Nicholas Chan, Maria Alejandra Sandoval (2018) A relating-by-making environment for and by individuals on the Autism spectrum that enables individuals to bond and develop informal support systems as they share a common goal around a passion project. Process Paper: (PDF)
Projects
Disability Equality
VRbal
Yuka Fukuoka (2018) A step-by-step approach to building confidence and reducing anxiety in people who stutter, particularly in stressful situations, such as job interviews. Process Paper: (PDF)
See Your Superpower
Wenqi Zheng (2019) Providing visually impaired teenagers with a stage to build their confidence, from pretend to reality. Process Paper: (PDF)
The Offline Social Club
Rachel Cho (2019) By promoting self-discovery through creative self-care, the Offline Social Club creates guilt-free opportunities for moms of children living with chronic illness to decompress and give back to their community. Process Paper: (PDF)
WithU
Jiajing Wu (2017)
“A way for young family members to help elderly, chronically ill relatives manage their medications in order to lower their risk of overmedication and drug reactions.”
Works Art Center
Haoshi Jiang (2017)
“A program that helps people with disabilities to master skills that will connect them to jobs.”
Alert-A-Ride
“I am helping disabled commuters regain independence and control of their day by creating a mobile app that gives riders access to real-time data and information about current and past rides on paratransit.”
Camina Conmigo (Walk With Me)
“Camina Conmigo (Walk With Me) is a project that connects seniors with younger people, asking them to spend a few hours in the daily life of the other person, in order to help solve a problem that society doesn't always perceive.”
The Sonic Library
“Creating sonic memories for people with dementia and their caregivers to achieve communication.”
