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1. Target Audience: Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) 2. The feel of the problem: Worried, anxious, and frustrated. Bed sores are difficult to prevent despite regular repositioning, leading to constant vigilance and stress 3. When: Occurs frequently, especially during long periods of immobil

1. Target Audience: Wheelchair users 2. The feel of the problem: Frustrated, helpless, and anxious. Disability coaches are often placed at the far end of the train, making it difficult for passengers with disabilities to reach the coach easily, especially on crowded or long platforms. 3. When: Every

1. Target Audience: Individuals using wheelchairs or bedridden for extended periods 2. The feel of the problem: Uncomfortable, vulnerable, and frustrated. Many pressure relief cushions, mattresses, or pads are either not effective or too expensive, making it difficult to find affordable and reliable

1. Target Audience: Wheelchair users, especially those with spinal cord injuries 2. The feel of the problem: Painful, uncomfortable, and recurring. Wheelchair users, particularly those with impaired bladder control, are at a higher risk of urinary tract infections due to prolonged use of catheters o

1. Target Audience: Persons with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) 2. The feel of the problem: Chronic hand pain, discomfort, and frustration due to repetitive strain injuries from propelling their wheelchairs. They may feel helpless and concerned about the long-term impact on their functional independence a

1. Target Audience: Wheelchair users 2. The feel of the problem: Frustrated and excluded 3. When: Daily, especially when entering older buildings, public transportation, or places without proper accessible infrastructure 4. Implication: Limited mobility and independence, difficulty accessing essenti

1. Target Audience: Wheelchair users 2. The feel of the problem: Apprehension during performing crucial activities like transfers 3. When: Repetitive strains due to overuse of the shoulder make activities like transfer difficult 4. Implication: Decrease in mobility and risk of further exacerbation i

Individuals with SCI Worried, vulnerable, and sometimes frustrated. The idea of bones weakening without any visible symptoms can cause anxiety about future health. They may feel helpless. The problem often surfaces after prolonged periods of immobility, especially in people who have been using a

1. Target Audience: Wheelchair users with spinal cord injury 2. Feels: Legs feel heavy and stiff 3. When: Swelling increases as sitting duration increases 4. Implications: Difficulty in transfers

1. Target Audience: Wheelchair user with quadriplegia 2. Feels: Lightheadedness/ dizziness creates fear of fall 3. When: During position changes like lying down to sitting, transfers etc 4. Implications: Activites of daily living feel unsafe

This problem concerns blind people, who rely on screen reader technologies to access information in digital documents. The problem can occur daily potentially, when reading the news, or working in a professional setting. It is frustrating when a news article talks about trends, with some highlights

There are such incredible solutions and innovations showcased here. I'd love to hear how we can get these tothe grassroots on the ground and the cost of supply or if there are grants to support testing, evalution and dissemintation.

Individuals with mental health difficulties often seek out interventions to assist with their mental health disorders. Neurofeedback assistance has shown promise in research by enhancing these mental health interventions by giving users their subjective feelings and thoughts a physical entity (depen

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Plenty of people affected with polio need an orthotic aid and the quality of products and services offered deserve a change. The present products in use generally do not offer for flexion of the joints involved. To offer a stance control orthoses with a formidable service and user ecosystem for en

1. Target Audience: Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) 2. The feel of the problem: Worried and frustrated 3. When: Sitting for 10 or more than 10 hours a day 4. Implication: Excessive back pain and neck pain. Posture changes after sitting for a while

1. Target Audience: Wheelchair users 2. The feel of the problem: Humiliated, uncomfortable, and frustrated. Most train restrooms are too narrow and not equipped with accessible features like grab bars, adequate space for wheelchairs, or adjustable fixtures. 3. When: Throughout long journeys, where p

1. Target Audience: Long-term wheelchair users and individuals with limited leg movement 2. The feel of the problem: Swelling and discomfort. Sitting for long periods in a wheelchair can lead to poor blood circulation, particularly in the legs, which increases the risk of deep vein thrombosis (blood

1. Target Audience: Individuals with spinal cord injuries who rely on medical devices such as catheters, wheelchair cushions, or other aids. 2. The feel of the problem: Irritating, painful, and stressful. Skin sensitivity or allergic reactions to medical equipment often lead to rashes, sores, or inf

1. Target Audience: Wheelchair users 2. The feel of the problem: Anxious and scared 3. When: During fire drills, natural disasters, or other emergencies 4. Implication: Increased risk of harm or fatality, slower evacuation times, and potential exclusion from safety measures

1. Target Audience: Neobolt users 2. The feel of the problem: Anxious and frustrated because of the risk of vehicle moving back and down and crashing other vehicles 3. When: While riding in locality with hilly terrain 4. Implication: Increased risk of accidents and difficulty in accessing the commun

1. Target Audience: Persons with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) 2. The feel of the problem: Disheartened, undervalued, and anxious. Many workplaces are not equipped with accessible furniture, ramps, or elevators, or fail to provide accommodations like flexible work hours or adaptive equipment 3. When: Dur

1. Target Audience: Individuals with quadriplegia 2. Feels: Unable to regulate body temperature 3. When: During exposure to hot/cold environment 4. Implications: Unable to perform outdoor activities

1. Target Audience: Individuals with spinal cord injury 2. Feels: Increased tone creates fear of fall during wheelchair activities 3. When: During transfers, wheelchair skills like popping, wheelie, ramps, uneven surfaces 4. Implication: Risk to safety during activites

Wheelchair users and others with mobility disabilities often cannot open and close doors unless they have been fitted with power assisted mechanisms / push-buttons. However, such mechanisms are expensive (costing thousands of dollars per door) and often unreliable, meaning that buildings shy away fr

Transferring from one surface to another is an important functional for persons who have affected upper limbs, in cases of hemiplegia, high level paraplegia, hand deformities, etc. The currently available solution is a transfer board, but it still is a difficult device for many people to use. It pr

How can we connect user reviews of specific products? Or encourage producers to create space for these and make them visible?

Some Children with Cerebral Palsy face difficulty in controlling their head and neck movement due to spacticity, low tone of muscles, spasm etc in their day to day life. Without proper head control, it is difficult for the children and their caregivers to perform certain day to day activities like f

Issue and implications: there is huge potential for AI to improve the lives of disabled people, but there are also many risks associated with AI that could have an adverse impact on their lives. These need to be identified and appropriate policies developed for the use, management and control of AI.