Evaluating Portable Hand Controls
At the beginning of January, Mrs. Jones broke her right ankle, had surgery on it, and she was left with a cast that stretched up to her knee. For the next several weeks, she was at the mercy of family and friends to take her back and forth, for there is no such thing as public transportation in this little town. Feeling desperate and trapped led her to seek out another avenue to get around without having to rely on others for transportation. Having knowledge of the fact that they do have devices for the disabled led her to investigate whether or not this would be a viable choice for someone such as herself. She had concerns over cost, installation, eases of use, and of course, safety. Portable hand controls are an excellent product because they are affordable, easy to use, and, most important of all they are safe.
Portable Hand Controls are an affordable answer to driving if you are unable to drive due to limited or no mobility of your legs or feet. With Mrs. Jones broken ankle, she knew she only needed them temporarily, with knowing that she immediately looked into finding out about the possibilities of buying the Portable Hand Controls. There are several brands and styles to available on the market these days. They are available to purchase either as two single controls or as a pair that is connected. You can find the cost ranging anywhere from $300 and up new; however, you can often find them used and even lower in price over the internet such as on Ebay or Amazon. Another reason this is a great product is that there is no cost for installation or removal.
The ease of use became overwhelming unanimous and convincing after watching numerous videos on You Tube, Google a...
... middle of paper ...
...d the Usage and Safety Assessment on the five most popular brands of hand controls. They tested the hand controls for vibration, environmental, high-cycle tests, braking, accelerating, and corrosion.” All five brands passed as being safe to drive with and use on the streets and highways. If you are interested in finding out information on a specific brand of portable hand controls, it is just as easy as going on a search engine on the internet, typing in whichever brand you are interested in finding out about and ask for reviews.
Mrs. Jones’ findings on the Portable hand controls confirm that they are an excellent product because of their affordability, they are easy to use, and for safety both on the road and environmentally. The Portable hand controls are definitely a great solution for independence when a disability would otherwise hinder you from driving.
It is hard to live with disability, because everyday things become a challenge. U.S. Census Bureau report from 2008 states that 3.3 million non-institutionalized Americans over age 15 years use wheelchairs. The reason why there are so many people with disabilities is that U.S. spent decades at war. This is why mobility industry is rethinking the products it provides to support a growing demographic. Vantage Mobility International (VMI) and Braun Ability are two leading industry players that spent decades converting wheelchair vans from companies such as Chrysler , Toyota , and Honda into wheelchair-accessible modes of transportation.
Mairs, Nancy. "On Being a Cripple." Mercury Reader. Ed. Kirk Perry. New York : Pearson 2009. 193-205. Print.
While hearing impaired drivers may face challenges in hearing the sounds necessity when driving, modern technology can aid in enhancing their other abilities through the design of various modules that can be incorporated into a vehicle. These challenges are vast, including difficulty raised in communicating with officers when pulled over to the diminished awareness of the driver of his or her surrounding environment, not being able to hear what is going on, increasing their chance of accidents. The module I suppose is a removable vibrating steering wheel that will enhance the touch sense of humans, tactioception, in place of hearing.
Even though all these features are helpful some are not too crazy about them. Some do not like my ford touch because of phone pairing troubles and more. Many older people do not like it because there are no knobs or buttons to manually turn things on and off in their vehicles. Then some think the system is just too complicated and hard to use and prefer not to have this feature in their vehicle. Then consumers are saying it is distracting to drivers it is almost like playing with a small tablet while operating a vehicle. There have also been consumer reports of freezing screens and system up dating issues and low satisfaction review ratings. Many individuals are disappointed in the system and prefer more standard features on their ford vehicles.
... ramp in the car that allows him to easily enter and exit the van. He also has tools that support his performance. The satchel on his wheelchair allows him to keep his phone, wallet, and keys intact. His electric wheelchair allows him to be mobile. Without these accessibilities, Sunshine’s engagement in many occupations would be not be successful. Although Sunshine’s inability to walk hinders his ability to participate in many occupations, his desire to be independent is what encourages him to actively participate in all of the areas of occupation.
54 million Americans have a disability. Said more clearly, one in five Americans have a disability. Extended globally there are more than 610 million people in the world with some sort of disability or special needs (Manning-Schaffel, 2007). Upon reviewing most available market analysis it is apparent that this group is not being directly market to on a large scale. Likewise there is both a great need and many new opportunities as technology quickly advances. From a financial perspective this group is spending $8.8 billion USD worldwide on assistive devices primarily being pushed through medical representatives. This market is projected to reach $11 billion USD by 2015 and to continue at a 5%+ growth rate thereafter ("Assistive devices for," 2011). So there exists a subsection of the population whose spending is exploding worldwide, who is generally not being marketed to outside of core medical applications, who is beginning to become increasingly dependent on mobile technology such as phones and tablets.
These are good because they keep myself and others in the car a lot safer if we are ever in a accident.
My project has to do with robotic arms for amputees and ways I could help improve them. I chose this topic because I have always been interested in the human body and medical innovations. Now I really did not know much about prosthetic limbs or robotics, but it did interest me greatly, so I was willing to learn.
As I mentioned, automotive manufacturers used pin switches for a long time. However, on the newer Chevrolet and GMC trucks they've actually done away with this
In life, people are sometimes granted with unfortunate, troubling situations. In some of these circumstances, people lose the ability to complete daily tasks such as brushing their teeth, going to the restroom, getting dressed, doing the dishes, and so on (Choices360). When people get caught here, they need a great quantity of help, and not help from just anybody. Victims of these circumstances could use someone to help them learn skills either for a short period of time while they are gaining back strength from a surgery or an injury, or for a long period of time during which they may be physically and/or mentally disabled. Luckily, there are professionals out there to help people with these conditions; they are known as occupational therapists.
It is of utmost importance that these devices involve little or no disturbance to its user’s ordinary life and subsequently has many positive effects on their daily activities. Although as a nation we have a preconceived idea that Assistive Technology is complex, highly expensive products, this is not always the case. Assistive Technology devices can be characterised into low and high technology. According to Wendt, Quist and Lloyd (2011) low technology involves technological devices that are simple to make, are readily available and inexpensive. On the other hand high technology devices are often complicated,...
...ptic interfaces are beneficial to human-computer interaction and it will be used in the car checker application, because of the tactile effects that the haptic interface is known for. The Haptic interface will result in a realistic feel for the buttons within the car checker application. Further investigation is required before any more Haptic interfaces can be applied to the car checker application that does not include the ones included in the paper.
it does not require large motors, which will increase the cost and overall size of the robot. Since
A major issue in the United States of America is being physically disabled. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 1 in 5 people have a disability in the United States. Given by the U.S. Census Bureau: around 8.1 million people had difficulty seeing, around 7.6 million people had difficulty hearing, around 19.9 million people had difficulty lifting or grasping objects, and around 30.6 million people had difficulty walking or climbing. (US) The issue of physical disabilities can be prevented according U.S. Census Bureau which is why we should work to implement bionics to further advance the physically disabled. In Richard Nixon’s “Address to the Nation on Labor Day.”, a theme throughout the speech in equality for every person in the workforce.
Nevertheless, hands-free phones are just as disturbing as hand held phones. They both serve the same purpose when it comes to distracting the driver from state of the road. Thus, hand held devices do not increase safety, and I have observed this when using the cell phones as I drive. At the same time, I have noticed that my reaction time significantly reduced, and I almost caused an accident. When I look at this slow reaction, I compare it to that of an old...