DIYAbility

Makers With & Without Disabilities

Electronics, programming and fabrication tools are becoming more accessible everyday. We believe people with & without disabilities can make their world with technology, creativity and collaboration. Making your world leads to increased quality of life, maintaining independence and staying curious about the world.

Watch Holly Cohen’s TED Talk

Way back in February 2016, DIYAbility's Co-founder Holly Cohen spoke at TED in Vancouver. Her talk is now available online.…

DIYAbility spoke at the TED 2016

DIYAbility was honored to be asked to speak at the 2016 TED conference in Vancouver, Canada this past February 2016.…

Shop Class and Makers with Disabilities

I remember shop class fondly even if the 8th grade version of myself was not very skilled at measuring and…

Upcoming Events

DIYAbility can assist in many ways. Feel free to reach out to us with questions about future workshops, webinars, or projects. We can additionally develop any custom educational workshop for your needs or perform and individual hack.

Hands on Workshops

We have a variety of live, hands on workshops that we offer throughout the year. Learn how to switch modify a toy and more through these learning opportunities. All of our workshops provide CEUs to occupational therapists that attend through AOTA.

Webinars

Learn about the latest assistive technology on your schedule. Webinars are regularly hosted on various topics. Recordings of our live webinars are always available on our site as well. Occupational therapists will earn CEUs from AOTA.

Consultation

Let us help you design and build your custom software, hardware or curriculum. Assistive technology consults are also available.

Project Guides

Learn assistive technology and how to make it with our DIY guides.

Who Are We

Holly Cohen

Co-Founder

Holly is an occupational therapist focused on using assistive technology to enhance the quality of life of individuals with mixed abilities and needs. She has spoken nationally and internationally on the use of AT into our everyday practice.

John Schimmel

Co-Founder

John is a programmer and tinkerer that believes everyone should have the ability to make and create their world.

Have a question about a project you're working on? Interested in hiring us? Send us an email!

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