Mobile painting board for a mouth painter

Mobile painting board for a mouth painter - open-source assistive technology prototype by the Kibbutzim College community

About this project

Our need knower is Bracha, a painter who also gives lectures, teaches painting courses, and shows exhibits around the world. Bracha is a unique painter; as a paraplegic, she holds her paint brushes with her mouth.

The painting board that we developed is modular, easy to assemble, can connect to any wheelchair, and is very stable and it made to improve Bracha painting experience outside her house.

The challenge

Bracha needed an accessible mobile painting board that she could paint with it easily out side her home studio. The board showed fit in a suitcase, easy to install and be steady on her wheelchair.

Who it helps

Our need knower is Bracha, she is painting with her mouth every day in her home studio and ofter she gives lectures, painting courses and exhibition around the world.

How it works

WHO? Our need knower is Bracha, a painter who also gives lectures, teaches painting courses, and shows exhibits around the world. Bracha is a unique painter; as a paraplegic, she holds her paint brushes with her mouth.

WHY? Bracha’s current solution for painting outside of her home studio is improvised and flimsy.

HOW? The painting board that we developed is modular, easy to assemble, can connect to any wheelchair, and is very stable.

WHAT? Mobile and modular painting board.

Project details

The build files for Mobile painting board for a mouth painter are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.

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