Maker Spaces

 
 
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ARISE Adaptive Design

Building Together for One Changes Everything!

  • ARISE Adaptive Design is a volunteer collective of people with all types of abilities, their families and friends, clinicians, designers and makers. People with disabilities and their families are equal members of their design teams. Together we identify solutions to provide access and full participation in a wide range of activities and settings. Our design solutions are driven by the unique needs and interests of the design user.

  • For more information contact Connor McGough, Program Coordinator

 
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Adaptive Design Association

  • We create low-cost or no-cost custom adaptations for people with disabilities in a landscape of expensive and non-custom commercial products. We make this happen using accessible cardboard building techniques in our workshop space and with the help of donors and volunteers.

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“A custom adaptation can benefit everyone: the person who uses it, the team that imagines it, the team that designs and builds it, and everyone who hears the stories.”
— Adaptive Design Association
 
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Onondaga County Public Library Makerspaces

Central Library

  • The Central Library Makerspace is an extension of resources typically offered by the library. Whether you are interested in creating videos and music, art and design, robots and software, clothing and accessories, or interacting with a community of other creative minded individuals, the Makerspace’s hands-on workshops and resources will provide you with the tools necessary to bring your projects to reality. We strive to foster an inclusive, tolerant and collaborative atmosphere that encourages learning and creativity for all members of the community.

Community Library of Dewitt & Jamesville

  • The HIVE Makerspace at the Community library of DeWitt & Jamesville is committed to providing hands-on experiences which allow people to learn in a low-stress environment. Starting in 2017, The HIVE provides a dedicated area for patrons to explore the power of making in a digital environment through activities including digital arts and design, 3D printing, conversion of analog media to digital media, microcomputer customization, and IoT, among others.

 
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e-NABLE

Enabling the Future

  • e-NABLE is an online global community of “Digital Humanitarian” volunteers from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to make free and low-cost prosthetic upper limb devices for children and adults in need. The open-source designs created by e-NABLE Volunteers help those who were born missing their fingers and hands.

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Fairplay Libraries

Until Every Child Can Play!

  • FairPlay is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that strives to make play accessible and affordable for all children, including kids with disabilities who may not be able to play with toys as they come off-the-shelf. Our team is building a national lending-library system that allows children with physical disabilities to enjoy the benefits of playing with a broad selection of adapted toys. We run workshops focused on toy adaptation and accessibility, create adapted toy libraries in community spaces, and provide educational resources for the communities we serve.

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GoBabyGo!

  • The GoBabyGo project was started at the University of Delaware and adopted by schools and service groups around the world. Its mission has focused on increasing mobility and quality of life solutions for children whose access to such may be limited during their early developmental years for a variety of reasons. Centered around the modification of ride-on cars for children with disabilities, the network of engaged participants and leaders has expanded as individuals and organizations independently spearhead their own programs to build ride-on cars for children in their communities.

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  • Click here to download a manual created by the GoBabyGo team. This manual is a compilation of relevant resources that may useful to families when modifying a car or developing driving activities.

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Instructables

Yours for the Making!

  • Instructables is a community for people who like to make things. Come explore, share, and make your next project with us! Join our community of curious makers, innovators, teachers, and life long learners who love to share what they make.

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Makers Making Change

  • Makers Making Change leverages the capacity of community-based Makers, Disability Professionals and Volunteers to develop and deliver affordable Open Source Assistive Technologies. MMC offers a platform for makers (engineers, hobbyists, students, corporations, etc.) to volunteer their time to make an access solution from our projects library. People with disabilities, their family members, or disability professionals can request a project that they feel will help address a person’s barriers. ARISE Adaptive Design is the CNY Chapter of Makers Making Change!

  • For more information contact Connor McGough, Program Coordinator

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Switched Toys

Making Play Possible!

  • SWITCHED serves families and kids with various motor and/or visual impairments that impact their ability to play with traditional toys. We do this by providing instructions and help with the adaptation process. We would love to help everyone, however our switched chapters get to develop their own program design and qualification processes. If you, your family, or your patients could benefit from switch toys and you would like to find out how to get started please contact us.

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Thingiverse

  • As the world’s largest 3D design community, Thingiverse encourages everyone to create 3D-printable designs, no matter their technical expertise or previous experience.

 
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