CS 190/290B Spring 2008 Machines of Loving Grace

Interview Essay

Due in class Wednesday 18 March

Interview a friend or relative who has experience in taking care of an elderly person or a person with a disability. Questions to ask include:

  1. With what tasks and activities did the person need assistance? For each,
  2. What changes (if any) were made to the person's home or living arrangements to facilitate care?
  3. In the caregiver's opinion, what were the top two or three problems that were most difficult to cope with?

Turn your interview notes into a 3 to 5 page essay on "Experience and Needs Analysis of Coping with X", where X is the disability (possibly old age). Organize the material from the interview into a coherent essay, incorporating direct quotes from the interview subject as appropriate.