Name: Lovendra Kumar Shukla

Guide: Prof.Nishant Sharma

Course: Interaction

Credits: XRCVC, Mumbai | Processing | Photographs – Aswin Yogesh, Raagul Manoharan | Prototype – Arun Balaji

Redesigning Of Wheelchair For Indian Context

India is not a physically disabled friendly country as compared to others. According to the 2011 census ,2.1% of the Indian population is physically disabled .
If we think of mobility aid for the disabled, public transportation system seems very discriminatory to them. Most common modes of public transport don’t keep in mind disabled people, especially people using a wheelchair. Even if ramps are provided somewhere, a major complaint is that those ramps are not properly built according to the regulations, which makes going up and coming down the ramp a challenge.
Ethnographic study was done by myself as a user to observe the problems while using and to address the design gap between the existing wheelchair and the user need. The feedback which was taken from actual users and attendees was also considered for concept generation and design execution.