Helping others get around

Helping Others Get Around

Learn about the Problem

Quick Facts about Physical Disabilities

Here are some quick facts about people who have physical disabilities

Video Explaining Physical Disabilities

Here is a great video explaining physical disabilities

Overview of Mobility Impairments

This site has a lot of big "science-y" words, but it also offers a great overview of many types of disabilities that can affect mobility (mobility impairments), and some things we can consider to help those who have a hard time getting around.

Kids Quest: Mobility

Kids Quest helps us to think about other kids that might have a mobility impairment and how we can help them out!

Adaptations that might help

Insect Adaptations

Insects have amazing adaptations that we can learn from to help get around. This page is a great resource to learn about insect parts.

Animal Movement Adaptations

Animals have many different ways of moving around. I wonder if we could use ideas from how animals move to help us design an invention to help people move?