Thank you Visit Central Oregon for including AdvenChair in the Central Oregon Makers series. We are proud to help make the beauty of the region accessible to those with mobility challenges
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Patrik Nabelek lives with muscular dystrophy, but he loves to get outside.
“There's one thing to look at kind of nature stuff from afar, but it's another to kind of get really get in there," Nabelek said. "And so, I hope a lot of other people will get the same opportunity I have had.”
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Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) Producer Jule Gilfillan and videographer Kristen Henderson had their work cut out for them filming at Smith Rock State Park during the hottest July on record. For 24 days, the temperature exceeded 90 degrees. The filming for this part of the “Adventure Wheelchair” story on AdvenChair for the OPB show, Oregon Field Guide, had already been postponed once. Both the film crew and the AdvenChair team decided to go for it by getting an early start.
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Inspired by Emily Cureton’s story about AdvenChair for National Public Radio last December, Ansys, a global leader in engineering design technology, reached out and offered their help and expertise. By joining the Ansys Startup Program, we were able to utilize their Discovery design simulation software in the development process, which enabled us to better understand the effect of our design decisions and make adjustments during our prototype testing.
It’s a crisp September morning. A good time to go for a hike. For 21-year-old Isaac Shannon, that means strapping into the AdvenChair.
“I’m in a wheelchair because I have a mitochondrial disease, which is a progressive genetic disorder that affects pretty much everything in my body and makes me extremely tired and fatigued easily,” Shannon said.
For the majority of his life, Shannon hasn’t been able to go on hikes. This is now his fourth time using the AdvenChair.
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