Hi Cindy,

This idea seems great, very useful and a good way to make fashion more accessible! You mentioned the use of decorative pearls to create a tactile braile description on the items, and while that is an effective design for most women I would be curious to know what other aesthetic elements you could swap those for to become more appealling to men? I was also curious about the security of using magnets as replacements for buttons as it may get caught and pull apart easier if using a more lightweight magnet, however this design is very well thought out and I'm very interested in seeing how it progresses.

Regards,

Chloe Undergraduate Engineering Student CQU

I think Cindy has a great idea when targeting a specific and small audience to appeal to as it correctly outlines the needs directly. I do also believe that some improvements could be made.

From my understanding, the use of pearls is to appeal to blind/ vision impaired women. I do think that this is a great idea but the process of washing these clothes might become a bit difficult. This could be when beads fall off or begin to pull from the fabric, the brail might not be in place properly. As for the website and design I do think that this is a good idea if they are visually impaired as the high automatic brightness will be easier to read.

As for the blind, I believe that if they are to receive a piece of clothing, there should be steps included within the package providing a way to receive a catelog and how to have someone else help them with it. Regarding the pearl design, if this is to appeal to women, it is a fantastic idea although another way to build up fabric should be included for men. This is just to ensure there is less feminine features on the clothing item if that is something they would not be interested in.