The solutions existing in the market today, like the Aeron Chair, are proving to be ineffective, mainly because its adjustment controls are inaccessible to an already impaired elderly. Moreover, the electric recliners available are inept to the Indian conditions where power
cuts are a part of our daily life. After carefully studying the needs of the elderly, this chair was conceptualized to help them partially overcome the basic day-to-day hurdles encountered while performing various kinds of activities. It has a wide armrest and an attached footrest to provide for physiological stability and support, additional height to prevent excess bending of the knee joint, and, a backrest whose angle can be calibrated using the armrest to help them comfortably sit, relax or lounge.
