Steadygait: a wearable feedback device to help people with parkinson?s disease reduce falls

Createability Concepts Inc. received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living on September 1, 2021 to develop STEADYGAIT, a wearable feedback device to help people with Parkinson's disease reduce falls. The project was funded under the ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research program (CFDA #93.433) to support research aimed at improving the lives of individuals with disabilities through identifying and addressing causes of limitations in activity and participation. The grant had a completion date of February 28, 2022 and was intended to fund Createability Concepts' work designing a wearable technology to provide real-time feedback to Parkinson's patients on their gait and balance to help prevent falls, a significant health issue for this population.