Quadriplegic Artist Paints From Wheelchair Using Adaptive Glasses

posted on Mar 25 by Snow in the Disability News, Fun, Technology category

Kevin White, a quadriplegic artist in the Cleveland, Ohio area who uses an electric wheelchair, creates works of art using a special attachment to his glasses. The technology allows White to work on the computer simply by moving his head. The sensor on his glasses tracks his head movements and allows him to select colors and draw lines.

Using this technique, White has created many works of art that are shown all around the Cleveland, Ohio area, including the local Ashtabula Art Center. The director of the center, Meeghan Humphrey, spoke to local ABC news affiliate WEWS5 about White’s artwork. “My first consideration is: Is the artwork we put on the walls going to be interesting for people?” said Humphrey.  “And the answer is yes when you look at Kevin’s work.”

According to White, creating artwork gives him a deep satisfaction, and he is glad to see his work up in the art center. “My work brings me satisfaction, joy, peace and motivation to keep doing what I’m doing,” said Kevin White.

White, 48, became quadriplegic after a car crash in 1984 when he suffered a severe spinal cord injury and lost the use of his arms and legs. White was an art student at Cleveland’s Cuyahoga Community College when he got in the crash, and his passion for art has never left him.

Now White lives in the Broadfield Care Center in Madison, Ohio, surrounded by his artwork. White has two close friends and a caretaker who he calls his “hands and feet,” who help him move around in the world. His caretakers say that he inspires them with his dedication and passion for art. When asked about his life and work by ABC news, White said, “I don’t think about me being in the wheelchair. If don’t think about what if; I just think about the good things; the positive things.”

Sources:

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland-area-artist-creates-art-by-using-his-head-does-so-from-a-quadraplegics-wheelchair

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41709528