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Designers: Ashlan Reid and Peter Hultman Client Coordinators: Susan Parker and Edie Kahn, Durham County Schools Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs The client is a 4 year old boy with thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anaemia (TRMA), also known as Rogers Syndrome. His disease is characterized by severe physical disabilities and limited cognition. The client’s disabilities hinder […] 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 […] Designers: Ethan Fricklas and Brian Alonso Client Coordinators: Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs The client is a 17-year-old male with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy who uses a power wheelchair. A senior in high school, the client currently uses a small lap tray that must be place in front of him for reading and writing. To […] Designers: Clark O’Niell, Graeme Waitzkin Client Coordinators: Eliza Bankert Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs Our client was a six year old girl with athetoid cerebral palsy who used a walker for ambulation. She had outgrown her walker, and no commercial walkers fit her specialized needs. The goal of our project was to provide a […] Designers: Travis McLeod, Andrew Reish Client Coordinators: Robbin Newton, Lenox Baker Hospital Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs The goal of this project was to design a device to allow our five-year-old client, who has cerebral palsy, to safely and independently cut paper. To meet this need, we designed a paper holding fixture and a […] Designers: Michael Marion and Amar Tanna Client Coordinators: Teepa Snow Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs A laptray was built to allow a high school student with cerebral palsy to have more interaction with his classmates. The laptray rests lower than the commercially available trays, enabling him to better access his range of motion. A […] Designers: David Chong, Billy Watson Client Coordinators: Robbin Newton, OT, Lenox Baker Children’s Hospital Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs Our client is a nine-year-old boy with VATER association who likes to play baseball. He was born with a shortened radius, and his index finger was surgically moved to replace his missing thumb. His right […] Designers: Russell Blaise and Marie Schroeder Client Coordinators: Luanne Holland and Joanna Clark, Durham County Schools Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs Research has indicated that inclusion is an effective method to educate children with disabilities. The Literacy Tent provides a literature-based, inclusive environment for use in the Durham County Schools. The tent includes a […] 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 […] |