FAIRSpectra - Enabling the FAIRification of Analytical Science
HURST, AMY. THE MAKER REVOLUTION-! DIY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND MAKING “MAKING” ACCESSIBLE
1. The Maker Revolution:!
DIY Assistive Technology and
Making “Making” Accessible!
"
Dr. Amy Hurst"
Information Systems Department!
University of Maryland, "
Baltimore County"
NRI PI Meeting: 11/5/15"
6. Talk Outline"
Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technology (DIY-AT)
Problem with Current AT Adoption Rates
Rapid Prototyping Tools and Online Communities
DIY-AT Practices on Thingiverse.com
Do-It-Yourself vs. Do-It-For-Someone-Else
Making “Making Accessible”
Effortless 3D Modeling
“Making” in Special Education
7. Talk Outline"
Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technology (DIY-AT)
Problem with Current AT Adoption Rates
Rapid Prototyping Tools and Online Communities
DIY-AT Practices on Thingiverse.com
Do-It-Yourself vs. Do-It-For-Someone-Else
Making “Making Accessible”
Effortless 3D Modeling
“Making” in Special Education
10. Assistive Technology Goes Unused!
29.3% overall AT abandonment rate
Common factors [Philips and Zhao, 2000]
1. Not considering user opinion in selection
2. Difficulty obtaining the devices
3. Poor device performance
4. Changes in user needs and priorities
DIY offers end users control which may
reduce abandonment rates
11. DIY is Not New in AT Practice!
Disabled!Village!Children!
David!Werner,!1987!
AT!Solu@ons!in!Minutes!
Therese!Willkomm,!2005!
12. Doing ItYourself is Less Expensive!
Commercial:!$110% DIY:!$2%
Made!with!4”!cut!off!lengths!of!3”!
diameter!PVC!pipe,!black!fiberglass!
rod,!and!brackets!from!PVC!scraps.!
workshopsolu@ons.com!
!
UUbolt!wheelchair!rail!mount!by!RAM!
from!1800wheelchair.com!
!
[ASSETS!2011]!
13. Test technology at
home, not the clinic
Digital fabrication has
fast turnaround
Customize design as
needs change
Doing ItYourself is Fast and Adaptive!
[ASSETS!2011]!
14. Doing ItYourself is Empowering!
Solve!problems!!
Build!confidence!!
Take!control!!
Independence!!
[ASSETS!2011]!
16. Talk Outline"
Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technology (DIY-AT)
Problem with Current AT Adoption Rates
Rapid Prototyping Tools and Online Communities
DIY-AT Practices on Thingiverse.com
Do-It-Yourself vs. Do-It-For-Someone-Else
Making “Making Accessible”
Effortless 3D Modeling
“Making” in Special Education
18. Accessible Making Tools!
“Personal-scale manufacturing tools enable people
that have no special training in woodworking,
metalsmithing, or embroidery to manufacture their
own complex, one-of-a-kind artisan-style objects”
--Lipson, Factory@Home
3D!Printed!Plas@c! Laser!Cut!Wood! CNC!Milled!Metal!
19. Great 3D printers available for $500!
Can’t afford one of your own?
Finding Accessible Making Tools!
Visit a local shop! Order it online!
21. Talk Outline"
Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technology (DIY-AT)
Problem with Current AT Adoption Rates
Rapid Prototyping Tools and Online Communities
DIY-AT Practices on Thingiverse.com
Do-It-Yourself vs. Do-It-For-Someone-Else
Making “Making Accessible”
Effortless 3D Modeling
“Making” in Special Education
23. Sharing 3D Files with Thingiverse!
Pill%box%insert%for%Altoids%-ns%by%scanlime%
Share files ready to be manufactured
Open-source: users modify their designs
Users share images and experiences
24. Surveyed all AT posted to
Thingiverse since 2008
Under 1% was AT
(363 designs out of 100,000)
1. Traditional assistive technologies (6%)
2. Accessible media (11%)
3. Accessories for assistive devices (8%)
4. New assistive technology prototype (4%)
5. Prosthetic limbs (17%)
6. Medication management tools (36%)
7. Other design explicitly intended for
disabled or senior users (18%)
Assistive Technology on Thingiverse!
[CHI!2015]!
27. Talk Outline"
Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technology (DIY-AT)
Problem with Current AT Adoption Rates
Rapid Prototyping Tools and Online Communities
DIY-AT Practices on Thingiverse.com
Do-It-Yourself vs. Do-It-For-Someone-Else
Making “Making Accessible”
Effortless 3D Modeling
“Making” in Special Education
28. Designer Experience and Motivation!
Online Survey with 69 AT designers to
understand why they made and shared
the AT, and their experience
[CHI!2015]!
!
13% I%Made%This%for%Myself%)
24! I!Made!This!for!Someone!I!Know)
13! This!Was!a!Personal!Challenge!)
5! This!Was!Required!for!a!Class!or!Compe@@on!!
6! This!Was!Part!of!a!Research!Project!
8! This!Isn’t!Intended!for!a!Disability!)
29. Do ItYourself… For Someone Else!
Fast
Affordable
Customizable
empowering?
Consider changing habits,
preferences, abilities
How do we make “making”
accessible?[CHI!2015]!
!
30. Talk Outline"
Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technology (DIY-AT)
Problem with Current AT Adoption Rates
Rapid Prototyping Tools and Online Communities
DIY-AT Practices on Thingiverse.com
Do-It-Yourself vs. Do-It-For-Someone-Else
Making “Making Accessible”
Effortless 3D Modeling
“Making” in Special Education
31. EFFORTLESS 3D MODELING
WITH VIZTOUCH"
Automatically generates a mathematic
tactile graphic for tactile learners
43. Talk Outline"
Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technology (DIY-AT)
Problem with Current AT Adoption Rates
Rapid Prototyping Tools and Online Communities
DIY-AT Practices on Thingiverse.com
Do-It-Yourself vs. Do-It-For-Someone-Else
Making “Making Accessible”
Effortless 3D Modeling
“Making” in Special Education
45. Learn High-Tech Employable Skills!
60% unemployment rate for adults with
Intellectual Disability
Making teaches valuable skills:
Problem solving, Physical design,
3D Printer operation, 3D Modeling
[Fab!Learn!2015,!ASSETS!2015]!
51. WHAT’S NEXT?"
Study impact of our software tools with
diverse populations
Continue studying evolution of “DIY”
culture and assistive technology
52. ThankYou! ! !!
To learn more: amyhurst.com
umbcpad.com isrc.umbc.edu
Thank you to all my students, collaborators,
participants and supporters.
Lisa Anthony, Scott Hudson, Shaun Kane, Anita Komlodi,
Ravi Kuber, Wayne Lutters, Jen Mankoff, Helena Mentis
Thank you to my funders:
NSF QoLT ERC, NSF EAGER, NIDDR DRRP, Toyota
Robotics, Microsoft Research, Nokia Research, and NIST
