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Developers: Kailani Montane and Darshana Jaint Advisors: Brandi McDaniel and Sarah Hartsock Supervising Professor: Kevin Caves
Abstract Our client owns a home which is not wheelchair accessible, preventing people with wheelchairs from easily and safely entering the house. However, they did not want to build a permanent ramp which would use up the […] Designers: Virginia Durham, Michelle Seywald, Jennifer Sekar Advisor: Lauren Zangari, OT Supervising Professor: Kevin Caves Abstract. High school student John needs to be able to buckle and unbuckle his seatbelt, but his TAR syndrome limits his reach and makes it more difficult to grasp objects. To allow him to complete the task, two devices were […]
Designers: Allison Finley, Drew Masters, Inka Johnson, Radu Darie Client Coordinator: Ashley Thomas, Bridge II Sports Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry Bohs Figure 1. The BeatMobile. INTRODUCTION The client is young man with a budding DJ business. Because he has Morquio syndrome, he uses a wheelchair and needs substantial assistance to transport and […]
Designers: Eason Abbott, Cooper Eben, Kyle Langdell, Zack Silber Client Coordinator: Nancy Hoopingarner Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs Figure 1. DOLPHIN. INTRODUCTION The client is an 11-year-old girl with osteogenesis imperfecta, which limits her range of motion and makes independence difficult. The DOLPHIN allows her to easily access a variety of educational instruments […] Designers: Melissa Kim, Daniel Oh, Nick Pignotti, Kevin Predmore Client Coordinators: Courtney Wallace, Rom Alphin Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs
Figure 1. Hockey Cart. INTRODUCTION The client is a former collegiate hockey player who has limited vision and left-sided paralysis from an accident. The goal of this project was to design a device […] Designers: Kelly Calabrese, Michael Cook, Neil Gallagher, Caitlin Guenther Client Coordinators: Melanie Oujua, Nancy Hoopingarner, Stephen Dovenitz Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs Figure 1. The Rockin’ Ride INTRODUCTION The goal of this project was to construct a device to give a class of high school students with disabilities a fun ride involving motion outside […] Designers: Sahil Prasada, Christopher Thomas, Jack Chen, Zheng Lu Client Coordinator: Ashley Thomas Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs
Figure 1. The Volley Trolley. INTRODUCTION People with spinal cord injuries are unable to fully participate while playing sitting volleyball. The goal of this project was to create a device for people with spinal cord […] Designers: Devin Rojas, Eric Wang, Sophia Ziemien Client Coordinators: Trudy Maness, teacher, and Victoria Guthrie, PT Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg
Project in Action
Figure 1: The Ball Toss device. INTRODUCTION Our clients are students in an elementary school classroom with a variety of physical and cognitive disabilities. The […] Designers: Mark Palmeri, Brian Pullin and Ethan Fricklas Client Coordinator: Jodi Petry, Lenox Baker Children’s Hospital, DUMC Supervising Professor: Dr. Laurence N. Bohs Ryan is a 16 year old male high school student who suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. This disease is characterized by a progressive weakening and deterioration of muscles, and has limited the […] Designers: Jennifer Glasgow Client Coordinators: Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs The client is a high school student with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy who needed a wheelchair-mounted desktop surface for schoolwork, computer work, and eating. He previously used a commercial work surface that rested on his lap. This surface was cumbersome and would move undesirably when […] |