AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Responsible Consumption & Production
KEYWORDS
stair climbing wheelchair , social inclusion , enhanced accessibility
COUNTRY
India
DESIGNED BY
shanu sharma
WEBSITE
https://www.facebook.com/197595290282881/photos/a.239467726095637.58482.197595290282881/454587334583674/?type=1&theater
Vardaan: Stair climbing manual wheelchair
Vardaan is economic, safe, user friendly and efficient stair climbing manual wheelchair.
Wheelchair is one of the most commonly used assistive devices for enhancing personal mobility and assists people with lower limb disability. However, it has limitations against architectural barriers like stairs and curbs. Most of the buildings in India, due to the lack of accessible environment for a wheelchair user, restrict the basic requirements like education, employment, entertainment, etc., which eventually leads to a poor quality of living.
There is a genuine need of such stairs climbing manual wheelchair that can help many active wheelchair bound users in the autonomy of accessibility. Stairs climbing manual wheelchair will enhance accessibility in the existing environment and self-esteem of user to a different level. By negotiating stairs, large number of building would become accessible to wheelchair user, just like they are to any other user. This will make equal opportunities like better education, job, and better quality of life in the existing environment in reality