Author: Natalie Verdon

Wheelchair Accessibility matters

The strangest thing about wheelchair accessibility is that it is overlooked. Not only is it bad to leave out wheelchair accessibility out of the town planning, mapping and fitness equation, it has some genuine ramifications for community and business as well. Briometrix is going to need to bridge the gap between our wheelchair community and the rest of the community, investors, startup and government funding bodies,...

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Briometrix co-Founder Eckhard Kemmerer

Briometrix Co-founder Eckhard Kemmerer looks for the opportunities to disrupt that others shy away from. Inflicted with curiosity that some say could fell the hardiest cat and their legion of cat home friends, Eckhard looks for the pointy end of the problem to solve. In previous incarnations, Eck has worked with household names in the FMCG sector, orchestras and performance troupes, and even braved the Australian...

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ian schneider - disability innovation

Why are smart investors missing the opportunities available in disability innovation? Disability innovation should be a growth area of interest for startups. There's plenty of opportunity, after all. It’s been interesting to see how many key companies and individual startups and innovators are taking notice of the wheelchair user space. We’ve of course talked about the tremendous efforts made by Google both in the Google Maps...

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Sydney Opera House at Dawn

What makes cities Liveable We hear a lot about liveable cities and the concept of making Sydney or a city liveable, but what does it mean in real terms to make for a liveable city? Briometrix has been beating the liveability drum of late because we’re committed to helping you make any city liveable through the appropriate information. By that we mean using navability to the...

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wheelchair fitness

Isn’t it strange that wheelchair fitness isn’t entirely understood in a lot of able-bodied circles? The idea that wheelchair fitness can have a positive social impact seems to drift through the fingers like sand on occasion.   Yet health and fitness have a tremendous impact on many aspects of life. Let’s look at some of the ways a focus on wheelchair fitness can have a broader reach...

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wheelchair accessible world

Part of a truly wheelchair accessible world is recognising that we’re not there yet. Councils, town planners and builders are trying, but there are a lot of impediments to success when it comes to creating a truly wheelchair accessible world.   Thinking about things beyond the blue sign and the ramp is important. We know the clangers in society where the disability office is placed on a...

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Aaron Wheelz Fotheringham at Nitro Circus

Wheelchair sports have been proven to show a great many benefits. They can help improve overall health and reduce the amount and length of hospital stays through fewer health complications. Like most exercise, it’s great for keeping cardio fitness high as well as great stress reduction. The social aspect, physical as well as mental health rewards and the focus on autonomy and striving to success help...

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Brio Pilots in the spotlight At Briometrix, we’re lucky to have some truly heavy hitting support within the wheelchair community. The personalities of our Brio Pilots are wide and varied. But they bring all kinds of special punch to the mix. We recently had the opportunity to get wheels up with Mark Tomkins, a former World ranked Para Archer and tireless campaigner for disability. He’s part of...

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Imagine cities where your disability was no longer a barrier. Where moving freely on the pavement and onto the next place wasn’t something that made you nervous. Think of a world where the toilets, barriers and gradients are clearly defined. How much of this can we borrow from environmental causes? Can we repurpose the aged-care approach? Is mental health the answer to accessible cities for disability?...

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Martin Heng

Formerly Lonely Planet's Accessible Travel Manager Martin Heng is a traveller, writer, accessibility campaigner and loves the idea of a liveable and inviting world. Echoes of a world that is open with charm and possibility that begs to be investigated and explored is what instantly connects you to Martin’s writings. Liveability is important to Martin. He sees it as a cornerstone for travel. It also informed...

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