DIY Accessibility

An approach in which disabled people, their families, or proximate makers design and fabricate their own accessible artefacts—assistive tools, tactile labels, adapted clothing, switch-accessible toys—outside institutional assistive-technology supply chains, often using makerspace equipment such as 3D printers, laser cutters, or digital embroidery machines. DIY accessibility emphasises user authorship, personalisation, and cost reduction, and is closely tied to maker culture and participatory design; it complements rather than replaces certified assistive technology where regulatory or durability requirements apply.