Passive Interfaces

Many of the needs and preferences of people with disabilities can be solved with the design of tools and devices that, although simple, can have a significant impact in people’s everyday life.

Products

  • The Adapted Wheelchair Joystick was designed for a wheelchair user who was unable to drive his wheelchair backwards due to the lack of sufficient grip in the original joystick.
  • The Adapted Easel was designed for a painter with Cerebral Palsy.

Media

Adapted joystick modelAdapted joystick, final product

Adapted joystick model and final product

Photograph of user with adapted easel

Adapted Easel for mouth-painting