Beachair

Beachair - open-source assistive technology prototype by the Philips community

About this project

Lev worked together with his colleagues at Philips to create a balloon wheel add-ons that can easily clip onto Nitzan’s chair. This simple solution costs 400NIS and can be easily adapted for other transit wheelchairs.

The challenge

Living on the coast in Israel, he brings his children to the beach but he has to leave Nitzan at home because her wheelchair sinks in the sand. There are special beach chairs on the market but the $3-4000 the solution is too expensive (and he doesn’t have room in his car for both chairs at one time). “I know going to the beach is a luxury - but is it really a luxury to want to spend time together as a family?”

Who it helps

Lev is a physicist at Philips and a dad to three great kids. His eldest daughter, Nitzan is 15 years old and has Cerebral Palsy.

Project details

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

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