THE PROJECT:
Cheyenne* is a youth with bi-lateral hearing loss. She wears hearing aids in both ears and can hear close to nothing when they are removed. She is extremely active but faces some issues with player-coach communication while on the field or court. Our goal is to design a solution for her through researching the problem space, prototyping a range of design solutions, and ultimately creating a mock-up or working product for Cheyenne. This site acts as a living portfolio to follow the design process as we move forward.
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"My name is Cheyenne. I wear behind the ear hearing aids. I love to play sports and try as many things as I can. I play golf, soccer, basketball, and tennis. I also love ice skating, swimming, diving and gymnastics! I have even tried curling!!!! One of the problems I have come across with my hearing loss and sports is the need for coaches to communicate with me while I am on the field or court. I am running and they are yelling and my hearing aids are amplifying everything around me from crowd noise, wind, other kids, whistles from other games going on and many other noises. I can't always pick out what the coach is saying and this is frustrating for the coach and for me. Sometimes I don't know what I am supposed to be doing. I need to have a way for them to communicate with me over the space of the court or field. I hope you can create something for me!"
-Cheyenne, introducing herself and
her problem in her own words
her problem in her own words
This is a project for Communication 398: Assistive Design.
*All names have been changed.