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This design is focused on creating a user interface for people that can't read and need to rely on other elements of the interface to navigate. The main idea is to emphasize on icons and pictures so the user can have a string intuition what a widget is designed for.
 | 3A
The main interface will be broken up into three panes. The left pane will be used to physically see the calendar and events scheduled for a selected day. The middle screen will have a toolbar on the top filled with three icons for (1) adding an event, (2) viewing an event, (3) search. Below the toolbar will be information relating to the current day/event selected. The right pane focuses on the the current user viewing the calandar. This will contain information corresponding to daily events, todos, news, etc. For Mary to add an event she would click the add symbol and then specify that she wants to add an event.
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 | 3B
The middle screen will change so that Mary can specify that she wants to add an event. In order to add an event Mary would need to specify the person that the event is for. After selecting Christine, Mary would be able to view Christine's current tasks and upcoming events. Under upcoming events, Mary can select (add event) where a similar pop-up will appear and event specific information can be added in empty fields. After the information is entered, the calendar will be updated as well as Christine's upcoming events. However, once the calendar is updated the events for a day will show a conflict. Mary can try and resolve the conflict by choosing Search.
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 | 3C
Noticing a conflict between Cristine and her sons, she chooses the Search button. changing the middle screen, Mary will be able to search either for a person, event, or place. In this case, Mary would search for a person that will be able to drive Christine to the birthday party. Finding a local person with a matching event will cause Mary to send a message to that person where they can add himself/herself as a river and update both calendars.
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