Hygrometer Questionnaire

[Barrie Heaton]

Dear all,

Below is a Questionnaire for a Talking Hygrometer to be made by the
RNIB England for VI Piano Tuners However, it will be available to all
who wish to buy it.   

So if you would like to put your input in to the  Questionnaire we may
end up with a good product I have said it should have a  last 10 history
memory  so when I get home I can put them in to the computer.

What is my interest in this !  I want one the more feed back they get the
sooner we get it on the market.

You can send them back to: Sabine van den Heuvel  at the RNIB details
at the bottom. Or send them to me.

Thanks for your time 


Barrie,
  


Talking Hygrometer
Questionnaire


Confidential

This questionnaire is designed to give you the opportunity to tell RNIB
Product Development which features you would like to find on a
hygrometer designed to be used by yourself and other visually impaired
people.

This questionnaire has two sections. In the first section we ask a few
background questions about yourself, and in the second section we
would appreciate your ideas on a hygrometer.

Your Name

Age:   Under 10    10-20    21-40    41-50    51-60    61-70    71-80    81+

Gender: Male/Female

Visual Impairment details.  Please state the nature of impairment if
known and examples of sight level. (E.g. registered blind/partially
sighted etc.)

Please list other impairments. (E.g. Arthritis, Hearing etc.)

1.      How do you currently measure the humidity?
If you don't use a hygrometer please skip to question 4.

2.      If you use a hygrometer at present, how often do you use it?

3.      Why do you use a hygrometer?

4.      Do you know of the existence of any speaking hygrometers?
A)      Yes, please specify 
B)      No

5.      What range of humidity would you like to measure?
A)      From 10% to 90%
B)      Other, please specify

6.      What range of temperature would you like to measure and in
which units?
A)      Celsius:                1) From 0 to 55 degrees Celsius
2) Other, please specify
B)      Fahrenheit:     1) From 32 to 130 degrees Fahrenheit
2) Other, please specify

7.      If you currently use a hygrometer, do you know how accurate it
is? Yes/No
If yes, please specify its accuracy

8.      In your opinion, how accurate does a hygrometer need to be?
A)      Plus or minus 2% relative humidity
B)      Plus or minus 5% relative humidity
C)      Other, please specify

9.      In your opinion, how accurate does the temperature
measurement need to be?
A)      Plus or minus 2 degrees
B)      Plus or minus 5 degrees
C)      Other, please specify

10.     Should the speech volume be adjustable?
A)Yes
B)No

11.     What colour would you prefer the box to be?
A)      Cream
B)      Grey
C)      Black

12.     Do you find a box of 70x150x25 mm:
A)      Too small
B)      OK
C)      Too large

13.     Would you find it useful if the hygrometer could be wall mounted
or kept in a pocket?
A)      Wall mounted
B)      Pocket
C)      Both
D)      Other, please specify

14.     What other functions would you find useful on the hygrometer?
A)      History with a minimum and maximum humidity / temperature
B)      History with an average humidity / temperature
C)      Other, please specify:

15.     If you are a piano tuner, would you recommend to any of your
customers that they should buy a talking hygrometer as a means of
recording the humidity?
A)      Yes
B)      No

16.     Can you think of any other people who would be interested in
buying a talking hygrometer?
A)      Yes, please specify 
B)      No

17.     What would you be prepared to pay £40 for a Talking
Hygrometer designed with visually impaired people in mind?
A)      £30
B)      £40
C)      £50
D)      Other, please specify

18.     Would you be interested in evaluating a prototype of the talking
hygrometer? Yes/No

Please use this section if you wish to add any further comments.





Thank you very much for your time and effort

Please return completed questionnaire before 18 February 2000 to: 
Sabine van den Heuvel
Product Development
RNIB Peterborough
PO box 173
Peterborough 
PE2 6WS 
(Tel: 01733-375168)
e-mail: sheuvel@rnib.org.uk. 

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