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- A ‘standing wheelchair’ called ‘Arise’, was developed at the TTK Center for Rehabilitation Research and Device Development (R2D2) at the IIT Madras.
- Arise was formally launched by Thaawar chand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment.
- The wheel chair, indigenously-designed at IIT-M in collaboration with Phoenix Medical Systems, with the support of the UK-based Welcome Trust.
- Using Arise, a person with a disability can shift from a standing position to a sitting position and vice versa, independently or with assistance.
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