Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge 

 Create a more efficient and pleasing scenario for persons with disabilities . Here in Toronto , a   lot had already been done regarding a barrier - free and accessible city . In 2004 , Toronto City   Council developed a motion to make the city fully accessible by the year 1999 . Persons with   disabilities correspond to 13.5 percent of the total population . With an ageing population , this   number is going to rise even more . 

 Selection 

 Such a sensitive matter requires empathy to engage society as whole , such as architectures ,   engineers , designers , constructors , businesses , city council , etc in other to create an actual   change . Storytelling was selected cause is such a powerful tool to create this bond . Showing   how this challenge is so life changing from the user standpoint . 

 Application 

 Since Toronto is so accessible , from a normal user perspective , you think the city is well   equipped . Automated doors , ramps , kneeling buses with ramps , audio cues in buses , subways   and streetcars are a few examples how the city integrates persons with disabilities . 

 Until a couple of months ago , due to a slip and fall , I broke my wrist . I undergo surgery and   stayed with my wrist immobilised for 2 months . That is when using the accessibility tools   became a real necessity for me . I started to notice misplace buttons that activate the each of   two doors you need to pass in other to enter any public space . For me , I was not able to open   the door , but for a person in a wheelchair , it would be really hard to move away from a   straight path to activate a door and return to entering before the door closes again . Can you   imagine facing the same situation over and over again during a day ? How it would bother you   and if think about it is such a simple change in a project . 

 Insight 

 When you are actually in someone else shoes , you realise how important to really think   through all the aspects of a project and really be concern how it will affect someone ’s life . I   started thinking that standards positions buttons should be addressed in order to facilitate the   user 's life . Instead of making them wonder where the next button is located . 

 But to go even further , we all know that RFID is becoming a cheaper technology . Why not put   sensors that detect the RFID signal and the doors automatically open .   Intelligent canes could   read the signals in different places to show location or to alert a danger area . We can make a   good scenario become excellent . 

 Approach 

 Storytelling is a wonderful tool cause it puts you in the user standpoint . Creates an emotional   connection with the project and sets even higher standards . I plan to use always after learning   from experience . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge 

 Create a more efficient and pleasing scenario for persons with disabilities . Here in Toronto , a   lot had already been done regarding a barrier - free and accessible city . In 2004 , Toronto City   Council developed a motion to make the city fully accessible by the year 1999 . Persons with   disabilities correspond to 13.5 percent of the total population . With an ageing population , this   number is going to rise even more . 

 Selection 

 Such a sensitive matter requires empathy to engage society as whole , such as architectures ,   engineers , designers , constructors , businesses , city council , etc in other to create an actual   change . Storytelling was selected cause is such a powerful tool to create this bond . Showing   how this challenge is so life changing from the user standpoint . 

 Application 

 Since Toronto is so accessible , from a normal user perspective , you think the city is well   equipped . Automated doors , ramps , kneeling buses with ramps , audio cues in buses , subways   and streetcars are a few examples how the city integrates persons with disabilities . 

 Until a couple of months ago , due to a slip and fall , I broke my wrist . I undergo surgery and   stayed with my wrist immobilised for 2 months . That is when using the accessibility tools   became a real necessity for me . I started to notice misplace buttons that activate the each of   two doors you need to pass in other to enter any public space . For me , I was not able to open   the door , but for a person in a wheelchair , it would be really hard to move away from a   straight path to activate a door and return to entering before the door closes again . Can you   imagine facing the same situation over and over again during a day ? How it would bother you   and if think about it is such a simple change in a project . 

 Insight 

 When you are actually in someone else shoes , you realise how important to really think   through all the aspects of a project and really be concern how it will affect someone ’s life . I   started thinking that standards positions buttons should be addressed in order to facilitate the   user 's life . Instead of making them wonder where the next button is located . 

 But to go even further , we all know that RFID is becoming a cheaper technology . Why not put   sensors that detect the RFID signal and the doors automatically open .   Intelligent canes could   read the signals in different places to show location or to alert a danger area . We can make a   good scenario become excellent . 

 Approach 

 Storytelling is a wonderful tool cause it puts you in the user standpoint . Creates an emotional   connection with the project and sets even higher standards . I plan to use always after learning   from experience .
### Output: 