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Senior Engineering Design Project (self.Blind)
submitted by youngthrillak
Hello !
I am currently a senior engineering student. My senior team is tasked with developing some kind of assistance technology for people who are blind for our senior capstone project. We are in the process of interviewing people who are blind and are trying to determine the most prominent issues they face in day to day life, with the goal of defining our focus and developing some type of new or improved technology.
I am wondering if anybody would be willing to answer some interview questions either on this thread, through email, or by phone on a conference call? I will post the list of questions below.
Also, if anybody has any opinion on a better place for me to reach out for something like this, I am open to any input!
Thank you!
Interview Questions
1. Have you been blind your entire life / are you 100% blind?
2. What methods have you used to assist your mobility (i.e. cane, walker, dog, other device) and what has your experience with it been so far?
3. What are some activities that you ask people to assist you with?
4. What kind of environment is the most difficult for you to navigate through?
5. What obstacles are most difficult for you to sense (i.e. furniture, curb, steps, post, tree branches, other)?
6. What is the most common obstacle that you encounter when walking? (thinking of things that may have been problematic in the past)
7. Would you personally be willing to use a device that senses your surroundings to help you navigate? Why/why not?
8. What type of accessory do you typically wear (hat, belt, glasses) → any you are opposed to wearing if a device was integrated with them?
9. Do you feel comfortable navigating in new places by yourself?
10. How do you feel the best way to be warned of a sensed impending obstacle would be (vibration, audio or sound, pressure, and if so where)?
11. What is the most important type of thing you need to sense (ground obstacles, eye level (or elevated) / general room layout)?
12. What would be more valuable to you, a device that help you navigate in new places or a device that helps you identify items around your house?
I am currently a senior engineering student. My senior team is tasked with developing some kind of assistance technology for people who are blind for our senior capstone project. We are in the process of interviewing people who are blind and are trying to determine the most prominent issues they face in day to day life, with the goal of defining our focus and developing some type of new or improved technology.
I am wondering if anybody would be willing to answer some interview questions either on this thread, through email, or by phone on a conference call? I will post the list of questions below.
Also, if anybody has any opinion on a better place for me to reach out for something like this, I am open to any input!
Thank you!
Interview Questions
1. Have you been blind your entire life / are you 100% blind?
2. What methods have you used to assist your mobility (i.e. cane, walker, dog, other device) and what has your experience with it been so far?
3. What are some activities that you ask people to assist you with?
4. What kind of environment is the most difficult for you to navigate through?
5. What obstacles are most difficult for you to sense (i.e. furniture, curb, steps, post, tree branches, other)?
6. What is the most common obstacle that you encounter when walking? (thinking of things that may have been problematic in the past)
7. Would you personally be willing to use a device that senses your surroundings to help you navigate? Why/why not?
8. What type of accessory do you typically wear (hat, belt, glasses) → any you are opposed to wearing if a device was integrated with them?
9. Do you feel comfortable navigating in new places by yourself?
10. How do you feel the best way to be warned of a sensed impending obstacle would be (vibration, audio or sound, pressure, and if so where)?
11. What is the most important type of thing you need to sense (ground obstacles, eye level (or elevated) / general room layout)?
12. What would be more valuable to you, a device that help you navigate in new places or a device that helps you identify items around your house?
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