Leuty Parker

Tag: #disabled

  • Leonardo

    Mixing tech, innovation and the arts feels like a natural fit . In 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) was founded; it’s an independent U.S. federal agency, a wee bit far from a Scottie, but it’s the US’s largest public funder of arts and arts education.

    The NEA gives grants to artists and organizations around the US (50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S.)… but it’s worth considering whether similar opportunities could extend to international artists (i.e. Scotland)? Expanding globally could strengthen their mission of inclusivity and connect U.S. arts with a broader, more diverse creative community.

    Alongside funding, the NEA encourages and supports research into the impact of the arts, it runs national initiatives, and promotes artists through various honours like Jazz Masters and National Heritage Fellowships. Working with government agencies and non-profits it’s projects aim to connect arts, communities, and public life.

  • Alice Wong

    Following on from my posts about surviving brain injury, I’m increasingly interested on where such a life changing experience is taking me next. My ambition still sits firmly in the wearable-tech-o-sphere (a space that is rapidly shifting from novelty to necessity). what  excites me is not just the technology itself, but its potential to reshape how we understand performance, recovery, and human capability.

    It feels important, in looking forward, to acknowledge the influence of Alice Wong, who passed away late last year. Her work showed how powerful it can be when personal perspective meets systems-level thinking and real action. This underpins how I want to engage with wearable technology: forward-looking, human-centred, and designed for lasting relevance rather than short-term hype. The future of wearables will belong to those who build with intention and that’s where I see myself contributing!

    Alice Wong (1974–2025) was an American disability rights activist, writer, community organiser and, in general, inspiring human being.

    She dedicated her work to confronting systemic ableism and amplifying disabled voices through storytelling and advocacy.

    Additionally, she wanted their a claim of being a MacArthur Fellow and a 2013 Obama appointee to the National Council on Disability, see you also founded the Disability Visibility Project in partnership with StoryCorps.

  • #Nike Free

    For my walking impaired peers…

    This is a huge plug for #Nike , but for a new target market (maybe) for #Nike -Those who are learning to walk….

    This model retains the brand style, but is exceptionally functional, mimicking how your feet work when barefoot. They’re so flexible, enhancing the flexibility of the foot.

    Additional features; the upper is so light, breathable material, but the product’s shape reflects that of the anatomy of the foot.

    It has laser shaped grooves that enhance flexyness, but maintains stiffness. It mimics the bare runners foot pressure a lot.

    How the average runner runs, they specifically moves in a 33 degree angle, toe-to-heel-to-toe repetition.

    It’s based on the method of barefoot running, supposedly. But first you must walk (which I’m still performing), then you run.

    Although beautifully thought out ergsnomically, these shoes’ dimensions need adjusting. Even though they’re designed for running, I think the laces ar far too long; so I cut them circa 15cm, burning the ends to avoid them fraying and getting shorter/shorter/shorter etc.


    Nike Free helps enhance the body’s natural motion, and the barefoot runner experience vary around how it’s felt on the foot.

    You can track your running method on the Free Scale, found on the website.