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Session 3

A project log for Diego Project new jump rope

Inclusive skipping rope with adapted handles to make it easier for a child with reduced prehension to play independently.

raphaelvaillantraphael.vaillant 04/01/2025 at 15:290 Comments

Today we worked on a prototype for Diego, who explained to us that he couldn't jump rope because of his hand. Because of his illness, he can't hold the handle of the skipping rope because his fingers aren't big enough and the handle keeps slipping.

To solve this problem, we wanted to create a kind of handle adapted to his hand, and on top of this handle we could attach the skipping rope handle.

My team and I based our basic idea on a drawstring, to hold the handle and shaft of the rope. Thanks to this, the handle of the skipping rope won't be able to move and this will give Diego the impression that he's holding the rope.

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