CereCare - Adaptive Clothing

Designing clothing for children with cognitive and motor impairment.

SUMMARY

For children with Cerebral Palsy, dressing in standard-fit clothing is a frustrating, time consuming experience. In this project, I led a team to research, design and prototype 4 articles of clothing that addressed their unique needs, and release an open source adaptive clothing guide for future development.

CERECARE WELLNESS CENTER PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SERVICES

CereCare’s mission is to rehabilitate children and prepare them for unassisted adult life. Aides provide around the clock care to nearly twenty boys and girls aged 6-12 with Cerebral Palsy in 1-1 or 1-2 aide-child ratios depending on the severity of each child’s cognitive and motor impairment. This project in assistive technology, in service of CereCare, lasted two months.

RESULTS

  • 3 new clothing product designs with prototypes and blueprints

  • Open source guide to creating adaptive clothing in China

PROCESS

  1. Discovery Interviews & Problem Definition

  2. Market Research

  3. User Research: Interviews and Observation

  4. Concept Design

  5. Product Design and Prototyping

  6. User Testing (and choice)

  7. Delivery and Open-source Development

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