Towards a Social Justice Aligned Makerspace: Co-designing Custom Assistive Technology within a University Ecosystem
Higgins, Erin, Oliver, Zaria, Hamidi, Foad · 2023 · Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)
This paper explores how university makerspaces can serve as sites for co-designing custom Do-It-Yourself assistive technology (DIY-AT) while simultaneously engaging with social justice issues faced by students with disabilities. Conducted at the University of Maryland, Baltimore…
DIY assistive technology · 3D printing · digital fabrication · makerspaces · co-design