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Another groovy, 70s-tastic, DIY assistive tech book scanned and uploaded by the archivist team at GOAT! How To Make It Cheap, Vol. 1, by The Independence Factory of Middletown, Ohio. archive.org/details/chea...

From GOAT's scans of rare DIY assistive tech! "Good Junk" has detailed plans & materials lists for building control switches for electronics, out of common household objects. Build simple switch control devices for people with low dexterity, for VERY CHEAP.

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Unreasonably amused by this headline. WE WISH!!!!! wheelchairtravel.org/lithium-ion-... #JetPacks #FlyingWheelchair #RocketPowerchair

If you've bought a Shoprider 'Vienna' powerchair you've probably noticed it start to creak, loudly, after a week or two. The cure (h/t Lewis Mobility) is to replace the pin through the seat pillar with an M8 50mm cap-head bolt, two 'repair' washers and a nylok nut.

Thomas Quiter, President & Board of Directors. In 2015, he was denied a suitable wheelchair despite Medicaid and private insurance. A crowdfunded solution showed the need for open source mobility equipment, bypassing restrictive IP laws and supporting the right to repair.

Attn Bay Area friends with mobility devices!
(a friend shared this on fb and since it's public I feel ok sharing here, since I know a lot of people are no longer using fb)

Have you had a repair or pest issue that a landlord just would not fix? This workshop will share red flags, best practices, and options for addressing an unsafe living environment while protecting your housing.

Register at the link: www.disabilityrightsca.org/events/habit...

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Read more about what Grassroots Open Assistive Tech is up to in our newsletter, GOAT Notes!
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Here's one of the scans we worked on today, Specifications and Drawings for a Wheelchair Lift, from 1977. archive.org/details/spec... #AssistiveTech #DIY

Our rare and useful books and materials with details of DIY assistive tech - how to build things ranging from low tech aids for daily living, to motorized wheelchair lifts for a ban, to powerchair components - will be housed at the Prelinger Library in San Francisco, available to the public.

For the life of me I can't figure out exactly why power wheelchair repair is so specialized. why can't I just go to the neighborhood mechanic and be like fix this like everybody else? why do I have to wait for repair orders and all this other stuff?

really glad I got the chance to write this. on the perfect storm of insurance BS, ableism and private equity that makes finding a good wheelchair nearly impossible www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/sole...

GOAT also has a program to catalog and archive DIY assistive tech books, papers, construction diagrams, sewing patterns, and other material. Our catalog in progress is at www.librarything.com/catalog/open..., with scans uploaded to the Internet Archive. #AssistiveTech

Our next in-person workshop is for tinkering with, maintaining, and repairing mobility devices like walkers, wheelchairs, powerchairs, and scooters. Feb 22, 2-4pm, at the ILRCSF in San Francisco.

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We're Grassroots Open Assistive Tech, a nonprofit org in the US, sharing free information on DIY assistive and adaptive technology. #AssistiveTech #DisabilityJustice #RightToRepair