Diné Bizaad AR Mobility aid

Inspiration

By creating YEIGO [yay-go], our team is driven by the goal to create access to an AR mobility aid ensuring that people who use walkers have the right information making height and posture adjustments when using a walker, which will prevent further strain and injury- 55% of walker users use them at the wrong height, and 47,000 people are injured a year through incorrect mobility aid usage.

YEIGO means “keep going” in the Navajo language.

Yeigo as an emerging catalyst for inclusive technological medical assistance for Indigenous communities, an important tool after reduced healthcare on Native American reservations despite federal treaties that promised robust health care for Native Americans.

We’re inspired by our close family members who have had to use canes or walkers unexpectedly, and we think it'd be great to have an immersive tool they can use to facilitate a speedy recovery. Most Americans will go to CVS or Walgreens, buy whatever cane or walker in stock, and use it as is. 55% of people have their walkers set at the wrong height. And 47 thousand people will end up in the ER because of injuries related to their mobility aid.

Reduced Mobility is a significant predictor of loneliness but our goal with YEIGO is to connect people with community and to empower people in their bodies.

What it does

When you put on a pair of Spectacles to launch our app, you can use a pinch gesture, enabling the option to choose your experience in either Diné Bizaad or English.

First, you can use Snaps new webview component to scroll the trending #babewithamobilityaid hashtag and connect with other mobility babes.

Our product then helps you measure the correct height your walker should be by holding your phone down to your side. This process will spawn a line in your physical environment, showing how high up from the floor you should adjust your walker to. Your phone will then be used to triangulate between your head, phone and floor, this detects your posture and the correct length your walker should be from the ground. While your phone is in your back pocket, you’ll walk towards a bouncing ball while you go through a path of encouraging words, with friendly reminders to stand straight as your walk if you begin to slouch. This helps you learn the correct ways to use your mobility aid and optimize your healing journey.