Ashli Thomas

I am a designer, maker, researcher, published author and small business owner. My goal in life is to give back through philanthropy, design, and education. My dream is to travel the world, gather unique experiences, meet interesting people, and understand world cultures. As I have experienced the wo…

The purpose of this qualitative ethnographic study is to examine the style, usability, and human factors of medical devices belonging to baby boomers 65 or older participating in assistive living facilities or home care in the US in 2015. Looking through the lens of home cares evolution and its rela…

In the United States, 54 million people live with a disability, of those 3.3 million are wheelchair users (ADA 20th Anniversary, 2010). The development and creation of an evacuation device for people who use wheelchairs is a very important piece of the barrier-free environment that society is trying…