About the SME and clients
- Occupational therapist for Vision Technology Services at OCAD U
- Sees clients on a regular basis (4/week)
- Client demographic:
- More adults than children, with most adults being 50+
- Roughly equal split gender-wise
- Half are on government ODSP (Ontario Disability Support Program)
- Occupationally:
- Some have small part-time jobs (e.g., at a store)
- Those who do not receive ODSP support are working if within working age, mostly in a professional setting (office work, teachers, etc.) that depends on computers
- Technical ability:
- Most clients depend on the use of the computer
- Computer savvy depends largely on age
- Older clients less likely to be computer savvy (though some are)
- Most are familiar with basic operation of email, internet browsing, etc.
- Some
- Most clients have used a computer in the past, though some have little or