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Designers: Jon Liu, Shweta Mani, Kevin O’Connor, Daniel Piao Client Coordinator: John Wiltshire Figure 1. Custom Tape Applicator: 1. Frame, 2. Tape Spool, 3. Backing Spool, 4. Pressure Applicator, 5. Cutting Mechanism, 6. Base, 7. Trough. INTRODUCTION Many employees at OE Enterprises have physical and mental disabilities that make certain jobs difficult. […] Designers: Sourya Naraharisetti, Christopher Rich, Evan Schwartz, John Tran Client Coordinators: John Wiltshire, Tracey Craven Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs
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Figure 1. Ring Cutter. INTRODUCTION Many employees at OE Enterprises have limited manual dexterity and/or cognitive function, leaving them unable to successfully complete a tube-cutting project. The goal of […] Designers: Danielle Reinhardt, Greg Evans, Tim Carlon Client Coordinator: John Wiltshire Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg
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INTRODUCTION OE Enterprises Inc. is a community rehabilitation program that employs individuals who have a range of disabilities. Our target clients are individuals who use a wheelchair, have effective use of only […] Designers: Max Li, Chad Liu, Peter Zhu Client Coordinator: John Wiltshire Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg
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INTRODUCTION OE Enterprises is a non-profit, community rehab program that provides services and employment for people of various disabilities. OE receives contractual work, which they break up into a wide range of […] Designers: Cory Weiner, Lindsay Johnson Client Coordinators: Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs The Hammered Bass (HB) is an electronic instrument designed for the client, who was a professional electric bass player before an accident left him paralyzed. Since he can no longer play the bass, a custom instrument was designed to be played with […] Designers: Brandon Stroy and Ravi Baji Client Coordinators: Lisa Williams, Generations Tadpole Assistive Technology Lending Library Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs The Generations Tadpole Lending Library provides people with physical and mental disabilities low-tech assistive technology devices and toys. Many of these products use batteries, which must be tested regularly. Because Tadpole employs people […] Designers: Jeff Heyman, Dave Alspector Client Coordinators: Greg Beck, Jennifer Bell, Gina Chapman Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs Our client was a man with autism who relied on supervisors to enforce task durations and schedule. We designed a device to limit this supervision. The Task Cueing Timer (TCT) uses visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli […] Designers: Alexei Kambalov Client Coordinators: Judy Stroupe, Antonia Pedroza Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs The client has cerebral palsy, no use of his right arm, and only limited use of his left arm. His job involves moving, sorting, and otherwise manipulating small, light objects such as sheets of paper, plastic tags, and pens. Currently, […] Designers: Larry Sandell, Erin Sparnon Client Coordinators: Antonia Pedroza, Judy Stroupe Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs Orange Enterprises (Hillsborough, NC) is a non-profit corporation employing adults with mental and physical disabilities to perform tasks such as counting objects for shipping and assembly. The current counting aid is too small to be operated easily or […] Designers: Luke Palmer, Jeffrey Earhart Client Coordinators: Antonia Pedroza, Judy Stroupe Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs Orange Enterprises (OE, Hillsborough, NC) provides employment to people with a variety of disabilities, including cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and those with visual and/or mobility impairments. The employees are paid to complete basic tasks that often involve counting […] |