Georgia Alliance for Inclusive Technology

1. Georgia Alliance for Inclusive Technology Persona and Persona Scenarios

2. Audience • The Audience for Georgia Alliance for Inclusive Technology will consist of: • Those with disabilities looking to travel to Georgia or nationwide • Relative or Friends of those who with disabilities looking for venues or activities to participate in • Potential sponsors or businesses looking ways to participate or information in improving accommodations for those with special needs

3. Personas

4. Rebecca Livingsworth • Age: 28 • Status: Engaged • Location: Manhattan, NY. • Occupation: Business Analysis • Disability: Handicap • Rebecca is a single Louisiana State graduate. She is currently a business analyst. Her job requires that she travels to different corporations nationwide to evaluate their business structures. She tends to have a flare at accomplishing the impossible.

5. Scenario #1Primary User • Needs • Accessible Hotels • Accessible Travel Options • Flight • Taxi • Buses • Car Service • Local Business • Maps of Business that are Accessible • Rebecca’s job is requiring her to travel to Atlanta, Georgia to evaluate a local company. She has never been to Atlanta before and she not familiar with the territory. While she in town she would like to view the city.

6. Richard SmithSecondary User • Richard is a tattoo artist located in Athens, Ga. He also enjoys going to after-hour bars to listen to the local bands. • Age: 25 • Status: Single • Location: Athens, Ga. • Occupation: Tattoo Artist • Disability: None

7. Richard Smith • Needs • Information on making his home accessible • Accessible business and attractions • Maps • List of accommodations for each place • Richard got a call from his mother informing him that she and his blind cousin are coming to town. His mother wanted Richard to think of some ideas of where to take his cousin Susie in Athens. Richard has never dealt with a situation as such and is clueless of where to take his cousin Susie.

8. Dave Witherspoon • Age: 32 • Status: Engaged • Location: Atlanta, Ga. • Occupation: CEO • Disability: None • Dave is the CEO of an advertising agency. The recently engaged entrepreneur is the son of disabled mother. He watched her struggle for years to find employment and vowed to make a change in his lifetime.

9. Scenario #3Complimentary User • Needs • Information on ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities • Information on employing those with disabilities • Local organizations catering to those with disabilities • Dave just recently bought a building in downtown Atlanta that he is looking to renovate. His is looking to make is building accessible to all. Once the renovations are complete he would like to diversify this staff. He wants to be certain that his business all inclusive