Focusing on the market that we are aiming for and trying to develop our personas a bit further, I have taken some more photos of an example environment in which the elderly live in.
I know someone who has currently just been awarded some free accessibility equipment to help mobility around the household.
The first picture that I wish to share with you is a chair that assists with ironing:
The Chair in the bottom-right corner is so that the user does not have to stand as much/ not at all. It address' the fact that a user does not have the stamina to keep stood up throughout the entire process.
Second Item is a chair that is in such a position that it enables a user to get up easily:
The reason for production of such an item is that low down, soft furnitures are not exactly designed with old people in mind. The posture of this chair is such that getting up is made easier due to its tall build and is of a firmness so that you dont sink into it, although its not exactly the most comfortable either!
The next item is a basically a litter picker:
It is used to pick up objects off the ground without having the need to bend down. This makes it much more easy to move items without causing too much stress to backs, legs and other muscles that no longer have the energy to move around as freely. We need to remember that movement is greatly restricted within the age group we are concerned with, so need to make things simple and straightforward.
The final item I am going to share with everyone is something to help put your tights on. Its basically two slips in which each legging fits over and the flexible cord that is attached is pulled up until the tights are in the required position. Because the slips are not of full cyclinderical proportion and more of a half moon shape, the device then slips of quite easily.
Thats all I have for here, but I think that the more inside information that we have towards our audience the better. Any thoughts get back to me.
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