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Five years ago, Chris suffered a spinal cord injury and using a wheelchair suddenly became a reality for him. During one particularly long cruise using his powerchair, Chris remembers suffering heatstroke and dehydration, and needed a paramedic to help cool down his body. He remembers thinking: \u201cthis can\u2019t happen again, there\u2019s got to be a better way!\u201d<\/p>\n

He wanted to be able to commute comfortably and not worry about having a secure and convenient place to access beverages on his wheelchair. Chris noted that \u201dall the conventional wheelchair cup holders on the market were either too flimsy or mounted in a way that could be easily knocked off my chair. I needed something that would work for my limited hand function and would also never get knocked off. That's when HandiCup was born!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Digital<\/p>\n

HandiHelp.ca is an accessibility innovation company that focuses on improving quality of life through smart, ergonomic, user-centric solutions. Their products and services are designed for people with accessibility needs, by people with accessibility needs. HandiCup is the organization\u2019s first market-ready solution for people losing their beverages when travelling through doorways using a mobility device.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ShopHERE brought Chris' vision to light and enabled him to create his store on Shopify with his super supportive ShopHERE Coordinator. \u201cOriginally my thoughts were only around experimentation with Shopify. However, when the final version of the website was finished, I immediately knew that there is no way I could continue being effective in click conversions to sales in the online world without the Shopify platform.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Digital<\/p>\n

Having a coordinator who was extremely thorough and often set up one-on-one meetings to help set up Chris\u2019 store quickly and effectively. The program helped HandiCup navigate the new market created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris mentions<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs the scale of the pandemic became clear my sales essentially evaporated. When I finally changed my mindset to seeing this as an opportunity to go 100% online, I quickly realized that if I was able to manage, increase, and polish my online presence –\u00a0 this would be a huge opportunity for my company.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Chris has now managed to expand sales to Europe and Australia, having worldwide exposure and sales in a matter of weeks after launching his store!<\/p>\n

\"Digital<\/p>\n

Chris believes that having a professional and polished online presence lets customers know that you are serious, up to date, and ready to provide an experience that is familiar and simple to navigate. \u201cIf you\u2019re using a website that is simply static with no backend and analytics or shipping and delivery integration, you\u2019re literally living in the dark ages of the Internet. The ShopHERE Program is a huge opportunity to go 100% online, reach more people but most importantly be efficient with your time and money,\u201d says Chris.<\/p>\n

Checkout Chris\u2019s vision and shop Handihelp products HERE<\/a>. To learn more about the ShopHERE Program click HERE<\/a>. To learn more about Digital Main Street and how it is helping local businesses survive the pandemic, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":21331,"template":"","shophere-industry":[19622],"class_list":["post-91528","shophere-post","type-shophere-post","status-publish","hentry","shophere-industry-service"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nToronto-Based Accessibility Innovation Goes International - Digital Main Street<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"HandiCup is a Digital Main Street ShopHERE Program powered by Google Graduate, their products are designed for people with accessibility needs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalmainstreet.ca\/fr\/shophere-post\/handicup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Toronto-Based Accessibility Innovation Goes International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HandiCup is a Digital Main Street ShopHERE Program powered by Google Graduate, their products are designed for people with accessibility needs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/digitalmainstreet.ca\/fr\/shophere-post\/handicup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Digital Main Street\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DigitalMainStreet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-07T14:59:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/digitalmainstreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/thumbnail_image0-200x300.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@digital_mainst\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimation du temps de lecture\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/digitalmainstreet.ca\/shophere-post\/handicup\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/digitalmainstreet.ca\/shophere-post\/handicup\/\",\"name\":\"Toronto-Based Accessibility Innovation Goes International - 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