|

AUCD Community Inclusion

AUCD’s Community Inclusion Team supports the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Network in partnership with the Administration for Community Living.

Learn More
|

AUCD Maternal and Child Health Engagement

AUCD’s Maternal and Child Health Engagement supports the Autism CARES Programs, including LEND and DBP Programs.

Learn More
|

AUCD Public Health

AUCD’s Public Health Team works to create health promotion and public health efforts that include people with disabilities.

Learn More
|

AUCD Emerging Leaders Community

AUCD Emerging Leaders are a part of a community that includes trainees, early career professionals, self-advocates, and family members from AUCD member Centers and Programs.

Learn More

Donate

Product

Design and evaluation of the Afari: A three-wheeled mobility and balance support for outdoor exercise

Center:

ME-The University of Maine, Center for Community Inclusion, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2022

Contact Information:

Stephen Gilson
[email protected]
207-581-1263

Product Description:

This article presents the engineering design and preliminary testing of the AfariTM mobility device and the integrated IntracTM activity tracking system. The patented Afari design is a three-wheeled device that assists users of any age with mobility impairments with outdoor exercise and movement in various environments and surfaces. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2021.1976885

Keyword(s):

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Policymakers, Students

Alternative Format:

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

https://ccids.umaine.edu/

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, MD 20910