Appendix D: User Observation Summary
Noah Feilbogen and Jake Reifer observed Elsa, a patient with Arthrogryposis, at the
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) on Thursday, January 14, 2016 to begin gathering
information that will be used in developing a dressing and undressing system for Elsa. As a
result of the patient’s condition, she uses a wheelchair and has limited mobility in her arms. The
purpose of this observation session was to understand, quantify, and visualize the range of
motion of the client. Another goal of this session