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Project Questions
from Need Finding for Assistive Technologies
- These are the questions that we came
up with in class for Friendly Cane Project:
- What tasks can you no longer perform
due to your disability?
- What does a cane allow you to
do?
- What hassles does using a cane
impose?
- What are existing alternatives to
the cane? Why do you prefer the cane?
- How do you feel about using a cane
in regards to self-perception? Are there times when you feel embarrassed to use
a cane?
- What additional features can be
incorporated into a cane to make it more desirable to use?
Albert Ho |
- Questions to ask an occupational
therapist who works with children with Autism:
- Background / "Grand Survey"
questions
- What was the critical incident
that made you realize your child had autism and what were your reactions /
actions?
- How did your child’s
development progress after he/she was diagnosed?
- Walk us through a day with your
child on a school day.
- What issues do your child go through
compared to other students in school & outside of school?
- How do you facilitate social
opportunities with your child? What was successful? Where does he/she struggle
the most? (ask for specific “good” and “bad”
instances)
- What do you want your child to
achieve in a year? The next 5, etc. years?
- What methodologies/strategies do you
currently use to facilitate your child’s development? (ask for specific
examples of what has worked and what hasn’t worked)
- What struggles do you encounter when
working with the child? What particular tools do you use? (Ask "why"
questions)
Hain-Lee and Anna K. Ly |
- These are the questions we came up
with in class on Tuesday regarding the Low Cost Transfer Device
Project:
- In what situations will the transfer device be
used?
(distilling application) universal or situational?
- Get clinical input.
What will Orthopedic Doctors
and PT's endorse?
- What are the physical limitations?
Size, weight,
etc.
Nicolas Akiona |
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