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I'm writing the app because my folks have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.",{"problem":44,"audience":50,"pricing":54,"motivation":55,"time_to_build":54,"stack":59,"openness":60,"stage":60,"team_size":60},{"value":45,"source":46,"evidence":47},"Helping people with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's call their contacts with a simple interface","maker",[48],{"id":49},"post",{"value":51,"source":46,"evidence":52},"People with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, MS or MD and their caretakers",[53],{"id":49},null,{"value":56,"source":46,"evidence":57},"The maker's parents were diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's",[58],{"id":49},[],"unknown",{"praise":62,"objections":79,"requests":86,"questions":109,"alternatives":110},[63,75],{"value":64,"source":65,"evidence":66},"Simple interface with large prev\u002Fnext buttons and few action buttons","commenter",[67,71],{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},"32834073","mlloydw","Great project, Josh! I'd love to see where this goes. As a general design style, the pattern you have landed on with two big prev\u002Fnext buttons and then very few action buttons…",{"id":72,"by":73,"text":74},"32831586","bdominy","Cool idea. Keeping the interface very simple is essential, but you might consider adding some config within the app instead of relying on setup within the Contacts app. So, maybe…",{"value":76,"source":65,"evidence":77},"Useful idea for accessibility",[78],{"id":72,"by":73,"text":74},[80],{"value":81,"source":46,"evidence":82},"Water and drop proofing matter for users with tremors",[83],{"id":84,"by":11,"text":85},"32831547","Thanks for the xbox hardware link. I'll take a look now. 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