Kicker Helper
About this project
Kicker-Helper allows disabled children to kick a ball. The kicker-helper is an adjustable lever which attaches to any size wheelchair. With a push of the button, users can trigger a powerful paddle to perform a kicking motion-opening opportunities to play catch, soccer, dodgeball, and kickball. The purpose of this device is to allow wheelchair users to be able to play ball games with peers at recess and PE time.
See also: https://tomglobal.org/project?id=5d77857eb810e413a528107a
The challenge
One of the many life experiences missing to children growing up with disabilities is the ability to play playground games with their able-bodied peers. While there are various sports that are designed for people with disabilities, the sports options for young children growing up without any disabled classmates are very limited. Kicker-Helper aims to combat this problem by focussing on an important sporting action that has never been available to disabled children: a mechanism to kick a ball.
Who it helps
The need knower uses a wheelchair and wants to be able to play ball games with his peers at recess and PE time.
Project details
- Stage: Working Model
- Built by the Bay Area community, Bay Area, United States of America
- Category: Fun/Leisure
- 25 downloads
The build files for Kicker Helper are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.
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