1.) Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0y9grUmDVI
Script
In the year 2013, 3.6 million Americans relied on wheelchairs to assist with mobility. So wheelchairs are everywhere around us and many people use them to help them in their daily lives. But many restaurants and businesses lack the simple accommodations that help these people in wheelchairs even enter their establishments. Yet public transportation is crawling with wheelchair accommodations. Ninety-eight percent of public transportation buses have wheelchair accommodations. So, why are these restaurants and businesses completely neglecting a whole population of people and as a result, losing their business? That was my question. So, I created an innovative wheelchair ramp that can be easily hidden underneath carpet or tile and it's structured like a conveyor belt. This wheelchair ramp will help the people in wheelchairs because they will feel more independent and they will no longer have to ask people to carry them into a restaurant or business or push them up a ramp. The way that the ramp is going to be structured is that the patron will push a button and the ramp will slowly extend out to them. They will slowly wheel themselves onto the ramp initially and then a railing will come up behind them.This part will be extensively safety checked so that no one gets hurt while trying to enter a business or a restaurant. The ramp will slowly lift them into the establishment. They will be able to not feel judged and feel more independent, as a result. The people arou wheelchair ramp will slowly move them up into the business. It is like a conveyor belt and it will relieve a little bit of stress for people that help people in wheelchairs move from place to place. These people don't have to push them anymore and it will also make people in wheelchairs feel a bit more independent.
2.) Reflection on feedback: Overall, my feedback was very helpful. I utilized almost all the suggestions that my peers identified. The most helpful feedback was about making sure that the average consumer would understand the importance of the product. There was also a suggestion of including safety checks and prices in my pitch.
3.) What I changed, based on the feedback: I tried to be even more personable in my pitch so that the consumer would understand that the need for my product is present. I also incorporated the presence of safety checks when testing my products. I neglected to include the detail about price because of lack of time left in my pitch.
3.) What I changed, based on the feedback: I tried to be even more personable in my pitch so that the consumer would understand that the need for my product is present. I also incorporated the presence of safety checks when testing my products. I neglected to include the detail about price because of lack of time left in my pitch.
Dear Autumn,
ReplyDeleteI was very impressed by the way that you handled yourself in your pitch. It was well rehearsed and now that we have been working on this project for a while it is clear that you have done extensive research. You paced yourself well and made sure to include any information that needed to be presented. Great job!