ASPAYM. Scientific Conference

The Association of Paraplegics and People with severe physical disabilities of the Community of Madrid (Madrid ASPAYM) will hold tomorrow Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 13th, its XXI Scientific Conference, to be held at the headquarters of the Foundation Injured Spinal Cord (LWF), located at Camino de Valderribas, 115.

At the opening of the conference, which will take place at 16.15h, will involve the Director General of Social Services of the Community of Madrid, Carmen Perez Anchuela; President of CERMI Madrid, Mayte Gallego; General Secretary of ONCE Foundation, Teresa Palahí; CEO of Vodafone Spain Foundation, Santiago Moreno, and the president of ASPAYM Madrid, Miguel Angel Garcia Oca.

The first day, Friday, June 12, the Scientific Conference will host two presentations, at 17 hours and 18.45 hours, which will focus on 'important to your health aspects' presentation moderated by former head of the National Rehabilitation Hospital of Paraplegics ( HNP) of Toledo and doctor LWF Antonio Sanchez Ramos, and 'Disability behind the screen', moderated by the head of the School of Radio LWF Esther Diez.

After these first two presentations will take place performances of comedian Daniel de la Cámara, on the one hand, and several users of the LWF, which held a demonstration with the game Just Dance Wii console and the other.

Immediately after, we will proceed to the awards ceremony of the tournament Wii FLM, a championship in which users LWF involved in that, thanks to virtual reality treatments occupational therapy are provided with variety and effectiveness and are getting results very satisfactory.

The second day, Saturday, June 13, at 11 am, the day will begin with the presentation "other techniques Benefits', moderated by occupational therapist ASPAYM-Madrid, Yolanda Hernandez.

Then there will be the presentation "Testing Repair Spinal Hospital Puerta de Hierro: Myths and Realities', moderated by rehabilitation doctor, Alberto Pinto.

Finally, at the closing ceremony to be held at 14.15, speeches by president of the National Federation ASPAYM, Alberto Pinto; Vice President of the Injured Spinal Cord Foundation, Daniel de Linos, and the president of ASPAYM Madrid, Miguel Angel Garcia Oca.

Accessible Madrid will be at the Conference presenting Genny Urban 2.0 electric wheelchair.

Genny ? 2.0 is suitable for any moment of your daily life: at work, travelling, leisure, sport, etc. It will help you to move from one place to another with a new energy. Genny ? 2.0 is ideal for use both indoors and outdoors. Indoors, you can easily rotate on the axis, easing the process to get in an out of an elevator, or maneuvering in narrow spaces such as in a room. Outdoors, Genny ? 2.0, is known for its versatility in all kind of terrains. Genny ? 2.0 has everything you need: personal transport with autobalance, and modern and smart vehicle. Get ready to have fun!

Genny? was born from the intuition of Paolo Badano,businessman who, due to a banal road accident, has been living for over twenty years with his wheelchair. Following the accident, over the years, Paolo looked for a way to improve his daily mobility, but without finding anything able to make him break away from the usual schemes. The four-wheelel wheelchair not only seemed constraining and often aesthetically arguable, but had a clearly obsolete technology as well.

Only in 2009 Segway pt, a self-balancing ride equipped with only two wheels conceived by Dean Kamen and produced by Segway inc., drew his attention. Being Segway a device which imposes on his user the standing position, Paolo?s idea was to make this technology available to the "seated people" (definition often used by Paolo to define motor disability). So Genny? was born, his first ambitious project, having as primary obligation to ensure the safety of his user. For over two years Paolo has been working on this new technology, dealing with the problems that came up every day. His decision to use Segway?s technology and the experience of world-renowned designers in the field of robotic made the difference, leading the project to an undisputed success and succeeding in creating the world first two wheel self-balancing chair. Today Genny?, thanks to the official partnership with Segway inc., has become reality. Thanks to hers advanced technology Genny? breaks forever the mould, bringing every hindrance down, whether architectural or psychological.

Genny? utilises an adapted to the case?s needs expressly modified Segway self- balancing base, ensuring immediate spins on the same axis and to go ahead without operating any control lever, like throttle or brake. 18% Maximum incline and slope and 3 HP power.

How does the Genny work?
The two parallel wheels and many electronic sensors (such as 5 gyroscopes) allow Genny? to move only shifting part of the bust forward to advance, backward to slow down and brake. Simple handlebars permit the means spinning without a compulsory specific use of the hands, leaving them totally free.

Great innovation, reduced dimensions:
Designed even for inner spaces. The reclining seatback and the easily extractable handlebars, removable using only one hand, reduce Genny? to a "cube" with a side of 67cm and make it extremely compact and fit for transportation. 67 cm Height, 63 cm Width and 69 cm Depth.

Safety:
Nothing is left to chance. Parking: two small feet permit to stabilize your Genny? in a simple and safe way. The presence detector placed under the seat makes Genny??s functioning possible only if the driver is on board, avoiding machine accidental activations and ensuring its turning off when getting out.

Side handle:
In addition to giving support during the use and helping in transferring from another chair, side handles, when overturned, activate the emergency feet descent mechanism.

Redundancy:
To ensure the safety in case of failure, Genny? takes from the world of aeronautics the redundancy technique. This procedure provides for the doubling of the electronic or mechanical circuits in order to avoid unpleasant consequences in case of failure of one of them. X2 Batteries, X2 Electronic boards, X4 Total engines.

Control panel:
The push-button panel enables/disables the parking control and the lights (optional).
1. LED bar indicator: it signals the parking feet battery charge
2. Lights activation button
3-4. Genny?, by pushing button 3 and 4 in sequence, starts functioning stabilizing the load. The same operation is done to lower the parking feet again once stopped.

InfoKey: The InfoKey wireless controller is the mean to enable, check and communicate Genny??s functioning. It is equipped with four buttons along the external perimeter and with a central display. The buttons allow to choose the various functions and to review all the information on the display.

Ergonomics:
Ergonomics is the science of the interaction between users and technologies. Genny? adopts a solution that is unique in the world in the field of ergonomics: Tarta®, a seatback conceived by the namesake firm which dedicates its work to posturology with a mix of aesthetic and well-advanced materials. GM Design Team has redrawn and realized a custom-made Tarta® for Genny?. Modular, with few simple strong parts, Tarta® seatback answers to many needs, from those aesthetic, for trending seats, to those serious problems of disabled people. Everyone can benefit from this innovative solution.

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ASPAYM. Scientific Conference
When: 12,13 June
Where: Foundation Injured Spinal Cord (LWF), located at Camino de Valderribas, 115 (Madrid)
http://www.aspaymmadrid.org/