The mission of BLUElab EASE is built on strong relationships with our community partners, and we rely on frequent in-person meetings to identify and target specific challenges. Donations will help cover travel costs for these on-site visits, which allow us to interact directly with the families we’re helping and to better understand their needs. Additionally, on-site visits give members of our León team the opportunity to broaden and enrich our perspectives through cultural immersion, and allow our Ann Arbor team to strengthen our relationship with our local community. Any money raised will also go towards building costs for our devices. We strive to make our assistive devices affordable without compromising functionality, but we are in need of additional funding to experiment with new material and structural possibilities. Your donation will allow us to physically implement our ideas into impactful innovations, and to engage directly with the people they help.
About our Organization
BLUELab EASE is a multidisciplinary, student-run team focused on implementing socially engaged engineering solutions that improve quality of life for people with disabilities, both locally and internationally. Our team has two current projects: one working within a community in Leon, Nicaragua, and another working right here in Ann Arbor. For our Nicaragua project, we are designing an assistive seating device for children in this area who have cerebral palsy. This project is being completed alongside our two partnering nonprofit organizations, FNE International and SPTLN. For our local project in Ann Arbor, we are teaming with Ann Arbor Public Schools to bring accessible design to the classroom. We aim to collaborate with community partners and local non-profits to create sustainable products that improve quality of life for people with disabilities.
