Problem Statement: Black queer birthing people in the U.S. face greater social determinants in accessing health services such as racial, gender and queer discrimination, and lack the resources, support and inclusive care they need. Solution Statement: Create an extension of Kindred Space L.A. that supports Black queer birthing clients through gender affirming care, educational resources, and community buidling while promoting Black joy.

Participatory Session Interview Card Sort The card sort was conducted on a Miro board. One of our participants was blind, so we read each card aloud and had them rank them high to low, followed by added rounds of refinement until they were satisfied with the result. Any added insights in the discussion were recorded. Another participant with autism spectrum disorder placed great emphasis on the granular details of descriptions and sub-categorizations within the items listed. Re-Arrange Exercise The “rearrange” exercises proved valuable in discovering the best ways to layout the interface, both for a user of assistive technology and another who prioritizes visual input and organization. When conducting the exercise with a user who depends on a screen reader to navigate the content, we discovered that the visual layout was not as relevant as they had no indication of items left to right of one another, while another sighted participant placed emphasis on the management of content and providing spatial separation.

Weed Pulling I began collecting my data by going out to my garden and pulling out a dozen weeds by hand. No additional assistance, just me wearing gloves and the perception neuron suit. On the right individual photos of each bundle of weeds I pulled, numbered to match location and color coded ‘red’ for ‘bad pull’ and ‘green’ for ‘good pull’.

User Personas We began our process by researching and discussing who we believed were going to be our strongest potential personas/buyers for our new vision of luxury. While typically only one persona is selected and taken to the end, our mentors and superiors encouraged us to proceed with both so we could give two strong use cases.

Game Theme Themes for the 'game' feature in the workout app