To help people with disabilities develop their abilities and live more conveniently, a prosthetic leg library has opened in Tokyo, Japan.
Conventional prosthetic legs help people with disabilities live more conveniently. However, their design limitations mean they are of little help to people with disabilities who are passionate about sports that require vigorous movement. Specialist prosthetic legs, meanwhile, are priced beyond the reach of many people. For this reason, a special place for people with disabilities has opened in Tokyo, Japan.
At the prosthetic leg library in the capital, Tokyo, Japan, people can hire one of 24 models of prosthetic legs for a fee of 1,000 yen, or nearly 200,000 VND per day.
Haruta Saito, aged 10, lost a right leg eight years ago. Saito is passionate about sports, especially athletics. Although the leg impairment has not diminished Saito’s ambition to become a Paralympic athlete, the limitations of conventional prosthetic legs once left Saito disheartened.
The prosthetic leg Saito is wearing has a curved design and is usually made of carbon fibre, light and flexible for running. They can cost thousands of US dollars, a major barrier that stops many people from getting them, except professional athletes.
Xiborg, the company behind the prosthetic leg library, has also built a running track for people with disabilities who want to try out their new legs. This approach has been praised for awakening the passion of people with disabilities.
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