Design Brief

Client: People with mental or physical disabilities.

Designer: Luke Hebrank, Sam Helmkampf, Ben Goeke

Problem Statement: Nearly 56.7 million people in America are

challenged by the environments in which they
live and work. While great strides have been
made to design for accessibility, many of our
everyday tasks and surroundings still remain a
challenge for people of varying abilities.

Design Statement: Identify a place, process, or object that you

use often; identify a problem that makes it
less accessible for people with disabilities; and
design a solution for this problem.

Design Constraints: 1. Used by people with physical or mental

disabilities.
2. Must abide by US federal laws.
3. Must be completed by February 12,
2018.
4. It must be a solution to a problem that
is present in the current world.

Design Criteria: 1. Must help people with disabilities and

cannot negatively affect people without
disabilities.
2. Must be affordable.
3. Solution cannot cause another
problem.
4. It must fix a problem.

Ideas for solution

Pulse Sensory System
Paralyzed/Amputee Sensor
Handle with strap, includes toothbrush, spoon, fork top (handy handle)
Phone case with strap on back
Child-safe stress ball