Furniture Design For the Rehabilitation of Disabled People

Abstract

In this research, living conditions of disabled people, their problems and solutions to these problems were studied. First of all, the source and statistical data were collected and a survey on this subject was conducted on the parents and physiotherapists of disabled people. The analysis of education institutions which make rehabilitation and the survey results show that the arrangement of places in line with the needs of disabled people and obtainment of devices to increase their individual movements would facilitate livings and treatment processes of these people. Therefore, an original device has been designed taking account the ergonomic criteria to decrease their dependency to other people and increase their existing potentials to the maximum. Plywood, metallic bend connection elements, wheels with the brake mechanism, adjustable connecting nuts which allow mount, dismantle and modify of device have been used in the production and the design of device has been completed by the artificial leather and cellulose based thinner. The device has been designed consistent with the mass-production. In case the device is produced by the great amounts with mass-production, the families with low income of disabled individuals would be able to buy it. The device has been designed to be adjustable for disabled children who are between 65-130 cm taking account the critical periods in child development. As a result, the production of furniture with dimensions, functionality and ergonomics in terms of regarding to meet the necessities of different or same group of disabled people is considered to be useful.