Designers: Kit Yee Au-Yeung, Daniel T. McCormick Client Coordinators: Mary Caldwell Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs
A portable sensory stimulation and assessment device was designed to aid therapists in evaluation of patients recovering from head injury and coma. Currently available devices are all very large or separately stimulating devices, often occupying an entire room. […]
Designers: Thomas Pawlowski, Sam Cho Client Coordinators: Lenore Champion Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs
Children with brain disorders caused by disease or head trauma often have limited motor skills. Playing with objects that stimulate the senses helps facilitate their recovery and enables them to learn cause and effect ideas. The objective of this project […]
Designers: Daniel McCormick Client Coordinators: Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs
A supplementary communication device was designed for the client, a 6-year old boy who has limited control over his body from the neck down and cannot use speech to communicate with others. Currently he uses a Dyna-Vox to communicate but it does not provide […]
Designers:Samuel Kuo and Peter Wang Client Coordinators:Mary Caldwell, Duke Hospital Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs
Approximately 2 million acquired brain injuries (ABI) occur each year. Acquired brain injury refers to severe brain damage caused by a traumatic event. Brain injured children typically suffer from head balance and communication difficulties. The goals […]
Designers: Mike McCarthy and Justin Wool Client Coordinators: Lenore Champion , Duke University Medical Center Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs
The objective of this project is to build a timer that is visually and aurally enticing to brain injured children in the Duke University Medical Center. The child friendly timer shows the passage of […]
Designers: Louise Oliver and John Alexander
Client Coordinators: Susan Parker, PT, Durham County Schools
Supervising Professors: Richard Goldberg and Kevin Caves
The use of pedaling as a therapeutic exercise is beneficial for children with a variety of disabilities because it develops better muscle tone, as well as left and right coordination. The goal of this […]
Designers: Ann Hundley and Stephen Wu
Client Coordinators: Juli Trautman, SLP, CCC, Duke University Medical Center
Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg
To people with limited mobility, Morse code is an attractive alternative for computer access because it involves only two keys, dash and dot, as opposed to the more complex traditional keyboard. We […]
Designers: Kerry Marder and Emily Kloeblen Client Coordinators: Susan Attermeier, Physical Therapist Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs
Our client was a 2 year-old girl with athetoid cerebral palsy. To build head and neck strength, her parents and therapist wanted a device that would support her in a prone position, which she could tolerate, and […]
Designers: Jonathan Weiss, George Crowell, Mike Chu Client Coordinator: Luanne Holland and Susan Parker, Durham Public Schools Supervising Professors: Richard Goldberg and Kevin Caves
The client was a ten year-old boy with multiple disabilities, causing limited vision and cognitive and developmental delays. The goal of the project was to provide a versatile stimulation and entertainment […]
Designers: Melissa Latorre, David Semko and Jen Wei
Client Coordinator: Jennifer Edelshick, Duke Hospital
Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves, Richard Goldberg
INTRODUCTION Children in hospital settings can experience feelings of fear and anxiety when faced with the task of getting into wheelchairs. The purpose of this project was to design and assemble a wheelchair that is […]
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