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Designers: Jeff Barry, Joseph Kuo, Peter Zolides Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves, Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION Our client has a slow moving form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis which results in weakness in his upper arms and legs. As such, he spends much of his time in a wheelchair. He likes to read and work on crossword puzzles […] Client Coordinator: Shauneille Smith Designers: Tiffany Chang, Craig Silverman, Wailan Yip Supervising Professor: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION This project was designed for two elementary aged children in a special education classroom. These children have severe and profound mental and physical handicaps including being non-verbal, non-ambulatory, low-vision, and cognitively impaired. The children are developing […] Client Coordinator: Marc Roth Designers: Christine Bestvina and Danial Bokhari Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION We have built a portable and accessible four-hole mini golf course catered to individuals at Extraordinary Ventures, a facility that provides job and social opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. The course is constructed from indoor/outdoor carpet […] Designers: Alexa Issa, Neha Krishnamohan, and Swara Paranjape Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION Our client is an active retiree with a slow progressing form of Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). He worked in the aerospace industry, and now enjoys playing flight simulator computer games. He uses a wheelchair for mobility and has limited […] Designers: Clark Daniel, Ben Haynes, Archana Ramireddy, and Karli Spetzler Supervising Professor: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION Our client is an adult with a below elbow amputation on his left side, who wants to regain his ability to rock climb. He has full shoulder motion, but only flexion/extension at his left elbow. He also […] Designers: Alex Feng, Lola Xie, Jessica Zinck Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves, Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION Our client, an 8-year-old boy with Thrombocytopenia Absent Radius (TAR) Syndrome, cannot use a standard tricycle independently because his arms are weak and very short. Braking is difficult due to his limited ability to squeeze a hand brake. Additionally, his right […] Client Coordinators: Joe Bumgarner, John Wiltshire Designers: Matthew Dekow, Gregory Meyers, Cameron Smith Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs INTRODUCTION The Cylindrical Bottle Label Applicator allows individuals with fine motor and cognitive disabilities to precisely apply labels to bottles. The device includes a stand to hold the roll of labels and the bottle to be labeled. The […] Client Coordinators: Alan Pitstick, John Wiltshire, Jon Kuniholm Designers: Jason Liu, Meagan Gray, and Pallavi Kansal Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs INTRODUCTION A device has been developed to enable individuals with disabilities to cut resilient silicone tubing into identical length bands. These bands are designed to replace currently available rubber tension bands that fail quickly and […] Client Coordinators: Nancy Curtis, Keri McCauley Designers: Kristen Bova, Matt Hoover, Jesse Sandberg Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs INTRODUCTION Our client, an eight-year-old boy diagnosed with autism and cerebral palsy, can sit in a chair independently but needs help correcting his posture. Specifically, he needs assistance with proper hip placement and lateral trunk and spine support. […] Designers: Andy Huang, John Perkins and Alyx Rosen Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs INTRODUCTION Our client, a woman with cerebral palsy and limited mobility in her legs, requires up to 30 minutes to put on her shoes. The Shoe Helper, made from thermoplastic, consists of a shoehorn pivoting on top of a heel cup. While the […] |