Client: Young girl living with Distal SMA

Challenge: How can we help children with wheelchairs and limited mobility get in and out of the bathtub safely and on their own?

Solution:

• A set of collapsible bath shelves, allowing for easy and flexible set up, while maintaining solid support without requiring lower body strength.

• Client can easily shift her body from her chair to highest seat, lowering herself gradually from there.

• Steps can be easily folded to the side to allow for others to use the bath/shower normally.

Contributions:

• Performed client interviews and user testing

• Conducted material selection research

• Designed and modeled prototypes for iteration

• Fabricated a working proof of concept prototype from marine grade plywood