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ISS 2010 - Vancouver, BC

Great news! I just received an acceptance letter from the ISS organizing committee.  Looks like I'll be giving a pre-symposium workshop in Vancouver, next March.  The workshop is scheduled from 9am to 12noon on March 10th.  I plan to pack the program full of great custom seating info that I've been expounding over the years. It will include the most recent techniques I've developed for finding the bridge-point of equilibrium.


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Welcome! If you're new to social networks you're in for a surprise.  This medium makes it very easy to create and contribute content of your choosing.  The first time you upload anything, the system will create a Member Page just for you.   Anything you add after that point will automatically be stored on your page.  You can modify the layout and look of your Member Page any way you desire.  Don't be afraid to experiment.  You can't break anything. 

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The Dragon Dictation App – An Impressive Jewel

As I mentioned in my previous blog, Dragon Dictation (DD) and Dragon Search (DS) are now compatible with the iTouch. The latest word is that both are available not just in the U.S. but Canada as well. The other note is that they will be available in other countries in the not too distant future. I was aware that, if you live in the USA, you can’t just go to (let’s say) the Belgium iTunes Store and buy something there. However, I wasn’t aware that the iTunes store had different rules for App dist… Continue

Posted by Richard Pasillas on January 19, 2010 at 8:00pm

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App Crash - A few days in limbo

I've written before about how cost effective it is to use AppSniper. I've probably saved $50-60 (US) so far. That is until recently, when in one night I snagged several apps (one priced at $39.99) for free. Then I discovered that somehow several of my already installed apps started crashing along with the new free ones.

So this is a story of how I managed to fix that problem and to give you a free look at the that $39.99 app.

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Posted by Richard Pasillas on January 16, 2010 at 3:00pm

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Hands-Free Productiv-ity

After awhile app space on the iTouch becomes sparse. Maxed out at 122 programs you reach a point where you have to decide which stays and which must be sacrificed to make room for even more spectacular productivity tools and app candy for the eyes and ears. One way to create space, yet retain or expand the functionality of your iTouch, is to select apps that are themselves multi-functional. Google Mobile is one such app. In addition to being a search engine it houses another 20 highly popular ap… Continue

Posted by Richard Pasillas on January 10, 2010 at 11:30am

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The Seven Esses of Seating Design Specifications

-Cutting to the Quick for skin and posture management decisions-


Prior to 2007 I followed a standard line of six questions to make a quick assessment of how a client's seating system should be designed, shaped, structured and aligned.The line of questioning goes something like this.

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Surgeries: past, recent, future, including prosthetic and diversionary implants
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Seating Assessment Questions

Lookilu Images

A shopping cart with wheels and a motor. It sets a new meaning to Powered Wheelchair.

The Sidewinder meets Segway

Here's a neat bracelet that can be redesigned to give feedback about posture or head position.

We've all seen pressure maps but not used this way.

Cardboard structures.

Tricky manuever.Getting back upright from floor.

Creating a new standard for future WC's that CMS funding. There is no audio. If you have a Lookilu you wish to share, send it to us and we'll post it here with credits to you.

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