Academically

Individual Research Project “Integrated Accessibility in Airports for Passengers with Sensory Impairments” is grounded in qualitative research, gathered primarily through semi-structured interview techniques with end-users and field experts. To extract the data from the interviews a series of coding and grouping techniques rooted in Human-Centered Design were where used, this ultimately led to the creation of suggestions for an integrated design in airports.     

Personally

I have a desire to create spaces and processes that are not only functional but also enjoyable for people, not just the “ideal” human but for people with variables, for the mom who is nursing twins, the teenager who is deaf, the son who has little tolerance for loud noises, and the grandma with Alzheimer’s. I believe travel is an important value and freedom, and that air travel should have the capacity to meet these people's needs in a manner that allows them to stay with the majority. Therefore, to move closer to a world where air travel is an accessible mode of transportation, I set out to gain an understanding of the needs of people with sensory impairments, a community of people with whom I had a preexisting relationship.