Project Introduction

Project Introduction 

Here are three cool adaptive technologies: 

1. Fixed-Seat Track

There where fixed seats that attached to standard boat tracks, but could not withstand the great strain of racing. So,  the seat would loosen or come off the tracks during a race. When the new adaptive fixed-seat tracks were developed, the seat attached to the boat safely and effectively, but the force on the seat attachment ripped up the decking. Reinforcing the deck and attaching the tracks using large washers (to improve the load distribution) corrected this problem. 

2. Reading Guides 

Reading guides are good tools for kids who have trouble with visual tracking and focus. The plastic strip highlights one line of text while blocking out surrounding words that might be distracting. The strip is also easy to move down the page as the child reads.

3. Wheelchairs 

 Wheelchairs allow people to perform mobility related daily activities. They can be powered either by hand or by motor;  electrical controls manage motors and seating control actuators through an input device. There are usually handles behind the seat for someone else to push the wheelchair or an input device for caregivers. Wheelchairs are used by people for whom walking is a struggle or impossible.