SAS-see

SAS-see (Student Accessibility Services - see) Can vision be removed as a barrier to performance by designing a device that helps students engage in course content efficiently?

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Inspiration

Getting to an 8:30 lecture late while being a visually impaired (short-sighted) individual can be challenging especially if you're in a big lecture room like Peter George Center for Living and Learning (B138). About 69% of university students are visually impaired...... and this number continues to increase

What it does

The ViewDesk is a device that is stored in a desk that uses a magnifying lens positioned hands-free in front of the user's eyes to magnify images. This will allow students to clearly see images from far distances!

How we built it

After constant brainstorming and effective anotation of what the device should look like, we were able to narrow down to 2 major concepts but 1 idea. We present to you ViewDesk, a lecture desk reimagined.

Challenges we ran into

Somemchallenges we ran into was having to remodel the design multiple times to cut costs and printing time. These challenges made the team to think on a larger scale of creating.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Some accomplishments we are proud of is havign a fully functioning rotating design that can help reimagine myopic visions in class settings!

What we learned

Design isn't majorly about the material but about the audience being catered to and how their needs can be met.

What's next for SAS-see

We see a bright future for the ViewDesk! Many accessibility features can be added to improve user experience, such as:

  • Closed-captioning!
  • Audio recording
  • Live-annotations!
  • Colored screens!
  • Adjusting the focus of the screen via a knob!
  • Portability! We hope that by eventually implementing the ViewDesk in classrooms across McMaster, students with visual impairments will be able to fully engage in activities and feel included in the learning environment, and will ultimately aid students as a whole.

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