This is a collection of projects I found worth sharing. Some are published and ready to print, some are prototypes I'm still iterating on, and some were one-of-a-kind builds for a specific person that might spark ideas.
Ready to print
Published designs with downloadable files, ready to send to a printer.
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A customizable tool that grips an electrical plug so you can pull it from the outlet with your whole hand instead of a fingertip pinch.
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The hand-operated braille card embosser rebuilt from testers' feedback so a blind user can assemble, load and work it by touch: keyed gears that fit one place only, tactile arrows, and no fasteners.
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A fully 3D-printable, hand-operated embosser for making custom braille cards, with no electronics, fasteners, or glue.
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Type any text and generate a 3D-printable braille sign, card, or bracelet charm, with a Liblouis braille translation.
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Make 3D-printable bracelet charms from a built-in symbol library or your own picture, for communication aids, task-list prompts, and picture bracelets.
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A tactile fidget ring whose outer surface spells "WATAP" in raised letters and a braille translation.
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A printable braille alphabet board pairing raised print letters with accurately domed braille, assembled without adhesives.
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A simple fixed-size printed handle that grips an electrical plug so it can be pulled from the outlet without straining fingers or cords.
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A simple printed tool that helps unbuckle a child's car seat when pressing the release button is difficult or painful.
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Flashcard-style tactile tiles carrying elevator button numbers and symbols at accessibility-standard size, plus a tray to hold them, for learning to identify buttons by touch.
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Work in progress
Prototypes I'm still iterating on. Feedback from testers is what moves these forward.
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A 3D-printed accessibility switch with a 3.5 mm plug, built without soldering, where the button is an ordinary mechanical keyboard switch you can swap in seconds to change how hard it is to press.
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A free web app that runs OpenSCAD customizers in your browser: type text, preview in 3D, download and print, no install needed.
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A 3D print of the Lorenz attractor, the butterfly-shaped mathematical curve, explored as a tactile STEM and sensory piece.
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A 3D-printed scale model of a railroad crossing with crossbuck signs, lights, and movable crossing arms.
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An ergonomic redesign of the child car seat unbuckle aid, with a rounded keyhole grip and textured surfaces for a more secure hold with less effort.
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Hybrid 3D-printed tactile station maps with a detachable Velcro symbol key, developed with Sound Transit and Portland State University.
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Work in progress
Test prints exploring the BumpMesh tool for applying tactile textures, early work that will feed into tactile map making.
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Custom one-off builds
Completed builds made for one specific person, shared to spark ideas rather than to be reprinted as-is.
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A safety-focused reaching tool for pressing a workplace door-open button that furniture had put out of reach.
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A custom touchscreen guard that turns a smart display into a dementia-friendly, voice-only communication device.
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