Abstract
People with epilepsy in Saudi Arabia confront prejudice against their disease, which results in secrecy, misunderstandings, and social exclusion. While there is significant merit in adopting current technologies for individuals with epilepsy and their caregivers to monitor seizure patterns and notify caregivers of epileptic episodes, little effort has been made to address the user requirements of such technologies in relation to stigma-related concerns. This poster describes the preliminary stages of a co-design study that seeks to design a seizure-monitoring and notification device. This stage of the exploratory study addressed several concerns relating to the stigma of epilepsy in the Saudi Arabian community, particularly the visibility of the device and social power. The poster also presents several considerations to be taken into account for the co-design session planned for the future.