Figure 17: Elsa touching her toes demonstrating her range of motion
User observations and provided information is pertinent to understanding any restrictions the
design may have:
● The user shows immense difficulty in regaining posture after leaning forward without
using momentum of swinging head
● User can swing arms onto bar in front of her at angle greater than 90 degrees
● The backboard of the user’s chair is custom fit to her back, increasing difficulty in
shimmying shirt down
Description of User’s room as explained by Mary
● No headboard on user’s bed
○ No way of clamping a product to the bed
● User cannot get onto her bed independently
● There is space available below the user’s door in her room for a device to hang from
Measurements of Wheelchair
● User in wheelchair
○ Height to head: 45 inches
○ Height to shoulders: 35 inches
○ Arm length: 14.5 inches
○ Seat to head: 27 inches
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