The Leveraged Freedom Chair is designed to enable wheelchair users in developing countries to travel effectively on unpaved surfaces and therefore access and integrate with their community.

The LFC is built out of steel and bicycle parts that can be found in any rural village in any developing country. This enables repair anywhere. A mass production manufacturing centre for the LFC was established in 2012. Located in India, the centre is in close proximity to developing countries across Asia and Africa.

The LFC is built out of steel and bicycle parts that can be found in any rural village in any developing country. This enables repair anywhere. A mass production manufacturing centre for the LFC was established in 2012. Located in India, the centre is in close proximity to developing countries across Asia and Africa, facilitiating the shipment of wheelchairs towhees areas.

Problems Targeted

Regular wheelchairs are designed for use on fl at and even ground, not the rough terrain of most developing countries. Instead of pushing on the wheels as on a regular wheelchair, LFC riders push on levers, which are biomechanically more efficient.

Solution, Innovation and Impact

Design, manufacturing, distribution of special wheelchairs

Pictures

A rider in India travels on unpaved surfaces effectively thanks to the LFC.