Opening Doors

IST 601Group #4

Vineet AroraSyracuse University

The Problem• Target Population: Mobility impaired people who have access

to wheelchairs

• Difficulty in finding disabled friendly places i.e. places that have ramps and appropriate gateways for wheelchairs

• Places such as Libraries, ATM’s, Restaurants, Theatres, Restrooms etc.

Proposed Solution

• An application for the disabled people who can operate a wheelchair to guide them to the nearest disabled friendly place

• Independent and Convenient way for the users to navigate to the convenient entrance

• This app would also allow the person to get in touch with the caretaker

• The caretaker of the disabled person can track through the synchronized application on his/her personal device

D- Access• The user first selects the place to

be visited. For ex: Theatre, ATM, Restaurant, Restroom, Bus stop etc

• The app then shows the list of disabled friendly nearest places and their description

• Once the user selects the place, the user is navigated to that convenient entrance of the place

D-Track• The user can feed in the

details of caretaker and synchronize their devices

• In case of emergency, the caretaker would just be a tap away through this app

• Also, the caretaker can always keep track of its loved one through the tracking feature in the app.

D-Trans• This app can help the user

find disabled friendly public transport facilities nearby

• Considering that not all buses and trains have disabled friendly entrances and can be used by the disabled, this feature could be very useful

Add Ons

• The app would also have speech recognition and command capability if the user cannot use the device

• This would expand the target users of the application

• This app could help the user find a nearest wheelchair store

• This could be useful if one needs to buy a new wheelchair, fix it or even buy accessories for it

Future Enhancements

• This application could be of use to people who also have visual impairment along with mobility impairment

• In future, this app could be integrated with a wheelchair that has installed censors and enabled image processing

• The app would have a screen with a list of places that do not provide access for the disabled

• The users can vote for the places where they feel the need for a ramp or easy access

• This data can later be shared to the local authorities and NGO’s

From a Policy Level

• We are aiming at ‘public good’ by being beneficial to the what is regarded for example as 19 percent of population in the United states who had a disability as released by US Census Bureau in 2010.

• With Copyright Act 1968(Cth)(the Act), ensures protection to computer software which means that this protection is extended to mobile apps. This will keep the app protected with the copyright law.

• With crony capitalism we can extend this app to broader roads and enable betterment of life to this section of people.

References

• http://mashable.com/2011/10/05/tech-disabled/• http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/rehabtech/

conditioninfo/pages/device.aspx• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-

1205436/The-paralysis-buster-Jab-exercise-combination-help-sufferers-regain-use-hands.html

• www.youtube.com• http://www.picgifs.com/graphics/wheelchairs/

graphics-wheelchairs-673395-819824/

Thankyou