Winter Challenge 1
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About this project
Winter Challenge 1 is an umbrella designed for wheelchair users. The team at TOM:Technion designed a hatchback canopy umbrella that can raise or lower with the press of a button.
The challenge
Umbrellas for someone with partial paralysis in the hands can be challenging, holding the umbrella on the move can be challenging, and incoming wind can make the umbrella completely obsolete.
Who it helps
Drew is originally from Sacramento and is a senior MechE at Berkeley (he will be doing a Masters at Berkeley next year). Drew leads a team on campus called “Enable Tech” - a multidisciplinary group of students who work in teams together with people with Disabilities to develop solutions for daily challenges. So students learn technical skills and real-world applications, creating meaning beyond themselves. 10 years ago, Drew was paralysed in a diving accident. Like in Israel, the Bay Area can get pretty rainy in winter months, however, as a wheelchair user, it is challenging to keep dry.
Project details
- Stage: Working Model
- Built by the Technion community, Haifa, Israel
- Team: Drew
- 9 downloads
The build files for Winter Challenge 1 are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.
Related projects
- Winter Challenge 2
- PEE Challenge
- Ephrem challenge
- Beach Wheelchair Challenge
- Adaptable Winter Coat
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