Project Showcase | Accessibility matters | EyeLead

Feb 18

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This project is an independent initiative evolved from a YELL group project called EyeLead. During YELL Eyelead, we were focussed as a team to build a startup for wearable. However after the project ended, I became particularly interested in learning about visual impairment and thats how the independent pursuit to Accessibility matters.

Independent Project by Sara George| Dec 2025

OBJECTIVE

There are around 4.2 million Americans suffering from varying degrees of visual impairment. In Canada, 4.5% of Canadians age 15+ display visual Impairment.

• Create awareness on visual impairment

ACTION TAKEN

• Conducted interview with visually impaired student to understand their daily challenges

• Researched on the types of visual impairment

RESULT

Developed a set of 3 pdf on creating awareness

• Myths and facts

• How to be a friend

• Tech tools for Visual Impairment.

SKILLS

Persona Creation · Empathic Design · Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Artificial Intelligence for Design · accessibility

REFLECTION

The whole process, allowed me to understand on how visual impairments effects students. I learnt about building empathy and user experience. I learnt to conduct user interview and create persona. I was also able to explore and learn new technology skill napkin.ai to create visuals. I hope to drive positive change through awareness and later build the Eyelead wearable.

RESOURCES:

American Foundation For The Blind (n.d.). Facts and Figures on Adults with Vision Loss from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). afb.org Retrieved February 1, 2025, from https://afb.org/research-and-initiatives/statistics/adults-vision-loss-nhis?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAk9itBhASEiwA1my_6-PDxCtm38CUgbCnEHPSRXY76jp_QLf4NyeFfrckZb6ctG1xjfnbdhoCHIAQAvD_BwE

CNIB Foundations https://www.cnib.ca/en/sight-loss-info/blindness/blindness-myths-and-facts?region=on

Be Natural! 4 Common Courtesies to Offer People Who Are Blind https://www.cnib.ca/en/be-natural-4-common-courtesies-offer-people-who-are-blind?region=on

The Daily (2020, December 14). Canadian Health Measures Survey, 2018-2019. Stat.can. Retrieved February 1, 2025, from https://www.perkins.org/disabilitytech-making-the-world-more-accessible-for-everyone/