Our Teams
And Their Clients

See the Teams of 1998
Join them at their show, March 14, 1998, 1 to 4pm, Boggs Center Lobby.

Here now are the teams of 1997:

Happy Go Lucky Ramp Builders: Meredith May, J. C. D'Alleyrand, Cheryl Iden, Suzanne Baker
Portable Wheelchair Ramp
Our project is to design a portable wheelchair ramp for a quadriplegic student.

Y Ask Y: James Bland, Tom Alexander, Todd Pironis, Phil Kogos, Ashley Bell
The STAIR NAVIGATOR
We are attempting to help a person with spina bifida move laundry, trash, and groceries up and down a steep staircase.

The Yellow Jackets: Peter Nelson, Kim Nguyen, Dan Friedman, Son Nguyen
Pressure Vest
We will be working with a 12 year old boy, who is non-verbal and has mental handicaps with autistic behaviors. He has a variety of sensory difficulties and would benefit from a squeeze machine, i.e. a device that would provide pressure-touch.

ARVD: D. J. Verret, Vipul Kapoor, Rahul Baijal, Alex Minter
MULTI-PURPOSE TRICYCLE
We are attempting to assist an autistic person improve his upper body strength through a multipurpose tricycle that also serves a recreational purpose.

Vital Yet Ambiguous: Daniel Moller, Garrett Sipple, Lou Jeansonne, Marcella Woods
Motion-Enabling Chair
Our client is a 15 year old male with moderate to severe autism. We building a motion-enabling chair apparatus to provide a relaxing degree of motion to permit our client to continue functioning in a classroom setting.

T. T. F. K. A. S.: Scott Ferreira, Brad Markowsky, Carolyn Reimann
The AUTO-ROCKER
Our client is a four year old male with moderate autism. We are designing and constructing an automated rocking chair to help keep him calm.

Correctional Orthopaedic Research and Development (C.O.R.D.): Tuong Nguyen, Noah Sherry, Trevor Snyder, Leslie Koppel
Foot-Operated Feeding Device
C.O.R.D. is a developing company currently working to design a foot-controlled self feeding device for a client with cerebral palsy.

DDMJ: Mandy Flannery, Dawn Butler, Jessica Guillot, Doc Nguyen
The DDMJ Dollhouse
We are working to develop a dollhouse for children with cerebral palsy in a special education class at Little Woods Elementary School. The house will help develop the students' hand-eye coordination, visual perception and social interaction.

Engineering In Action: Misty Estapa, Zach St. Martin, Kristi Boudreaux, Vicki Hogan, Regina Conrad
The SUPER WDC-2000 Wheelchair Desktop Clipboard
Our client suffered a spinal injury and now has limited motion in her upper extremities. We are designing a wheelchair desktop clipboard to give her more independence in her kindergarten classroom.

EasyRiders: Marcus Bourda, Joey Kanach, Jamie Bulken, Paul Maddock
The TWIN TOWER THERAPY CENTER
Our client is in need of equipment to enhance his mobility and to provide therapy. The development of a playground may be the means to provide this.

The Mental Masters: Daniel Ringold, Brian Wilkins, Ara Kulhanjian, Tim Keeler
The VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT TEAM
The project is to aid a client who lacks short-term memory. We are designing tests to evaluate vocational aptitude and to determine what devices or systems are needed for her to hold a job.

These projects are supported by the Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation.

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