Adaptive Costume Connector

Adaptive Costume Connector - open-source assistive technology product by the HIT - FIXPERTS community

About this project

The Adaptive Costume Connector allows for quick and easy installation of a cardboard costume + accessories from a wheelchair or walker. The more complex the costume, the more attachment points you can add.

The challenge

we needed an adaptive costume connector that allows quick and easy assambly and disassambly of the costume from the mobility aid.

Who it helps

We designed the product for all the amazing kids in the "Dreamy Costumes" project, that connecting between children that uses mobility aids and industrial design students for a great Purim celebration, by making costumes that includes the mobility aids.

How it works

Designed for the amazing children who participated in HIT’s Dream Costumes project, a program bringing together industrial design students and children with disabilities to design and create adaptive costumes. Centered around the Purim holiday, the effort was created to increase inclusion and joy with costumes that are build around/with the children’s mobility devices.

We needed an adaptive costume connector that allows quick and easy installation and removal of the costume from the mobility aid.

Using a 3d-printed Connector, a simple rubber band and a paper fastener, the Connector allows for an easy and comfortable connection between the costume and the mobility aid.

An Adaptive Costume Connector for securely attaching costumes and accessories to wheelchairs and walkers.

Tools needed

PC or MAC I7 +

3D Printer

Project details

The build files for Adaptive Costume Connector are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.

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