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Accommodated Accessibility

Wheelchair designs are updated for more dynamic use

Implications - Many wheelchairs are stiff and unsympathetic to the fact that their users are confined to their seat. In the interest of increasing both comfort and mobility, many wheelchair companies have updated their designs to offer greater customization. The ability to modify according to preference empowers people with disabilities to navigate the world around them with more ease and convenience.
Workshop Question - How can your brand make its offerings more accessible for those with limited incomes, or for those who have disabilities?
Trend Themes
1. Customizable Design - Wheelchair companies are designing customizable wheelchairs for people with disabilities to offer greater mobility and comfort.
2. Convertible Wheelchairs - Convertible and reconfigurable wheelchairs, such as the Optimo, Adagio+, and the eV Electric Wheelchair, offer greater versatility.
3. Intuitive Technology - Wheelchairs, such as the Ogo, are being designed with intuitive technology to sense upper body movement to direct how the chair operates.
Industry Implications
1. Assistive Technology - The assistive technology industry can benefit from advancements in customization, convertibility, and intuitive technology for wheelchairs.
2. Mobility Solutions - The mobility solutions industry can benefit from convertible and reconfigurable wheelchairs that offer greater versatility and mobility.
3. Medical Devices - The medical devices industry can benefit from customizable wheelchair designs that offer greater comfort and mobility for people with disabilities.
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Featured Examples

Intuitive Ergonomic Wheelchairs
Intuitive Ergonomic Wheelchairs
The 'Ogo' Wheelchair Design Doesn't Require Users to Use Arms
One of the inherent characteristics of nearly all wheelchair designs is how they focus on having the user use their arms to move, turn and maneuver. The ‘Ogo’ looks to change this with a... MORE
Convenient Convertible Wheelchairs
Convenient Convertible Wheelchairs
The Optimo Reconfigures for Its User to Change Position
There are so many wonderful things about the design of this conceptual convertible wheelchair, all involving its capacity to be modified. Unlike the conventional assistive seat on wheels, this one... MORE
Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs
Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs
The Scalevo's Retractable Tracks Allow it to Climb Stairs
A group of students from ETH Zurich and the Zurich University of the Arts are collaborating on the Scalevo, an electric wheelchair that is capable of cruising like a normal wheelchair but is also... MORE
Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs
Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs
The iBot Mobile Wheelchair Utilizes Two Wheels to Climb Up Steps
While most wheelchairs offer consumers with disabilities or suffering injury the mobility they need to venture from place to place, they are usually unable to move vertically making a design such as... MORE
Transforming Paraplegic Bicycles
Transforming Paraplegic Bicycles
The eV Electric Wheelchair Can Transform Before Your Very Eyes
Working together, Samuel Uebersax and Andreas Bhend have created designs and a working prototype for a transforming wheelchair called the eV Electric Wheelchair. The eV Electric Wheelchair gets its... MORE
Dynamic Wheelchair Designs
Dynamic Wheelchair Designs
The Adagio+ Has Been Developed for Optimal Adaptable Ergonomics
The designer of this dynamic wheelchair has sympathy for the fact that its users have little ambulatory abilities. Instead of creating a stiff structure for constant sitting, Akram Ben Amor has come... MORE

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