GoCar!
About this project
The team modified a kid’s car - a toy car (cost around $100 at Toys’ R’ Us) that looks like a toy car but it’s also a wheelchair for kids. It’s also a mobility device for kids under 5. This device takes away the social stigma of being in a wheelchair. This is a modified kid’s car to work as a mobility device. It also works also as rehab device. This also exercises body. The kid has to stand up to make it move. For example, kids with Down’s Syndrome often don’t start standing until they’re 24 months old. With this device, they might learn to stand earlier because they will want to make the car move. It lets kids socialize.
The challenge
Children under the age of 3 struggle to fit in a wheelchair. Insurance companies usually pay for wheelchairs when children are 5 years old or older. So kids with mobility problems under 5, have no way of getting around. Disabled people often have no access to exercise except for their physical therapy sessions every week. It also severely limits their development and mobility.
Who it helps
The need knowers are children under the age of 3.
Project details
- Stage: Concept
- Built by the Bay Area community, Bay Area, United States of America
- Category: Daily Living
- 6 downloads
The build files for GoCar! are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.
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