Problem/Purpose Statements

Problem: Child Whirlwind Roughrider wheelchair users lack the use of a table on the current model.
Purpose: To implement a table that is suitable for the children’s Whirlwind Roughrider wheelchair and determine what are the best available materials that can be easily sourced by people in third world countries.Problem: The children’s Whirlwind Roughrider wheelchair is not personalized to each child so that they can feel ownership of their chair. Wheelchairs and their users are attached with social stigmas and viewed as hindrances in society.
Purpose: To develop a kit which can be customized to each individual’s wheelchair to promote a positive emotional attachment and ownership to their chair.
o Lacks (modification) amenities accessorize and personalization

Problem: Certain child riders of the Whirlwind Roughrider wheelchair lack proper back support; especially during such a crucial development age.
Purpose: To develop a back support that a child can use whilst using the adolescent Whirlwind Roughrider wheelchair in order to maintain a proper posture to promote positive growth during their childhood in the chair.

Users; Stakeholders; Beneficiaries: Third world country children that are in need of manual wheelchairs; Whirlwind Wheelchairs
Environment/Location: Third world countries
Reference: Whirlwind Wheelchairs