AT Making- Solder, Switches & Stuffing

Thu Nov 21 2024 at 08:30 am to 03:30 pm UTC-05:00

Allegheny Intermediate Unit, East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA | Homestead

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AT Making- Solder, Switches & Stuffing
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Discover AT-making skills for creating accessible technology solutions by learning soldering and other useful techniques.
About this Event

Are you looking for projects that your school's STEAM program or club can use to develop and hone basic making skills? Are you curious about additional, real-life applications for the tools and skills your students are learning? Are you wondering how you can hack toys to make them more accessible to children with physical disabilities?

This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to assistive technology (AT) making skills to create usable access products. Participants will learn basic soldering to join wire segments and assemble mono and stereo components for use in a variety of assistive technology applications. Those skills - along with some 3D-printed parts - will be applied to create a mechanical switch that could be used by an individual with physical disabilities. Each participant will also make a battery interrupter and switch-adapt a stuffed, electronic toy that can be used with the scratch-built switch.


Skill Level: Beginner (no previous knowledge expected or needed)


What to Bring | All materials will be provided for this workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring a reusable shopping bag to carry completed projects home at the end of the day.

Who Should Attend | STEAM teachers and other educators who would like to learn valuable “making” skills in ways that can increase accessibility for others 

Lunch will be provided.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Allegheny Intermediate Unit, East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA, United States

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