A project to design and test a low-cost body powered prosthesis system
Gregory Halford is a prosthetist and orthotist (P&O) working as a Physical Rehabilitation Manager with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), currently in Amman, Jordan. He qualified as a P&O from LaTrobe University in 2001 and completed his MSc in Prosthetic and Orthotic Rehabilitation Science from Strathclyde University in 2015. He is interested in finding real world solutions and applying best practice for people requiring physical rehabilitation services.
A really useful commentary on the importance of considering usability in the design of any assistive device.
https://jneuroengrehab.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12984-021-00862-y
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