{"id":620,"date":"2017-03-05T23:54:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T03:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/innovation-and-design-thinking\/?p=620"},"modified":"2017-03-05T23:57:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T03:57:21","slug":"ed-user-interactive-interview-colleen-turner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/innovation-and-design-thinking\/2017\/03\/05\/ed-user-interactive-interview-colleen-turner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed User + Interactive Interview: Colleen Turner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Profile of participant:<\/h3>\n

Name: Ed King<\/p>\n

Age: 61<\/p>\n

Time spent homeless: 8 years<\/p>\n

Time in weather amnesty program: 3 years<\/p>\n

Employment status: Unemployed<\/p>\n

Blind in left eye, needs surgery to correct<\/p>\n

Previously Vietnam veteran & in uniform business<\/p>\n

Date of Observation: March 2, 2017<\/p>\n

Location: Kraz Weather Amnesty Building<\/p>\n

Type of Observation: User + Interactive Interview<\/p>\n

Themes<\/h2>\n
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  1. Mental health & health led to homelessness<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Ed went through a devastating divorce and had to quit his job to enter inpatient psychiatric services. He struggled to re-enter the job market afterwards. He cannot see out of his left eye and has difficulty walking, which makes it difficult for him to find work. He needs surgery on his left eye, but does not currently have insurance that will cover it.<\/p>\n

    2. Gave up looking for work<\/p>\n

    Ed is blind in one eye and has difficulty walking. This has deterred him from job-searching, and instead he spends his time drinking on the corner.<\/p>\n

    3. Desire for Independence<\/p>\n

    Ed went through the Center for the Homeless programming, but does not want to return because he felt they interfered with his personal life too much.<\/p>\n

    4. Isolation from family<\/p>\n

    Ed’s journey into homelessness was catalyzed by a devastating divorce. His wife left him, taking the kids, home, and money. She completely shut him out of their lives, so Ed has no family in his life right now. Missing his children left him depressed and with few people to turn to.<\/p>\n

    Memorable Quotes:<\/h3>\n

    \u201cI wish I could put family at the top, but they\u2019re not in the picture anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cThe only thing I had was my dog and my house, but she ended up taking that too.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cI\u2019m 62 years old. I just gotta stick it out for 2 more years until I retire.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cGood days are all the same. I have a couple beers a day. I never drank before, but now I\u2019m drinking a lot more than I used to cause that\u2019s what keeps it coherent. I don\u2019t even know what would make a bad day anymore. They\u2019re all bad.\u201c<\/p>\n

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