Cassandra CoravosAvery FisherJustin Hatfield

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Martin HewittSameer SrivastavaJenny Wang

Approximately 10,000 babies born in the U.S. will develop cerebral palsy

every year

Data from Center for Disease Control and Prevention

60% are independent

walkers

40% need mobility devices

SIX SITE VISITSOBSERVATIONS & INTERVIEWS

1. Individual needs to grab onto the back seat for leverage2. Individual walks in small steps and needs extra step for initial entrance into vehicle3. Individual grasps the passenger seat to pull him/herself up into the vehicle4. Takes step into vehicle5. Seats him/herself6. Caretaker needs to reach around passenger to buckle passenger in

2

4

JOURNEY MAPPING

Child passenger who is an independent walker

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6

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HOW CAN WE STATEMENTS:

1. HCW afford more secure grasping for child passengers with CP upon entering the car?

2. HCW make child passengers with CP able to seatbelt themselves?

DECISION MATRIX

Impact and feasibility criteria to select 5 key ideas

PATENT RESEARCH

Funnel Buckle

Backpack Straps

Ergonomic Handles

TESTING PLAN

NEXT STEPS

Testable (low-fidelity) prototypes by next week

Specific testing plans for each concept by next week

Testing dates set up in 2 weeks

Narrowing down to one concept