How one carrot peeler revolutionized design | The Curb Cut Effect
Season 37
Episode 2
About the Episode
Did you know that many of the household products we use every day were originally designed by or for people with disabilities? Take OXO's Good Grips vegetable peeler, for example, designed by Sam and Betsey Farber so that Betsey, who had arthritis, could cook without pain.
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