Current Events – Nick

There is a number of ways that people are innovating on behalf of people dealing with physical disabilities. One team of designers from Maker’s Asylum in Mumbai, are creating an upcoming 5-day workshop called S.T.E.A.M Fabrikarium, which is going to be focused on creating high impact solutions to physical disabilities. They plan on bringing together 15 persons with disabilities, 50 “makers’ (which consists of artists and design enthusiasts, engineers and doctors), and 20 mentors. The participants with disability are not just there as test subjects; the makers want to understand clearly the challenges they face so that their innovations are grounded in reality. Specifically, they plan on designing a flying wheelchair, ones capable of being integrated with paragliders.