UW News
AccessEngineering
August 5, 2015
How makerspaces can be accessible to people with disabilities
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UW researchers have released new guidelines to make MakerSpaces more accessible to people with disabilities, as more communal spaces with soldering irons, 3-D printers, sewing machines and other “making” tools pop up on campuses and neighborhoods nationwide.