GPK Modular QuadDesk

Assistive Technology for People With Quadriplegia

The Modular QuadDesk is different from any other desk on the market in that it was designed from the ground up with you, the wheel chair user, in mind.

Designed by a person with a C3-C4 spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down, the modular QuadDesk was developed so that you could create a workspace that meets your particular needs, and makes you both more comfortable, and more productive.

The picture shows some of the modular QuadDesk's unique features. As shown, unlike other desks, the QuadDesk has only two legs and no crossbeams. This allows you to not only wheel in-and-out of the desk easily, but to also maneuver around the desk without having to worry about bumping your wheelchair, knees or legs on crossbeams, and desk legs.

In addition, while a conventional desk with a fixed height of 26" to 29" would force you into uncomfortable and ergonomically unsafe postures and positions, the QuadDesk's height can be easily adjusted to meet your needs.

Finally, because people in wheelchairs often can not lean, reach, or grip, conventional desks restrict them to the desk's front area, greatly reducing the workspace available.

The QuadDesk overcomes this problem with a rotating top that enables people to retrieve items without having to lean or reach.

In summary, conventional desks force you, the wheelchair user, to adjust to the desk resulting in discomfort, lost productivity, or even worse, injury.

But as mentioned above, and described in more detail below, the modular QuadDesk allows you to adjust the workspace to meet your needs, rather than you having to adjust to it.

The QuadDesk is the only desk in the market that has:

• a manual, or optional motorized, height adjustment

• a rotating desk top

• an optional rotating carousel for placing books, magazines, etc. at eye level

• 14 possible configurations of sizes, and rotating top and extension placement