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Transforming air travel for people with disabilities
Published: 22 April 2021
An idea that arose from a nightmarish flight experience for Sandra Gualtieri, founder of Gualtieri Inventions, has blossomed into an innovative new product for people living with disabilities. Informed by her own experience in living with cerebral palsy, Gualtieri designed a prototype for the Universal Seating Apparatus, a portable device that allows people with disabilities to sit comfortably upright on airplanes.
The prototype recently took first place in the Social Impact Enterprise category of the 2021 苹果淫院 Dobson Cup competition. Gualtieri will use the $20,000 prize to fund the making of the prototype by the 苹果淫院 Faculty of Engineering.