OSSD Guitar

OSSD Guitar - open-source assistive technology prototype by the 2021 TOM Global Innovation Challenge (GIC) community

About this project

This Project can help Ofer who loves to play the guitar but can’t due to his disability. By disassembling the

(complex) playing action that requires two hands, for a task that can

be performed by one hand & foot, thus making it more

accessible with his disability.

We offer a guitar that is played with a single hand and one foot.

The device will control the strumming while the player will control

the notes , rhythm & speed. A variety of strumming options

will be available for the player to choose from.

Ofer Golan is a father of 5, and lives in the center of Israel. Couple of years

ago he had a motorbike accident and got severely injured. Ofer has

neurological damage that affected his speech and vision, in addition

to nerve damage in his right torso.

Ofer loves to sail camp in nature with his friends. Before the

accident he used to playa lot. fer is full of happiness and

lets nothing stop him in his way. Ofer looks forward to play

again with his older son.

OSSD Guitar is one of the participating projects of the 2021 Global Innovation Challenge.

You can learn more about the challenge on the GIC website or browse the projects on the GIC community page .

Project video

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