Use the Invention Process to Create Your Own App
Archer Hadley is a high school student in Texas who has cerebral palsy, a disorder that affects movement and muscle coordination. Archer started the Wheelchair Challenge in order to raise money to install automatic doors at his school.
The contest involved students paying a fee to challenge their peers to spend a day in a wheelchair. By doing so, students grew more empathetic, as they experienced some of the challenges involved in maneuvering a wheelchair.
Directions: Watch the video to learn more about Archer’s efforts to make his high school more accessible for people living with disabilities. As you watch, think about how the wheelchair challenge raises empathy for those with disabilities.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Pause/Play video playback |
| Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
| m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
| Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
| Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
| 0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
| f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
| c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |
Thinking about your app
Keeping Ryan and Archer’s stories in mind, think about a problem in your school or community that affects people living with a disability or illness. Then build on the idea by responding to questions and prompts related to steps in the design process you learned about. To organize your ideas, jot down notes in the spaces below. When you’ve finished, be sure to save your work.
