Amos Winter, a chemical engineer, addresses during his ted talk the cheap all terrain wheelchair. He mentions how in the united states, people with disabilities do not feel as excluded or not accepted by the society around them as people in less developed countries do. People living in the US have as much available stuff as nondisabled people do; they can still wander around all the streets of the cities and can use public transportation whenever needed. There is one issue though, some disabled people do not have enough money to buy a normal wheelchair especially the developed types of wheelchairs that enable people to travel on rough terrains. These special types of wheelchairs usually cost about 4000 dollars or even 5000. That is why, most poor people who are disabled and cannot walk are actually left alone at their homes with no work or nothing to do and are excluded from the world. Amos Winter, came with a cheap all terrain wheelchair that costs no more than 200 dollars. This creation of his allowed people from all around the world even those who are poor, to access it and pursue with their normal lifestyles and daily activities. Not only did the cheap all terrain wheel chairs benefitted the people significantly, bas also had advantageous results on the surrounding community.
As for the evidence used in Winter’s presentation, he used visuals such as pictures and videos showing how people used the wheel chair and how happy and grateful they were because of this unique invention. He even showed a video of someone thanking him for creating such wheelchairs and how he saved his life by encouraging him to work.
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