manufacturable and repairable anywhere in the world for as much or less than competing products. The LFC was created and developed by the MIT Mobility Lab and its partners. For more information about the project, check out: http://mlab.mit.edu/lfc]]> Mon, 09 May 2011 12:42:09 GMT  This video shows the updated Leveraged Freedom Chair (LFC) design in action. The new chair is the same width and weight as a conventional developing world wheelchair - 20lbs lighter than our previous design! The new LFC is being developed through a collaborative effort between the MIT Mobility Lab and the Transitions Foundation of Guatemala.]]> Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:55:23 GMT  Transitions Foundation story from CNN.]]> Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:22:10 GMT  We dubbed our feature on Entremosle a Guate so that everyone can enjoy it.]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:31:41 GMT  Learn more about our upcoming project to build better wheelchairs while partnering with GERD, a Spanish organization dedicated to helping people with disabilities.]]> Mon, 24 May 2010 14:16:48 GMT  Un video intoducción a la Asociación Transiciones de Guatemala.]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:44:06 GMT  Learn more about the Transitions Foundation of Guatemala, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of disabled Guatemalans.]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:21:27 GMT  Learn more about the Transitions Foundation of Guatemala, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of disabled Guatemalans.]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:11:22 GMT  Learn more about the Transitions Foundation of Guatemala, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of disabled Guatemalans.]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:05:25 GMT  Learn more about the Transitions Foundation of Guatemala, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of disabled Guatemalans.]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:04:08 GMT  Learn more about the Transitions Foundation of Guatemala, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of disabled Guatemalans.]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:02:50 GMT  Learn more about the Transitions Foundation of Guatemala, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of disabled Guatemalans.]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:58:04 GMT  Learn more about the Transitions Foundation of Guatemala, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of disabled Guatemalans.]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:57:29 GMT  Learn more about the Transitions Foundation of Guatemala, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of disabled Guatemalans.]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:42:32 GMT