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ADAPTIVE MOBILITY INITIATIVE

The AMI is a collaborative project providing mobility education and training to promote and enhance exploration, adventure, and independence for people of all abilities in the outdoors.

A white woman wearing a blue helmet sits in a silver and purple wheelchair. She has a scooter attachment on the front of it and is leaning to the side.
A group of wheelchair users pose on a mountain trail. A sign to their left says No motorized vehicles except wheelchairs.
Two wheelchair uses roll down a dirt road in the woods.

ADAPTIVE GEAR LIBRARY
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAINE GEAR SHARE

To provide adaptive equipment rentals to create equity in outdoor recreation and exploration by reducing financial and access barriers. 

Two wheelchair uses talk in a parking. One has his back to the camera and the other has a scooter attachment on the front of her chair.

ADAPTIVE TRAILS

A trail system with five levels of trails to promote outdoor exploration. Users can discover their personal abilities and learn new techniques for navigating varied terrain in a safe and supportive environment. 

*Trails are still in progress!

A trail through the woods. The closest tree has a surprised looking face with a mustache attached to it.

ADAPTIVE ADVENTURE
OBSTACLE COURSE + TIMED TRACK

A purpose built obstacle course and timed track for users to evaluate the efficiency, comfort, and ease of use of various adaptive equipment. 

A wheelchair user with a blue ball cap ducks under a fallen tree in the woods.

WHEELCHAIR BUILDING DAY
Date coming soon!

"What I cannot create I do not understand."

In order to understand something you should know how it's made, how to build it, and thus how to fix it. Erik Kondo has created a template for building your own low-cost, capable wheelchair for these exact reasons! Join us for a free, fun, and educational Wheelchair Building Day at AOEC Brunswick! 

Want to learn more or get your organization involved in building your own wheelchairs? Please get it touch

A group of people around an outdoor table under a tent. The table has several wooden boards on it. They are talking intently. Three are standing and one is sitting in a wheelchair.
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DIY HELP

Are you looking to build your own DIY Wheelchair? Through our work with Erik Kondo, the AOEC has created in depth step by step guides on building various Kondo DIY Designs. If you missed our wheelchair building course, feel free to use these to build your own!
 

A close up picture of a wheelchair made out of PVC pipe.

KONDO DIYS

Erik Kondo of Open Source Innovations has created multiple different DIY wheelchairs and other adaptive equipment. As a part of our gear library at the Brunswick AOEC location, we invite folks to come and try out some of his designs on our campus. 
 

A close up picture of a wheelchair made out of woo and painted red and black.
A white man in a wheelchair gives a thumbs up to the camera. He is sitting on a cliff overlooking a forest with mountains in the distance.

The AMI is in collaboration with Erik Kondo. 

Erik is an entrepreneur and innovator! He has been a Wheelchair-User for 35 years due to a spinal cord injury at age 19. Erik has extensive experience with a wide variety of mobility devices, both as a user and a creator! 

INDIVIDUAL GRANT GUIDE
We have put together a list of available grants for individuals! This is a great resource for funding for various needs such as adaptive equipment. 
If you know of any other awesome grants for individuals out there, please let us know at infoAOEC@gmail.com so we can help share the resource!

THANK YOU TO OUR AMI PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS!

Green text reading L.L.Bean
Mid-Coast School of Technology logo. Blue text reads Mid-Coast School of Technology. There is a blue circle to the left of the text with a wave shape in it.
Maine Trail Finder logo. Green silhouette of the state of Maine with a white magnifying glass and compass rose on it. To the right is green and red text reading Maine Trail Finder.

Enock Glidden

Madison Area Memorial High School

The Alfred M. Senter Fund

Quimby Family Foundation Logo. Green text reads Quimby Family. There are two green leaves crossing the tail of the Q. Next to them is the word foundation in black text.

Interested in learning more or getting involved? Please get in touch!

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