Dressing Challenges

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Current Solution

Handy Pant gathers pants before dressing and provides support for legs when putting on pants in a sitting position with adjustable height.

Project Begin/Ends Date

Studio_930 2016
IdeaLab Fall 2018 07/2020
Studio_930 2020

Problem Statement

Sudden muscle spasms and excessive contractions inhibit individuals with cerebral palsy(CP) from dressing independently. We seek a solution that would help people with CP to dress independently with the most efficiency possible.

Client

Peggy Fortune, Al Sigl

Team Members

Gigi Chen, Jacob Dicicco, Shriya Musuku, Sandhya Vaidyanathan, Zoey Zhang

Dressing Challenges
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Project Current Phase

Next Steps

- Design refinement.
- Materials selection.
- Incorporate elements to help with bridging and pulling pants.

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