Abstract: A ramp transportation system for a wheelchair enables transportation, deployment, and retrieval of a portable ramp by a single wheelchair occupant in the absence of external aid. The device comprises: a platform, configured to support the width of a wheelchair for crossing the platform, having a sufficient stiffness to support a wheelchair and occupant load; a lifting mechanism interface in the platform, disposed at least near each end of the ramp, configured to support cantilever lifting forces on the ramp; a lifting element, configured to engage the lifting mechanism interface and to apply a force to raise and lower the platform between a raised, stowed position and a lowered position, suitable for traversal; and a motor, configured to supply sufficient force on the lifting element to raise and lower the platform.

Abstract: A system and method are presented. User metadata defining a set of activities undertaken by a user are received by a processor. The processor determines, based on the set of activities, a skill history for the user. The skill history identifies a first plurality of skills associated with the user. The processor determines a preferred career associated with the user, determines, for the preferred career and by accessing a career skill repository, a second plurality of skills associated with the preferred career, determines a missing skill by comparing the first plurality of skills associated with the user to the second plurality of skills associated with the preferred career to identify the missing skill that is in the second plurality of skills and not in the first plurality of skills and outputs a user interface identifying the missing skill.