(Em)power Wash

Master’s Thesis

The Adaptive Self-Care showering system is a suite of showering tools tailored for individuals with chronic or degenerative physical disabilities, aiming to restore the most labor-intensive aspects of showering and hair washing into more restful and rejuvenating experiences.

A Physical Aid for Hard to Reach Self-Care Tasks

What else do we lose along with our physical abilities?

Case Study: Multiple Sclerosis and Hair

Reproducing Hair-Washing Movements

Macro: Displacing Upper Limb Movements

How It Works:

Micro: Mimicking Fine Motor Movements

An Assistive Hair-Washing Journey

A System of Attachments

Prototyping + User Testing