Evaluation of Design Recommendations for the Development of Wheelchair Rugby Sports-Wear

Sara Braganca, Ignacio Castellucci, Simeon Gill, Miguel Carvalho, Pedro Arezes

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    Abstract

    Currently, wheelchair rugby athletes face the challenges of playing the sport without specifically designed sports-wear kit. A few designs and recommendations have already been proposed by researchers but none have made it to market yet. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a set of design recommendations for the development of wheelchair rugby sports-wear. This was done so that the products to be created are developed in collaboration with their potential users, responding to their particular needs and requirements. The evaluation was done through an online survey, where the athletes were presented with a visual representation of the design recommendations. The results indicate that the people questioned agree with the majority of the proposed designs and would be happy to have these improvements made to their current sports-wear. The most criticised recommendations were for the gloves, as they are the most important part of the kit, so it is important that they are adequate and allow for a good performance.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAdvances in Design for Inclusion
    EditorsGiuseppe Di Bucchianico
    Place of PublicationCham
    PublisherSpringer International Publishing AG
    Pages23-32
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-94622-1
    ISBN (Print)978-3-319-94621-4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018
    Event9th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics and the Affiliated Conferences - Orlando, Florida, United States
    Duration: 22 Jul 201826 Jul 2018

    Publication series

    NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
    PublisherSpringer
    Volume776
    ISSN (Print)2194-5357
    ISSN (Electronic)2194-5365

    Conference

    Conference9th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics and the Affiliated Conferences
    Abbreviated titleAHFE 2018
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityOrlando, Florida
    Period22/07/1826/07/18

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