Updates to the final project

assignments/project-proposals.md

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 layout: assignment
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-title: Final Project
-code: hw7
+title: Final Project Proposal
+code: hw7a
 
 assigned: Feb 7, 2023
 due:
  - <strong>Post and comment on ideas on Ed</strong> by Feb 10, 2023
 
-revised: February 5, 2023
+revised: April 12, 2023
 
-objective: Make the world slightly more accessible
+description: Propose a project to make the world slightly more accessible
 
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 * TOC 
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ This homework may contribute to
 - Your participation grade, as a percentage of completeness (all required parts are present)
 
 ## Length & Difficulty
-We do not have details on how long this single piece of the final project usually takes students 
+We do not have details on how long this single piece of the final project usually takes students. However, overall students report a median of 7.5 hours per week plus meetings during the four weeks of the project. Some things students commented on regarding the project include:
+- "I appreciate the open-endedness of this project. It gives a good opportunity to apply what we have learned, combined with the knowledge we have brought to this course."
+- "I really enjoyed working with [disabled mentor]"
+- "I like how open ended the project is, and it made for a really interesting last session with a wide variety of presentations."
+- "Learned a lot through the project"
 
 # Details
 To complete this assignment, you will need to do the following
@@ -68,8 +72,8 @@ We want to avoid creating [Disability Dongles](https://blog.castac.org/2022/04/d
 ## 2. Write 4 paragraphs summarizing the idea 
 
 Your write up should include the following information
-  - **Paragraph 1:** What will you do? What is the gol, and how will you implement it
-  - **Paragraph 2:** How does it address disability justice? Define the two principles you selected and explain how your idea furthers them. 
+  - **Paragraph 1:** What will you do? What first person evidence did you find for this idea? Provide a brief summary and links.
+  - **Paragraph 2:** How does it address disability justice?  Define the two principles you selected and explain how your idea furthers them. 
   - **Paragraph 3:** How will you validate your idea
   - **Pargaraph 4:** Why is this feasible (timeline, etc)
 

assignments/project.md

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  - <strong>Final presentations and deliverables due</strong> Final Exam Timeslot, March 14, 6:30pm, 2023
  
 
-revised: February 5, 2023
+revised: April 12, 2023
 
-objective: Make the world slightly more accessible
+description: Make the world slightly more accessible
 
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 The goal of your final project is to build an accessibility technology or make an existing technology more accessible. Some examples of what people have done in the past include: