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ROVI Awards
Design
Innovation
Scholarship
Jacob Titus, a student at Burlington County Institute of Technology (BCIT) in New Jersey, has received
an assistive technology scholarship from ROVI Mobility Products.
Titus was named the 2017 Design Innovation Award winner and received a $1500 prize to put toward
his education.
Cody Verrett, ROVI’s president, said in a news announcement, “The students at BCIT are an inspiration, and it’s
exciting to promote the
principles of universal design and assistive technology with them each year. Jacob’s concept for an elevator built into an existing stair- case was outstanding.”
In his entry, Titus said,
“The hidden platform lift
works by moving the
platform, which is
typically in plain sight,
and [hiding] it under-
neath the stairs and floor.
This gives the lift many
advantages: For instance,
motor size on wheelchair
lifts today cannot be as
large due to the size
constraints. This design, however, does not have these constraints and instead allows for a much larger motor to be installed.”
Verrett pointed out that BCIT students helped to create the test track that ROVI used to demonstrate its X3 power wheelchair at a 2015 launch event.
“The process of working with the kids gave spark to this scholarship,” Verrett said. “It’s been a fun way to give back and help promote the assistive technology industry with these bright young people.”
Titus is currently a junior at BCIT and expects to graduate in 2018. m
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Cody Verrett, right, awarded a ROVI scholarship to Jacob Titus for a platform lift design.
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