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Path Finder
This is a Path Finder. It was designed by Ashley Bryant. It is dated 2014–17. Its medium is electronic components, printed circuit board, laser, rubber, plastic.
Path Finder is a shoe attachment that provides visual stimuli to help people with unsteady and irregular walking. This is particularly helpful for those with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, who commonly experience “Freezing of Gait,” the sensation of feeling frozen in place. Path Finder projects a horizontal light beam on the ground in front of the user, stimulating them to step forward.
It is credited Purchased by the museum for the exhibition.
- PolaPulse Squeeze Light Flashlight Flashlight
- plastic, halogen bulb.
- Gift of Max Pine and Lois Mander.
- 2008-9-10
- Saft B-12 Flashlight
- polypropylene plastic.
- Museum purchase from General Exhibitions Funds.
- 1989-103-5
- Flashlight (USA)
- chrome-plated metal, plastic.
- Gift of Barbara and Max Pine.
- 1993-133-1
Our curators have highlighted 11 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Utensil, Liftware Level
- polycarbonate, stainless steel, electronic components.
- Gift of Verily Life Sciences.
- s-e-2625
- Bracelet, Maptic (Tactile Navigation System)
- polycarbonate, internal electronics, braided cord.
- Lent by Emilios Farrington-Arnas.
- 39.2017.3
- Spoon, S'Up
- tritan.
- Gift of S'Up Products Ltd UK.
- s-e-2660
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 30 × 10 × 7 cm (11 13/16 × 3 15/16 × 2 3/4 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Access+Ability.
