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Bridging language barriers with visual communication: Visual aid designed to improve communication withnon-swedish speaking women
Blekinge Institute of Technology, Faculty of Computing, Department of Technology and Aesthetics.
2024 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

I conducted research focused on bridging language barriers between non-Swedish speakingwomen and nurses while at a pap-smear appointment where the nurses use picture-aid to communicatein order to fill out their referrals. In this article I gathered qualitative and quantitative data, on both the clinic’s pictures and my redesigned pictures in order to compare them. This was done usingparticipatory design methods, specifically Stanford Design Thinking Process (n.d), to show howimportant it is to use participants' insights and knowledge when designing something meant for them.The results showed significant improvement of comprehension when tested on the participants,further proving that leaning on only specialist competencies, such as speech therapists and pedagogs,and not inquiring the actual users can lead to an incomprehensive result for the actual users of the endproduct. 

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2024. , p. 23
Keywords [en]
visual communication, visual aid
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Engineering and Technology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-26479OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-26479DiVA, id: diva2:1875024
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ME1659 Bachelor Thesis in Media Technology
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MEGDP Digital Visual Production
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Available from: 2024-08-09 Created: 2024-06-20 Last updated: 2024-08-09Bibliographically approved

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