This utensil is designed for people with difficulties in mobility, dexterity, or stamina. The purpose of this utensil is to help a person eat in an easier way. It has a system where the leveling handle is controlled automatically allowing the hand or arm twists, bends or moves in a steady motion which counteracts hand tremor.

PROTOTYPE, WALKING STICK SYSTEM (CORAL)

Designer: Michael Graves

Date of Production: 2015

Medium: aluminum, polypropylene, tpe, tpu

Technology: none

A walking stick with functions. The walking stick has a curved handle which can hang onto tables and other items. It can stand on its own with a stable stance also easy to retrieve. For elderly and people with a walking disability will benefit from this object because of its useful functions.

Overall, the trip to Cooper Hewitt and a great experience. I enjoyed seeing the variety of objects from the Access + Ability exhibition because it made me feel like there are solutions for people with disabilities and how these designs influence the world in successful ways. In the first video, I created a series of sounds that represented different alerts. In the second video, it was a record of me playing on the piano, but instead of showing the actual notes, the screen displayed colours in circular shapes that represented the keys on the piano.