FLOOR IS SLIPPERY WHEN IT RAINS
CASE - Some elderly work as a cleaner, the place where they are working at will be wet thus they have to walk slowly leading to being mentally tired .
CAUSE - Too little friction or traction between the footwear and the walking surface.
Hazards of wet floor- Slip and fall
Accidents and Injuries
( Concussion , head , back or neck injures )
Permanent Solutions- Rubber
Install ANTI-SKED ADHESIVE TAPE
Using ABSORBENT MAT
Alternative solutions - Non-slippery shoes
Slip resistant shoes
Grip pads
Spray on coatings
EMPATHY -
It allow us to understand people , within the context of my design challenge . It is me understanding the way they do things and why ,their physical and emotional needs and to think what is meaningful to them .
Why do we have to empathise ?
The problems We are trying to solve are rarely my own—designing for ELDERLY ,We must gain empathy for Elderly and what is important to them. It give us clues on what they do and feel .
It help us to learn what they need.
How to empathise ?
Observe - what they are doing daily , how they are doing . Dangers that they might encounter.
Engage - Learn to talk to them , ask them questions about their dangers .
Watch and Listen - Allow them to explain to them how they work steps by steps. Using the environment to engage more questions .
Reflections -
I must learn to understand what they are going through, what problems they are having , the worries that the elderly are having from their perspective as we students do not have any clues about what they are experiencing daily .
