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Nike's Newest Collaboration Solves Your Biggest Sneaker Problem
2015-09-14 19:43:24| Footwear - Topix.net
Since 2002, Acronym's Errolson Hugh has been creating high-tech solutions for getting dressed - borrowing from sportswear, military, and tailoring, his collections of articulated, weatherproof, experimental garments are among the most advanced made by any designer today. So naturally Nike wanted to team up, first on the relaunch of the brand's outdoorsy offshoot, ACG , and now on a sneaker collection.
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Teen challenges Nike to create sneaker for disabled athletes
2015-07-20 17:32:05| Footwear - Topix.net
A 19-year-old Florida man who was born with cerebral palsy challenged Nike to create a running shoe for disabled athletes and that sneaker is now available, MyFoxNY reported. At age 16, Matthew Waltzer wrote directly to Nike CEO Mark Parker for help- he wanted a sneaker he could put on himself.
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Nike launches a cool new basketball sneaker designed for people with disabilities
2015-07-15 15:26:58| Footwear - Topix.net
Nearly three years after Matthew Walzer, who has cerebral palsy, wrote a viral letter asking Nike for more accessible footwear, the company has announced a new sneaker with people with disabilities in mind. The Lebron Zoom Soldier 8 Flyease basketball sneaker employs Nike's new Flyease technology; instead of laces, which prove extremely difficult for people with movement disorders, stroke victims and amputees, the sneaker has a zipper that extends around the back of the shoe, allowing its wearer to "peel" it open with one hand and slide his foot in easily.
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Nike's Tobie Hatfield develops sneaker for physically challenged athletes
2015-07-14 00:33:19| Footwear - Topix.net
Nike's account of its quest to help a physically challenged young man slip on and secure his cherished Nike sneakers leaves out an intriguing prelude to the product's development. Nike designer Tobie Hatfield collaborated with Matthew Walzer of Florida on developing the sneaker's entry-and-closure, according to a story posted to Nike's website Monday.
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Nike designed a sneaker for people with disabilities
2015-07-13 22:39:30| Apparel - Topix.net
Whether it be in clothing or footwear products, Nike is known for never being afraid to experiment with new technologies. The latest example is the company's new Zoom Soldier 8 , a gorgeous shoe that was designed for people facing disabilities -- such as amputees and those who have suffered a stroke or cerebral palsy.
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