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Cassandra CoravosAvery FisherJustin Hatfield
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Martin HewittSameer SrivastavaJenny Wang
Approximately 10,000 babies born in the U.S. will develop cerebral palsy
every year
Data from Center for Disease Control and Prevention
60% are independent
walkers
40% need mobility devices
SIX SITE VISITSOBSERVATIONS & INTERVIEWS
1. Individual needs to grab onto the back seat for leverage2. Individual walks in small steps and needs extra step for initial entrance into vehicle3. Individual grasps the passenger seat to pull him/herself up into the vehicle4. Takes step into vehicle5. Seats him/herself6. Caretaker needs to reach around passenger to buckle passenger in
2
4
JOURNEY MAPPING
Child passenger who is an independent walker
3
6
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HOW CAN WE STATEMENTS:
1. HCW afford more secure grasping for child passengers with CP upon entering the car?
2. HCW make child passengers with CP able to seatbelt themselves?
DECISION MATRIX
Impact and feasibility criteria to select 5 key ideas
PATENT RESEARCH
Funnel Buckle
Backpack Straps
Ergonomic Handles
TESTING PLAN
NEXT STEPS
Testable (low-fidelity) prototypes by next week
Specific testing plans for each concept by next week
Testing dates set up in 2 weeks
Narrowing down to one concept
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