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Prosthetics for kids as a social and creative tool : Empowering children to explore their strongest side throught creativity

IKO is a creative prosthetic system designed for children to explore and empower their creativity in a playful, social and friendly way. What if kids could use their imagination to create their own tools according to their own needs; doing participatory observations and interviews in Colombia of two children with congenital hand-disabilities and their families confirmed that the needs of disabled kids are not always related to physical activity but often alternatively the social and psychological aspect; what if kids could make their own prosthetics and have fun at the same time? Learning. Creating. Being kids.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-97835
Date January 2013
CreatorsTorres Tovar, Carlos Arturo
PublisherUmeå universitet, Institutionen Designhögskolan
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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