We talked with Tim Mepham, and asked him a couple of questions about him and his struggles with Huntington’s disease. He was accompanied by Nicola who helped us to understand what Tim was telling us. They were at Nicola Lodge.
We asked Tim questions that ranged from What his interests are, to what he struggles with in his everyday life. I was really interested in learning about things that he used to do but can’t do now. He told us that he used to do art in his spare time, But can’t now because his fingers are stiff and his arms don’t draw as well as they used to.
In groups we came up with ideas for what we could do to help Tim out with his struggles. Nicola also gave us some idea starters for us to think about while we come up with different contraptions. I think that my group were thinking of making something to help him to do art again or something to help him to get off the couch. If we were to do something for him to art, we could get the art teachers to test it out and help us to design it so it will be useful.
We originally had an idea to make a spoon or fork holder to help him with eating but then he told us that he had no issues with eating. So we took that idea and adapted it to help him to do something that would benefit him.
We will have to make a design to be printed in the 3D printer to and get measurements for the art tools.
So far what we know we will need:
- A 3D printer
- Art tools (to measure)
- A ruler or something to measure with
First thing that w
e will do is figure out what art tools we are going to make it for. Next we will measure them all out and design the holder to fit them. after that we will make hand grip a suitable size for Tim’s hand. then we will print it.
Solution Fluency Process
Define: We figured out what we wanted to help him out with, and what we could do to make it happen.
Discover: We researched some ideas that are close to what we are attempting to do.
Dream: We dreamed about different ways to make this possible.
Here Are Some Notes I Took During The Video Call
My thoughts on this post
I think that the quality of this post is pretty good and that I put effort into it. I think that I would try to make it easier to understand and less complex.
Spoon/Fork Holder Photo: https://www.makersmakingchange.com/project/fork-and-spoon-support/
alexisw2019
I really like your ideas and I think that they could really help Tim. I like how you added lots of details. I also like how you posted the notes you took during the video call
Mr. Robinson
Thanks for your reflection on our connections-based learning with Tim. Yes, Tim is a great person and made it easy for us to connect with him. I love the research you did into what could be done to help him and I appreciate the steps you included in your post. Thanks for including a picture of the notes you took during the chat. Great idea! I wish you the best on your adaptive technology innovation. What do you think will be the biggest challenge in making adaptive art tools for Tim?
caitlinm2019
I think that the biggest challenge is going to be make the tool comfortable for Tim to be able to actually use it.