Amita Gnanapandithan, Chi-Hong Cheung, Matthew Chan, Cong Shi
Children with epilepsy have difficulties during the handwriting process due to issues with fine motor control and strength. As a result, their hand slips down the pencil as they are writing. More over, the switch between pencil and eraser is rather time consuming and effortful. The design solution, the MagnoGrip consists a metal ring which works in conjunction with a magnetic grip. The grip features a protrusion on which the thumb crotch of the user can rest. This completely stops the sliding of the hands down the pencil. In addition, the pencil is attached to the hand throughout the writing process by the magnetic attraction between the grip and ring. This allows students to switch to the erasing process without dropping the pencil. Consequently, they are able to quickly re-establish their grip on the pencil and proceed with their writing. This improves the academic experience of children with epilepsy.