Question

Recreation/Leisure Scenario - Shopping Directions: Examine the task of shopping from the perspective of the following three abilities and give new considerations/suggestions for each disability by answering the questions provided below. Insert your answer for each in the boxes below the questions. Someone using a Someone who is deaf Someone who is blind or hard of hearing 1. How will you create your shopping list and be able to access it while shopping? 2. What transportation will you use to get to the store? A van with ramp. 3. Where will you park? 4. How will you locate the entrance to the store? 5. How will you locate the cart area and get a grocery cart if grocery shopping? 6. How will you determine where the items you want are in the store? 7. How will you reach the items you want? 8. How will you determine what you are looking at to ensure that you are buying what you want and the brand/size you want? 9. How will you know the prices of the items? 10. How will you pay for the items? Explain how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) impacts the service delivery for shopping. (Please provide one general answer)

Answer 1

Someone using a wheelchair	Someone who is deaf or hard of hearing	Someone who is blind
1. How will you create your shopping list and access it while shopping?
Create a list using any list creation smartphone app and read it from there.	Create a list using any smartphone list creation app and read it from there.	Enter the list using a smartphone keypad for the blind and use a screenreader app for the blind to read it.
2. What transportation will you use to get to the store?
Any vehicle for disabled with a ramp for a wheelchair and with a driver can be used for transportation.	A cab with driver can be hired and used for transportation	A cab with driver can be hired and used for transportation
3. Where will you park?
In the parking space near the exit door of the shop or in the space for customers with mobility impairment.	In the parking lot	In the parking lot
4. How will you locate the entrance to the store?
The entrance can be located by reading the signboard	The entrance can be located by reading the signboard	The entrance can be located by asking and getting help from someone
5. How will you locate the cart area and get a grocery cart if grocery shopping?
Cart area can be located by reading the signboard and the cart can be moved out slowly using one hand while using the other hand to control the wheelchair.	Cart area can be located by reading the signboard and the cart can be moved out	Cart area can be located by listening to the pulling in and out sounds and colliding sounds of more than 2 carts.
6. How will you determine where the items you want are in the store?
The item location can be determined by checking the signboards.	The item location can be determined by checking the signboard	The item location can be located asking a shop assistant.
7. How will you reach items you want?
The items can be reached with the help of a shop assistant.	The items can be reached by hand	The items can be reached with the help of a shop assistant
8. How will you determine what you are looking at to ensure that you are buying what you want and the brand/size you want?
To ensure the correct brand/size and the correct product is bought, ask the shop assistant to get the required product/brand/size and check it.	Check the product category for required brand/size	Ask the shop assistant to get the required product/brand/size
9. How will you know the prices of the items?
Check and read the prices seen on the product packet.	Check and read the prices seen on the product packet.	Ask a shop assistant's help to check the prices seen on the product packet
10. How will you pay for the items?
The items can be paid by using credit or debit card	The items can be paid using credit or debit card	The items can be paid using money transfer using the mobile with braille keypad