Wheelchair Project

Certificates

Surveyed patients, doctors, attendants, and biomedical personnel about the problems they experience with wheelchairs and developed an economically modified wheelchair with a crossbody adjustable seatbelt with a foldable tray table

Interacted with Mr. Stephen Muldoon from Asian Spinal Cord Network, Ms. Mardelle Shepley, Professor at Cornell University and Director of Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures and Mr. Jon Pearlman, Professor, University of Pittsburgh to seek guidance on the design of the wheelchair.

Awarded and commended by Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute and nominated for Diana Award 2022-23 by renowned doctors for an economically revolutionary redesign in manual Hospital Wheelchairs with a crossbody adjustable seatbelt.

Presented a paper on design enhancements in manual wheelchairs, integrating stakeholder survey insights to identify areas of improvement at International Spine and Spinal Injuries Conference, 2022 and received the Young Presenter Award.

Donated the wheelchairs to Apna Ghar Ashram and DPS RK Puram using proceeds from a gallery showing of my artwork

Received the International Education Summit & Sustainability Innovative Excellence Award 2023 for contributing to the field of innovation and accessibility

Certificates

Experiences