Access to Places

This week was less about production in general, and more about presentation. We tidied up the script and visuals for our presentation. Here is the final slide deck for our Access to Places prototype. For this week, we filmed with Abigail, another one of our lovely users. This time around we had a better sense… Continue reading Wk 7: Filming Part 2 + Final Presentation →

For our Access to Places demo video, we filmed with one of our users, Romeo, this week at Union Square. With only one day to edit, the result was not very great. We were also rushed for time with filming and did not have a good list of scenes we needed to tackle. It was… Continue reading Wk 6: Filming Part 1 →

The white boarding session was translated into a clickable and navigable protoype, using Proto.io. The reason we chose to design in Proto.io is because of how accessible this platform is. The iOs voice over works relatively well with the Proto.io web-based prototype. Below are some screenshots of version 1 of the Proto.io designs. This was… Continue reading Wk 5: Designing in Proto.io →

This week we honed in on our structure and language for the app by doing another white board session. The photo below is the synthesis of a much messier process. It shows all the app 'scenes' that we will test in our first prototype version. This tree structure shows how the user can go from… Continue reading Wk 4: Clarifying the App + Whiteboard (Round 2) →

For feasibility reasons, we decided to scrap the idea of creating a narrative-based app experience that uses a script. The previous idea relied heavily on beacons or geo-fencing to detect where the user is within the subway. The app's script would be based on where the person is positioned in the station. Our new version… Continue reading Wk 3: Whiteboarding (Round 1) →

We had the opportunity to participate in a Blind/Low-Vision Accessibility workshop to see the solutions they are considering. There was a lot of excitement around tactile floors, image tracking apps, and well-articulated text maps on their website.

What we done so far? We have defined a Lo-Fi prototype Traditional paper techniques are inaccessible Braille is time consuming and expensive to produce on-demand Audible recordings on PenFriend QR code as triggering mechanisms Proto.io User interviews Hello world for Havas Sketched potential wireframes --- Mission We anticipate our ideas will evolve most dramatically after… Continue reading Wk 3: Mission & Vision →

We met with six blind commuters this week to go ask them about their experiences, challenges, and hopes for the NYC subway system. Here is our user interview template questions: Google Doc User Interview Template For privacy reasons, we won't show the photos and transcripts of the interview on this blog.  

Presentation:  022719_Access to Places - Design Expo Week 2 Presentation Purpose The goal of our project is to make NYC subway stations more navigable for individuals who are blind. Why is this necessary? A problem with the New York subway station is its reliance on visuals for information. This dependence is a barrier for those who… Continue reading Wk 2: Purpose, Problems, Proposal, Steps →