Universally Accessible Children's Furniture
As part of a larger scope of design investigation into accessible children's furniture, this prototype for a universally accessible children's crib, attempts to address the gap between furniture design at large and universally accessible furniture design.

This crib prototype, in addressing the user's diverse levels of mobility and the needs of people with disabilities, aims to provide a durable, practical line of furniture with a proper domestic aesthetic as opposed to institutional.

The prototype, a lightweight, affordable, easy-to-move-and-assemble crib, is built out of Baltic birch plywood and finished with a clear, water-based coating.

With the assistance of:
Naomi Overend, advisor and a mother who uses a wheelchair
Peter Emmerson Photography
Jonathan Borah, Easy Street Productions, prototype manufacturer
Ontario Arts Council, partial funding