Nike Launches Flyease, Changing The Game For People With Disabilities

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Good sh*t coming outta Nike with this one.....

For college sophomore Matthew Walzer, simply putting on his shoes was an impossible task. Lacking the dexterity to get his foot in and out of his shoes, the Florida teen, who was born with cerebral palsy, had to enlist the help of his mother and father or others. While he could dress himself, Walzer, 19, told The Huffington Post, “shoes were the one issue” he had learned to deal with and accept.

Until he wanted change.

“By the time you turn 16," he said, "it gets frustrating or embarrassing if you're out with your friends and your shoe comes untied and you have to ask your friend, ‘Hey, can you bend down and tie my shoe for me?’”


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nike-flyease-shoe-technology_55a3eec6e4b0b8145f731bde
 

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The coli is programmed to by cynical but if you've had a family member or a friend with intillectual or developmental disabilities, you know the simple struggles and this is one. I will be keeping my eyes open for this product.

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No doubt. This could be game changing for people who struggle with something that (to normal folks) is a simple task...

I applaud Nike for doing this. The market can't be that large (from a revenue standpoint), but the fact that they pressed forward with it and then launched it with a LeBron version first is really dope.
 

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No doubt. This could be game changing for people who struggle with something that (to normal folks) is a simple task...

I applaud Nike for doing this. The market can't be that large (from a revenue standpoint), but the fact that they pressed forward with it and then launched it with a LeBron version first is really dope.
Man I hate being "that guy" but how much will they charge for this is what I want to know.
 
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