Another expectant mother, also in a wheelchair from the effects of CP, needed an accessible crib. We had modified several commercial cribs in the past to provide accessibility, but they were not as well suited as a “purpose designed” accessible crib would be. For this case, we designed and fabricated a crib for wheelchair accessibility,…
Yoshiko’s legs were failing because of arthritis and she was forced to wear heavy braces. She was unable to bend her legs and spent the day sitting on her bed. Twice a day, her daughter, a teaching nurse, would come home to carry her mother to the toilet. At the request of a rehabilitation hospital,…
Sam, who has cerebral palsy, works as a network administrator for a small business, but handling external discs for his computer was a problem. At the request of the S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Department, we designed a complete workstation with devices to give him the capability he needs.
David, 38, had been in a nursing home for 12 years with quadriplegia caused by a spinal cord injury. He wanted to be able to operate a computer. In cooperation with the nursing home’s physical therapist, we provided him with work stations and devices to achieve his goals. He continued his education on the Internet…
