Products for the Visually Impaired Survey

1. Are you visually impaired?

Are you visually impaired? Yes, and it is severe

Yes, and it is mild

No, but my spouse/significant other is

No, but my child is

Please describe the cause of blindness and when it occurred

2. Do you (or does the person you know who is visually impaired) like to use technology?

Do you (or does the person you know who is visually impaired) like to use technology? Yes

Please elaborate on the type of technology (other than a cell phone) you use on a day to day basis to help access the visual world

3. Do you (or the person you know who is visually impaired) have a smartphone?

Do you (or the person you know who is visually impaired) have a smartphone? Yes

Please describe the type of cell phone (smartphone or not) and it's adaptive features

4. Tell me about your other senses. Do they feel heightened? Does that empower you?

Tell me about your other senses. Do they feel heightened? Does that empower you?

5. What do you wish you could do that you can't currently do because of your vision condition? What frustrates you about being visually impaired?

What do you wish you could do that you can't currently do because of your vision condition? What frustrates you about being visually impaired?

6. In selecting a device for the visually impaired how important are the following factors:

	not important	somewhat important	indifferent	important	highly important
Price	*In selecting a device for the visually impaired how important are the following factors: Price not important	Price somewhat important	Price indifferent	Price important	Price highly important
Ease of use	Ease of use not important	Ease of use somewhat important	Ease of use indifferent	Ease of use important	Ease of use highly important
Incorporated into a device I already own (like a smartphone or walking cane)	Incorporated into a device I already own (like a smartphone or walking cane) not important	Incorporated into a device I already own (like a smartphone or walking cane) somewhat important	Incorporated into a device I already own (like a smartphone or walking cane) indifferent	Incorporated into a device I already own (like a smartphone or walking cane) important	Incorporated into a device I already own (like a smartphone or walking cane) highly important
Subtlety (you would not be identified as blind when using it)	Subtlety (you would not be identified as blind when using it) not important	Subtlety (you would not be identified as blind when using it) somewhat important	Subtlety (you would not be identified as blind when using it) indifferent	Subtlety (you would not be identified as blind when using it) important	Subtlety (you would not be identified as blind when using it) highly important
Size	Size not important	Size somewhat important	Size indifferent	Size important	Size highly important
Appearance	Appearance not important	Appearance somewhat important	Appearance indifferent	Appearance important	Appearance highly important
Solves a specific problem	Solves a specific problem not important	Solves a specific problem somewhat important	Solves a specific problem indifferent	Solves a specific problem important	Solves a specific problem highly important
Ties me to a community for the blind	Ties me to a community for the blind not important	Ties me to a community for the blind somewhat important	Ties me to a community for the blind indifferent	Ties me to a community for the blind important	Ties me to a community for the blind highly important
Uses my sense of hearing	Uses my sense of hearing not important	Uses my sense of hearing somewhat important	Uses my sense of hearing indifferent	Uses my sense of hearing important	Uses my sense of hearing highly important
Uses my sense of smell	Uses my sense of smell not important	Uses my sense of smell somewhat important	Uses my sense of smell indifferent	Uses my sense of smell important	Uses my sense of smell highly important
Uses my sense of taste	Uses my sense of taste not important	Uses my sense of taste somewhat important	Uses my sense of taste indifferent	Uses my sense of taste important	Uses my sense of taste highly important
Uses my sense of touch	Uses my sense of touch not important	Uses my sense of touch somewhat important	Uses my sense of touch indifferent	Uses my sense of touch important	Uses my sense of touch highly important

7. What types of organizations for the blind do you belong to or are aware of?

What types of organizations for the blind do you belong to or are aware of?

8. Please describe your support network.

Please describe your support network.

9. What do you look forward to in a typical day?

What do you look forward to in a typical day?

10. Would you like to be contacted about further research or information pertaining to this project? Please leave your email below or contact me at econnors@stanford.edu before March 22, 2012. THANK YOU!!!!

Would you like to be contacted about further research or information pertaining to this project? Please leave your email below or contact me at econnors@stanford.edu before March 22, 2012. THANK YOU!!!!

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