$200,000 for open source wheelchairs; Mobility Independence Foundation, Thomas Quiter
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction to video
03:35 - Introducing Thomas Quiter
05:23 - Question: What does wheelchair repair & Apple repair have in common?
06:27 - Answer: What does wheelchair repair & Apple repair have in common?
07:22 - Question: Costs of wheelchairs
07:38 - Answer: Costs of wheelchairs
09:28 - Louis follow-up on costs - Throwing away a $65,000 wheelchair?
10:18 - Thomas answers on costs
11:30 - Louis follow-up on costs of joystick (HID)
11:55 - Thomas answers on HID replacement
13:15 - Louis asks for clarification on parts availability for wheelchairs
13:50 - Thomas answers on parts availability
13:55 - Louis asks more questions on parts availability
14:10 - Thomas says parts vendor not allowed to sell you a part
14:39 - Exactly like Apple product repair :(
15:55 - Wheelchair manufacturers break the law - Magnuson Moss Warranty Act
16:13 - Louis explains the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act
16:57 - Wheelchair manufacturers break lemon law
18:25 - Louis asks for clarification of specific problem
19:08 - Is the Colorado wheelchair bill useful or useless?
19:58 - Thomas explains "provider of medical equipment" situation
20:30 - Parts providers & equipment providers beholden to manufacturers
21:16 - Entrepreneurial DIY spirit of wheelchair users
22:13 - Goal of Mobility Independence Foundation
23:32 - What is Mobility Independence Foundation doing to solve these problems?
24:45 - Why can competitors not make wheelchairs?
25:24 - What are the barriers to competitors making wheelchairs?
27:24 - Louis asks for clarification on barriers
27:49 - Thomas answers about barriers
28:14 - Louis tries again
28:24 - Thomas answers
30:07 - Wheelchairs seem engineered for repairs like MacBooks
31:01 - Some wheelchairs aren't even engineered to go over door moldings
31:23 - Louis asks clarification on Thomas' solution for price problem
31:38 - Benevolent supply chains
31:58 - Charitable element of foundation's wheelchair designs
32:06 - Pricing on open source wheelchairs
32:49 - Why are wheelchairs more than a Corvette?
33:56 - Forced markets & how this increases expense
34:53 - How do I get this wheelchair?
37:21 - TL;DR - How this works
37:48 - Thomas is the crash test dummy
38:28 - The problem with people who don't use wheelchairs making wheelchairs
38:56 - What will you be doing with Eron's $200,000?
40:02 - Thomas' message to the audience
43:45 - Louis' final words
44:22 - Where to find Thomas
45:20 - Will I try a wheelchair in the desert with a rocket on it?
45:30 - Absolutely :D

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