Use of a design challenge to develop postural support devices for intermediate wheelchair users
African Journal of Disability
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Use of a design challenge to develop postural support devices for intermediate wheelchair users | |
| Creator | Onguti, Brenda N. Tanuku, Deepti Himelfarb Hurwitz, Elizabeth J. Moller, Nathaniel C. Yazdi, Youseph Egan, Shannon Bazant, Eva S. Gichangi, Anthony | |
| Description | The provision of an appropriate wheelchair, one that provides proper fit and postural support, promotes wheelchair users’ physical health and quality of life. Many wheelchair users have postural difficulties, requiring supplemental postural support devices for added trunk support. However, in many low- and middle-income settings, postural support devices are inaccessible, inappropriate or unaffordable. This article describes the use of the design challenge model, informed by a design thinking approach, to catalyse the development of an affordable, simple and robust postural support device for low- and middle-income countries. The article also illustrates how not-for-profit organisations can utilise design thinking and, in particular, the design challenge model to successfully support the development of innovative solutions to product or process challenges. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2017-09-08 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ajod.v6i0.346 | |
| Source | African Journal of Disability; Vol 6 (2017); 4 pages 2226-7220 2223-9170 | |
| Language | eng | |
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