All around the world, the age distribution of the world population is shifting towards older
ages, causing an increase in the world population's mean or median age. The …

The need for assistive technology (AT) extends far outside of the countries where users have
the financial capacity to buy them, or there is a social welfare infrastructure to subsidize their …

Purpose. To design and develop an appropriate, low-cost electric powered wheelchair
(EPW) for the Indian subcontinent. Method. We performed the following multi-phase design …

People are living longer and surviving better. The size of the population of potentially limited
by age or disability is increasing at a dramatic rate, and it is no longer an insignificant or …

A significant number of people depend on the help of others to facilitate their mobility in
wheelchairs. Physical disabilities hinder the mobility of persons with disabilities, making …

Electric-powered wheelchairs (EPW) provide the means for many individuals with
disabilities to live their lives more independently and interact with people in society. While …

There are millions of people who have lost their abilities to walk and wheelchairs offer the
ONLY opportunities for their interactions with people and environments outside their houses …

Wheelchairs can be moved manually, with the help of a companion, a joystick, or both.
Patients with disabilities need alternate pushing or controlling techniques without the use of …

Electric wheelchairs are expensive and awkward to transport without a specially converted
car. Many of the UK's 400,000 manual wheelchair users, both self-propelled and those …

This project is concerned with the design and fabrication an affordable electric wheelchair
that meets the mobility needs of disabled people from middle-income households in Ghana …