Erin Buehler
Abstract
Lost your hand in a lightsaber fight? No problem, we can fix that. Rapid and consumer-grade fabrication tools could revolutionize the way we design and deliver assistive technologies.
- U.S. Census Bureau Public Information Office. Nearly 1 in 5 people have a disability in the U.S. Census Bureau Reports. U.S. Census Bureau. Press release. 2012. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/miscellaneous/cb12-134.html.Google Scholar
- Phillips, B. and Zhao, H. Predictors of Assistive technology abandonment. Assistive Technology 5, 1 (1993), 36--45.Google ScholarCross Ref
- Buehler, E., Branham, S., Ali, A., et al. Sharing is caring: Assistive technology designs on Thingiverse. In Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '15.) ACM, New York, 2015, 525--534. Google ScholarDigital Library
- Buehler, E., Kane, S.K., and Hurst, A. ABC and 3D: Opportunities and obstacles to 3D printing in special education environments. In Proceedings of the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '14). ACM, New York, 2014. Google ScholarDigital Library
Index Terms
- Fabrication lends a hand: creating custom assistive technology
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