The goal of this project was to create an adaptive bicycle design for the non-profit organization Worcester Earn-A-Bike so that they can provide bicycles to teenagers with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and cerebral palsy. We discovered that adaptive bicycles are not widely available, tend to be very expensive, and are only suited to a specific individual’s needs. Our group developed several adaptive bicycle designs which we analyzed in terms of build cost, fabrication time, and benefits provided for those with our targeted disabilities. Our group selected a slim tricycle design to prototype because it solves the majority of issues that those with our selected disabilities have and can be made by modifying a standard adult bicycle with parts available at Earn-A-Bike’s shop.

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Creator

• Rodger, Kyla Jean
• DeCristoforo, Jaclyn Taylor
• Waller, Aida N.
• Axelsson, Bror Eric

Subject

• Health
• Community
• Innovation
• Inclusion

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050614-103604

Keyword

• Cycling
• People with disabilities--Services for

Award

• President's IQP Award

Advisor

• McCauley, Stephen M.
• Dehner, Corey

Year

• 2014

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Worcester Earn-A-Bike

Date created

• 2014-05-06

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-01-18