Alleviation Innovations conceptualizes adapted versions of everyday products that both abled and disabled people need to use. From custom-tailored extensions of existing products to experimental prototypes, we lower the barrier of entry on life-hack product ideation. Our industrial designers are interested in partnering with creators and companies on the ideation path to low-cost, minimalist device…
Alleviation Institute is honored to support commercial pilots and major airlines with comfort and adaptive performance, sky-bound.
Mishandled Wheelchairs and Scooters According to the latest Air Travel Consumer Report, on a monthly basis, there are over 830 incidents of mishandled wheelchairs and mobility devices of passengers transported by airlines across the nation. That’s an average of 28 incidents in a given day. Many airlines have unfortunately adopted very few policies for the carrying of wheelchairs and…
Neuromuscular fatigue during driving is linked to peripheral and central mechanisms involved in maintaining posture and attention. Therefore, changes in road environment, particularly in visual demands and road curvatures, generate variations in the driver’s attention and may cause central fatigue. Greater stability and better support could be offered by reinforced bolsters, which might help to reduce…
The principle of center of gravity was studied extensively by the ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, and engineer Archimedes of Syracuse. He worked with minimalist concepts about the gravitational uniform field, revolutionizing the mathematical properties of center of mass. Every object and its spatial position has a center of gravity, with a location at the point…
