Makers designed shelves that can go up and down, and then slide out for John to reach his games or treats and also created a voice-activated system to activate the elevator without violating the elevator warranty.
Active Shelves - Max Painley, 21, and Noam Platt, 26, formed a team to address John’s mobility needs, Painley is a senior at James Madison University studying engineering, with a minor in robotics, and Platt works as a healthcare designer in Lafitte, Louisiana. This means that more often than not, he has to ask for help when he wants to reach for something. And so they came up with the idea of an accessible shelf: a system of shelves that would go up and down to the right height, and then slide out for John to reach into. The team is planning to continue this design and make it voice activated.
Elevator Button - John Gluck is 8 years old and going into 3rd grade, John was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy when he was in Kindergarten. John cannot reach beyond his lap and always needs to ask for help. John’s parents Charles and Jennifer installed an elevator in their house so John would have an easier time moving around. But as time goes by, it is becoming more challenging for John to push the elevator buttons. John uses a wheelchair and cannot reach much beyond his lap.
An open-source assistive technology project shared free by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.
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