1. Cassandra Coravos Avery Fisher Justin Hatfield NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Martin Hewitt Sameer Srivastava Jenny Wang

2. Approximately 10,000 babies born in the U.S. will develop cerebral palsy every year Data from Center for Disease Control and Prevention 60% are independent walkers 40% need mobility devices

3. FIVE SITE VISITS OBSERVATIONS & INTERVIEWS

4. PERSONAS To identify pain points

5. Name: Heather Delaney Age: 43 Role: Mother of a son with Cerebral Palsy who uses a wheelchair “Every aspect of the house was designed with my son in mind“ P P Constant anxiety of vehicle accident that has caused her son to be stranded in the past P P Inflexibility with the type of wheelchair her son must use when riding in her modified vehicle

6. Name: James Miller Age: 9 Role: Child with Cerebral Palsy who uses a wheelchair “I want to keep up with my two older brothers“ P P Feeling of isolation while riding in a vehicle or attributing oneself to “cargo” P P Despise being tied down with straps in the vehicle every time he has to ride in the van

7. Name: Lynn Wilson Age: 47 Role: Mother of a daughter with Cerebral Palsy who uses a wheelchair “I just want her to have the best life possible“ P P Cannot afford a wheelchair-accessible van, which limits her ability to travel with her daughter P P Relies on inconsistent medical transportation services to get her daughter to needed appointments

8. Name: Harrison Fitzpatrick Age: 45 Role: Salesman at a modified vehicle dealership “My clients come in to purchase a need not a want“ P P Difficult to sell modified vehicles when there is a $25,000 conversion cost plus the cost of the original purchase P P Customers still feel unsafe riding in vehicles despite the modifications meeting safety standards

9. 2 2 4 4 3 3 6 6 5 5 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 JOURNEY MAPPING

10. 1. Individual needs to grab onto the back seat for leverage 2. Individual walks in small steps and needs extra step for initial entrance into vehicle 3. Individual grasps the passenger seat to pull him/herself up into the vehicle 4. Takes step into vehicle 5. Seats him/herself 6. Caretaker needs to reach around passenger to buckle passenger in 2 2 4 4 JOURNEY MAPPING Child passenger who is an independent walker 3 3 6 6 5 5 1 1

11. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 1. Roll up the automatic ramp 2. Roll the wheelchair in the center of the car, which is isolated from the other passengers 3. Pin the wheelchair in to a device on the ground of the vehicle 4. Apply wheelchair brakes to prevent movement 5. Harness with seatbelts near doors and extra straps to modified clips on ground JOURNEY MAPPING Child passenger who is in a wheelchair

12. HOW CAN WE STATEMENTS: 1.HCW de-isolate child wheelchair users in the middle of the car? 2.HCW afford more secure grasping for child passengers with CP upon entering the car? 3.HCW make child passengers with CP able to seatbelt themselves? 4.HCW ensure all child passengers with CP can ride in any car?