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Ergonomics should not consider the physical and cognitive aspects of the human personality only, but other aspects such as emotions and spiritualties in order to be accepted by people. In the 21st century, all designs are anticipated to consider emotions. The wheelchair industry in Algeria was initiated as a fully governmental industry, but lately, private manufacturing institutions have emerged. The aim of this paper is to answer the following questions: (1) What are the emotional responses of the disabled towards wheelchairs in Algeria? (2) Do these responses differ according to demographic characteristics (gender, and disability type)? A sample of 74 disabled wheelchair users were asked for their emotional response towards wheelchairs using Geneva Emotional Wheel. Results indicated that emotional responses of wheelchair users varied in terms of emotions and emotion strength. Also the emotional responses varied according to the type of disability and gender. © Springer International Publishing AG 2018.
