So... sorry about never posting the sketches, but one might say that they were no good. I'd been having a massive amount of trouble with this project, but I think I have a foothold now.
I started to focus on finding ways to increase socialization by encouraging recreation and other activities. I had been focusing on the younger end of the age spectrum, but once I started looking at the elderly I came across gardening. Gardening! I can't believe that it didn't cross my mind.
So now I am looking at ways to make gardening more accessible to the blind. Gardening promotes being active, eating healthy, and helps people to have a sense of purpose. Having a nice garden also provides people with interests to talk about and can even lead to participation in a gardening club, which then increases socialization.
So... for the project: Lightness + Blindness + Wire. How does this gardening business exude lightness, you may ask.
Here:
- Making products to make gardening easier reduces the stress of blind gardening
- Gardening reduces general stress, making that burden less
- Gardening encourages physical activity and can encourage healthier eating, making the gardener lighter in weight
- These wire-based products will be lightweight and easy to use
There may be even more, but I'm done for now. Time to start doing what everyone else did 2 weeks ago... woo!
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