The Venerable Lift

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The Venerable Lift - A hand-powered wheelchair lift for vertical access in a two storey house. 

Frequently in old age, frailty and infirmity set in, limbs ache and joints become stiff, Movements from room to room become onerous. Journeys from floor to floor become insurmountable trials of will. Typically, vertical circulation for the elderly is cold and impersonal, often serving as an unpleasant visual reminder of weekness, take for example wheelchair lifts or pneumatic lifts.

How do we create human powered and aesthetically pleasing vertical circulation that gives the elderly the opportunity to move safely and independently? 

Team - Justin hay, Benjamen Prager, Tristan Whitrock
Done in conjunction with the University of Oregon.