Tulane biomedical engineering students, professors and advisors show off the child-size wheelchairs they made at the Scot Ackerman MakerSpace as part of a service learning project. (Photo by Gideon “Wills” Kpeli)
Ochsner patient Elijah Jack tries out his new trainer in preparation for a real wheelchair. (Photo by Aaron Hyder)
Even with a pediatric wheelchair, learning how to get around on wheels can be challenging for a child, especially one with cerebral palsy, spina bifida or a limb deficiency. Turning, stopping and steering are all things that a child must master in order to feel confident and comfortable rolling from one spot to another.
Enter the Team Design students taught by Katherine Raymond, PhD, senior professor of practice and associate chair of biomedical engineering (BME) at Tulane University. As part of a service-learning…
