Initial Report

Last Modified: 09/27/2015

1.

How would you categorize yourself? (Check all that apply)

Answer

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Response

Current wheelchair user

20%

Former wheelchair user

7%

Relative of wheelchair user

60%

Friend of wheelchair user

27%

Other

0%

Other
Statistic

Value

Min Value

Max Value

Total Responses

15

2.

What age is the wheelchair user(s)?(Check all that apply)

Answer

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2

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Response

(6-12)

7%

(13-17)

0%

(18-29)

7%

(30-49)

27%

(50- 74)

47%

(75+)

20%

Statistic

Value

Min Value

Max Value

Total Responses

15

3.

Where does wheelchair user(s) live?(City, State)

Text Response
Mesa, AZ
Lake Station, IN
denver,colorado
manchester nh
Arlington VA/Clinton MD
Aurora, IL
Brooklyn NY
Morris County, NJ
oklahoma city, oklahoma
Malden, MA
New Jersey
Oakland, California
Orlando, FL
Tacoma, WA
Fulton NY
Statistic
Total Responses

Value
15

4.

Describe your living situation:

Answer

1
2

Bar

Response

i live alone as a wheelchair user

13%

I live with family/friends as a wheelchair user

7%

I live with a wheelchair user

47%

other

33%

Total

15

other
I don't live with this relative
I am related to a wheelchair user
None of the above
I lived with family while I used my wheelcair.
friend who uses wheelchair
Statistic

Value

Min Value

Max Value

Mean

3.00

Variance

1.00

Standard Deviation

1.00

Total Responses

15

5.

As a wheelchair user, how would you describe your snow shoveling

experience?

Answer

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2

Bar

Response

I never shovel snow (0 times/year)

33%

I sometimes shovel snow (5 times/year)

13%

I frequently shovel snow (5+ times/year)

0%

other

0%

I am not a wheelchair user

53%

Total

15

other
Statistic

Value

Min Value

Max Value

Mean

3.27

Variance

3.78

Standard Deviation

1.94

Total Responses

15

6.

As someone who assists wheelchair users, how often do you assist the
wheelchair user in shoveling snow?(i.e. relative, friend, professional, etc.)

Answer

1
2

Bar

Response

Never (0 times/year)

40%

Sometimes (5 times/year)

27%

Frequently (5+ times/year)

7%

Does not apply

27%

Total

15

Statistic

Value

Min Value

Max Value

Mean

2.20

Variance

1.60

Standard Deviation

1.26

Total Responses

15

7.

As a wheelchair user, rate how easy the snow shoveling process is(Leave
blank if you are not a wheelchair user)

Answer

1
2

Bar

Response

Very Difficult

80%

Somewhat Difficult

0%

Neutral

20%

Somewhat Easy

0%

Very Easy

0%

Total

Statistic

Value

Min Value

Max Value

Mean

1.40

Variance

0.80

Standard Deviation

0.89

Total Responses

8.

As someone who assists wheelchair users, rate the snow shoveling process
from the perspective of the wheelchair user(i.e. relative, friend, professional, etc.)

Answer

Very Difficult

Somewhat Difficult

Response

11

79%

7%

Neutral

7%

Somewhat Easy

7%

Very Easy

0%

Total

Bar

14

Statistic

Value

Min Value

Max Value

Mean

1.43

Variance

0.88

Standard Deviation

0.94

Total Responses

14

9.

As someone who interacts with wheelchairs, do you think there is a need for a
snow shovel wheelchair attachment?

Answer

1
2

Response

Yes

10

67%

No

33%

Total

Bar

15

Statistic

Value

Min Value

Max Value

Mean

1.33

Variance

0.24

Standard Deviation

0.49

Total Responses

15

10.

Feel free to add an additional comments that may be helpful(i.e, personal

experiences, similar products, design considerations, etc.)

Text Response
My son-in-law I live with is in a wheelchair. For Q7, I put do not apply because I'm not sure what you are asking. I do all the snow shoveling. But he does not in any way help. He
has weak arms and has to be pushed in a chair. He can't have a motorized one because he runs into things in one. I really don't see how this invention is supposed to work. Are
you planning on putting it in front? That would be totally impractable. How would they get it on and off? Most people in chairs are weak. Are you planning to put in in back? How
are they supposed to shovel backwards. How are they supposed to go out and shovel? They would get their chairs stuck the minute they went in the snow. Are you talking
about a snowblower attachment? That would be very heavy and weigh down the chair and make it impossible for them to move. Also, shoveling snow is dangerous. A lot of
older people have heart attacks shoveling. What if the person in the wheelchair got stuck in snow and no one was around to help and they froze? This just really doesn't make
sense to me. Seems very unsafe.
It's a good idea but the person must have some energy to use it
I don't think people should try to shovel snow from a wheelchair
I just think that others should shovel for the person in teh wheelchair thus a shovel attachment is not a great idea. If you were going to use the wheelchair to remove snow attach
a blade to it and use it as a snow pusher.
One thing I found difficult in using a wheelchair was the difficulty in navigating small spaces. That's one need that needs to be addessed.
Stupidest idea I've ever heard!
Shoveling snow is not an easy job from a wheelchair. Sweeping a floor from a wheelchair is very tough. I tried to get rid of some snow a couple years ago and I didn't fare well. I
almost fell out of my chair and basically had to just give up. Missed a very important appointment because of it. BTW, we rarely if ever have snow, but when we do ... yipes ....
Statistic
Total Responses

Value
7