This counter is designed to introduce students to the process of template counting utilized by many vocational sites, as well as increase their personal understanding of numbers. As the user places a “widget” on the template, it provides them with the current count.
Rehabilitation Engineering Design Projects
as part of senior design at UNC
Assistive Play Station
This Play Station enables the client, who is four years old, to play by himself, exploring different textures, both in the classroom and while he stays with his mother at work. Since the client has visual impairments, the Assistive Play Station is designed to provide him with auditory stimuli and provide physical therapy by strengthening movement in his arms, especially his left hand.
Moveable Arm Support
This device is a pulley system that enables an adult with peripheral neuromuscular disease to lift his arms by kicking out his legs. This is used in conjunction with his wheelchair to aid in eating and other tasks.
Walker Monitor
Users of rolling walkers who have Parkinson’s disease sometimes experience “freezing of gait” episodes in which a loss of balance causes serious injury when operating a walker. This device alerts the user at the onset of an episode, helping them to “break the freeze” and maintain their balance.
T.O.Y.S.: Technology to Offer Youth Self-reliance
These assistive devices enable our client to blow bubbles and play the game of Connect Four. This enables our client to interact with other children during leisure time, while helping to improve strength and motor control.
Sight n’ Sound Shower Timer (SSS Timer)
The SSS Timer is a multi-step programmable timer to help the user transition through a series of tasks at the appropriate times.
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