Mandy Uses Adaptive Wii Device

We have mentioned before that a group of CU Engineering students created some simple adaptive devices to help support Imagine! SmartHome residents, including a system that allows users of power wheelchairs (which are quite heavy) to use a Wii board. Here’s a fun video of Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome resident Mandy using the system.

Note that she’s getting some assistance – through using this device has shown that people who use wheelchairs for mobility don’t always have the opportunity (or reason) to shift their body from side to side – so they are using muscles they rarely use. Playing Wii games using this adaptive system encourages that kind of movement, and allows the users to build up their core strength by doing so. Good news all around!