WALK WITH M.E. Yue, Fred, Vic, Thomas, Nan, Shawn

PERSONA

User A!Age: 68 years’ old!Sex: Male!Situation: !Walking stick is not enough for helping him to walk. !Usually he uses the frame with wheels or similar products to support him.!And he doe not need the nurse to be around him all the time.!

!Task!He can use the walking aid to do some simple activities!•  Get out of the bed and stand up!•  Go to toilet!•  Take food and drink from dining room!

!Environment!Ward, Toilet, Aisle…!

Frustrations from the frame with wheels !

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•  When he wants to use walking frame to get out of the bed by walking frame with frame, it is far from the bed. So he has to call for the nurse.!

•  The foreleg is easy to raise when he uses the walking frame to stand up which is dangerous for him.!

•  The frame with wheels is not safe because it is too flexible.!

•  It does not have place to hold stuff.!

PERSONA

User B!Age: 75 years’ old!Sex: Female!Situation: !The stick is not enough for helping her to walk. !Usually she uses the frame without wheels to support her.!Sometimes she need nurse to be around her .!

!Task!She can use the walking aid to do some simple activities !•  Get out of the bed and stand up!•  Go to toilet!

!Environment!Ward, Toilet, Aisle…!

Frustrations from the frame with wheels !

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•  When she wants to use walking frame to get out of the bed by walking frame, it is far from the bed. So she has to call for the nurse.

•  The forelegs are easy to raise when she uses the walking frame to stand up which is dangerous for her.

•  When she uses it for a long time , she will feel too tired.

CONCEPTS

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Modelling

 Topic:  Experimen.ng  some  quick  models  of  handles  and  forearm  supports    Material:    Blue  foam  

Any  ques.ons?