USERS & REQUIREMENTS
USERS & STAKEHOLDERS
Through our client interview (Appendix C: Client Interview Summary), we determined all users and stakeholders who will interact with or be interested in our design in some way.
Primary Users:
• Elsa, an 8-year-old girl with arthrogryposis
The main user is Elsa. Her limited mobility makes it difficult for her to put on or take off
her Chicago Public Schools polo shirt daily without the assistance of others. She is hoping
the gain the skill of independent upper-body dressing.
Secondary Users:
• Mary, Elsa's mother
Mary dresses Elsa for school every day. She is hoping to provide Elsa with the
independence of putting on and taking off a shirt on her own. Mary will be helping set up
the device and shirt each morning before school, as well as helping Elsa learn how to use
the device.
• Meghan O’Donnell, our client
Meghan O'Donnell is an occupational therapist at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
that has been working closely with Elsa in providing her with useful skills. Meghan has
extensive insight on Elsa's condition and will be helping her learn how to use the device
and working with her to modify it in the future.
• Other people with arthrogryposis
Although this particular de