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The bottom one is the first one that involves the elderly using the calculator for them.It has a stick to hold on and also big numbers to press.The idea did not work due to the advice of mr irfan to not use it.So changed essential question to being not talking with the elderly.Changed and improved on but failed as needed prototype and not feasible so changed to walking stick with a portable seat and also a flag to warn others an elderly is crossing the road

Selecting EQ

Rank 1-How can the elderly be accepted into the younger society as they may buy other out of fashion items

considered by the society- i believe that this can be developed further as

the people who are younger in Singapore are not accepting the elderly into the modern world as they do not want to be

disturbed by those who are not in style and out of the ordinary.We need them to think that they are living in place where

their style of fashion is that and we should ignore them and make sure they have some comfortability in the public rather

than to be neglected by them and thus making them sad.We can make the younger generation of Singapore,tempted by

money,go help and be nice to the elderly.Once they have been able to like and accept the elderly into the community,

we can finally have some peace

Rank 2-The elderly are less agile then younger people in Singapore-The city has very little resting areas and even if they are

available,they are usually taken up by other people not in the need of the seat.I believe that some seats should be

reserved for the elderly and there should be a fine for those not to abide by it.People will not dare to sit there any

as they are afraid of the fine.

Rank 3-The elderly are very lonely-They are lonely as they are not visited regularly and they also need attention as they are

people too and require attention from others to feel that they are wanted and not a nuisance to the younger

generation of Singapore.I believe that this is not a big issue and since most families are visiting them once a week

for a family gathering but there is an exception that those who go to the elderly homes but there are children during old

folk visits so they are not of concern

Mindnode on EQs

Challenge 1,2,3

1)The key recommendations are these four:Caring for the elderly,both financially and healthy,Accessibility,Homes for the elderly which is cheap and elderly-friendly and Opportunities for the elderly where they can go out and also get into the community of Singapore.They need the money to support their financial needs like bills or food.The Government have already fulfilled this part as they have CPF,savings and Medisave but they need to increase the amount of money they put in Medisave each month or year as they are old,they are more prune to accidents and sicknesses so they need the money to support that kind of bills they face.Accessibility is an issue that has not been fully tackled since that oly some of the places in Singapore is elderly friendly.They should build and construct more place for the elderly where they can move as fast as the younger people of Singapore do today.Homes is a problem too as their neighborhood may not have elderly-friendly places like the rental-places or other HDB flats around Singapore as some elderly may need to go down stairs to get to a specific level but that is not possible for the elderly who are wheelchair-bound.They should put a elevator on every level which are like cargo lifts as they need to have a lot of space for their wheelchair will be needed.They also should have more opportunities for the elderly as they need a job to support them and there are many opportunities for them as consultants as they have done the jobs before so they may have the experience to teach the inexperienced youths of Singapore of Singapore how get the job done.

2)They are willing to get more housing support care.

3)They could increase CPF income for the elderly only so that they can be able to get more out of their money ad may be able to support themselves throughout their elderly lives.They also can have more foreign workers as maids so they can be able to help the elderly for their slow movements and if there were a bad accident there,there was somebody to call the authorities for help.

Well I have carefully observed the elderly in my younger age,as time passes,I have noticed some changes

Observation 1)They become less cranky over the years as they tend to let go more as they do not cane or scold me as often before with the same chaos around the house.

Observation 2)They lose some memory.They tend to forget what they are doing and I have to remind them what they were doing before.

Observation 3)Their physique begins to weaken.They cannot be as flexible,strong and pain-withstanding as they used to be in their younger days so they have to constantly grip on supports like people or handle bars and also have to constantly sit to rest their feet from "long' walks.

Observation 4)They have no regard for the advancements in the world so they often cross the road recklessly and also cross the road when the there is no cars moving,not when there is a green man so that will be life-threatening to them.

16th wednesday

The elderly sometimes need to go to locations quickly because of the weather and some ordinary shading equipment like umbrellas may be too heavy for the elderly to carry and they get too hot or wet in the weather in the end and may have some sickness for being exposed to the sun heat or the rain for too long.They may have some special equipment for them such as a very long handle for the umbrella so that is may serve as a walking stick or cane for them.They also can have more shaded areas for them to rest during intervals so that when they tire out they can take a break at one of the intervals.

9th of wednesday

I notice that the elderly may have some movement problems with their walking aids and may not be as fast as us so they need to be as fast as us by some future methods and more current methods like the wheelchair platform and the lifts with giant spaces for the elderly and their handicap equipment and still have space for the normal non-disabled people like the youths and the middle aged people who still have the ability to stand on two feet and still has the ability to see and also hear