The everyday task of loading or unloading a car boot can be difficult for many people even those who regularly transport heavy or awkward loads. If you have a back injury, back pain, are in a wheelchair, pregnant or just frail or elderly it can be impossible. Car boots are open flexible spaces that accommodate all manner of things but they have nothing to assist you as you reach over, bend awkwardly and lift out the item or attempt to load the car. Creactive Design wanted to design a device to help with this task, with specific consideration paid to the needs of older or less able people.
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older and disabled drivers,carrying loads, inclusive design, retrofittable devices
To consider the issue of harm caused by STATs in an acute, primary, care-home healthcare setting or in the home and design an innovative solution to minimise either the incidence, or the impact of the consequences.
Visual communications, product design, interaction design
