As you can appreciate in the Benefeat Set, quite a few adjustments can be made to your standard kitchen crockery that can greatly improve its usability for people with disabilities. Specifically, Chan I-Ting and Yeh Ting-Yin were working to accommodate cerebral palsy patients.
The drinking cup enables easier grasping with a generous handle; meanwhile, a small hole in the rim keeps an inserted straw fixed in place. The cutlery have malleable stems so that they can be customized to the user's preferred angle. Finally, the bowl of the Benefeat Set has a broad and highly grippable edge that's angled, allowing the user to orient it so that it's most accessibly side is deeper or shallower, as he desires.
Assistive Eating Tools
The Benefeat Set Facilitates the Independence of Cerebral Palsy Sufferers
Trend Themes
1. Assistive Technology - The development of customizable and adaptable devices for individuals with mobility and cognitive disabilities can create opportunities for the assistive technology industry to innovate more quickly and efficiently.
2. Inclusive Design - The implementation of inclusive design principles can help drive innovation in kitchenware products and other everyday objects to make them more accessible for people with disabilities.
3. Mobility Tools - The creation of mobile kitchenware and eating tools can create new opportunities for innovation in mobility tools designed for people with disabilities.
Industry Implications
1. Assistive Technology - The assistive technology industry has an opportunity to innovate through the development of customizable tools for individuals with mobility and cognitive disabilities.
2. Kitchenware Design - Designers in the kitchenware industry can create innovative products by implementing inclusive design principles into their design process to make kitchen tools more accessible for people with disabilities.
3. Medical Equipment - The medical equipment industry can benefit from innovation opportunities by developing tools to assist with feeding and eating difficulties for individuals with disabilities.