Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Maker Culture(also: Maker Movement, DIY Culture)
- A technology-influenced extension of DIY culture that emphasizes learning through hands-on making, often using digital fabrication tools like 3D printers, laser cutters, and microcontrollers alongside traditional crafts. Makerspaces provide shared access to tools and community.…
- Maker Movement
- A cultural trend emphasizing hands-on creation, DIY fabrication, and open sharing of designs and knowledge, often centered around community workshops and digital fabrication tools. The maker movement has significant implications for accessibility, as it enables individuals and…
- Makers Making Change(also: MMC)
- Makers Making Change is a Canadian non-profit program (part of the Neil Squire Society) that connects volunteer makers with people with disabilities to design, 3D-print, and distribute low-cost, open-source assistive technology. It hosts a library of freely downloadable AT…
- Makerspace(also: Fab Lab, Fabrication Laboratory, Hackerspace)
- A collaborative workspace equipped with tools and technology for designing and fabricating physical objects, typically including 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, and electronics workbenches. University and community makerspaces have become important sites for assistive…
- Makey Makey
- A small electronic invention kit that uses alligator clips to connect everyday conductive objects — fruit, foil, playdough, drawn pencil lines — to a computer, which sees them as keyboard presses or mouse clicks. Created by Jay Silver and Eric Rosenbaum at the MIT Media Lab,…
- Medical Maker(also: Clinician-Maker)
- A healthcare professional who also engages in fabrication and making activities, bridging the gap between clinical expertise and maker culture. Medical makers combine knowledge of patient safety, rehabilitation, and medical requirements with hands-on skills in 3D printing,…
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