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AccessEngineering featured on UW Today

Dr. Steele AccessEngineering, Media, News, Outreach August 5, 2015October 12, 2021AccessEngineering, Accessibility

Students participate in a prototyping challenge in our makerspace exploration.UW Today featured our recent guidelines for accessible makerspaces:

How makerspaces can be accessible to people with disabilities

Also see the note from NSF.

Thanks to all the students, staff, and AccessEngineering partners who helped create these guidelines and provide feedback!

  • ← EASI Webinar
  • KING 5 News: Makerspaces →

Our Work:

  • AccessEngineering
  • Dynamic Motor Control
  • Optimizing Orthoses
  • Ubiquitous Rehabilitation
  • Education
  • Outreach

Recent News

  • Congratulations – Mackenzie Pitts receives Gatzert Child Welfare Fellowship! October 9, 2026
  • ME Hoffman, R Abuatiq, K Bokowy, AL Fiss, J Looper, KM Steele (2026) “Up and down: analyzing physical activity and posture with wearable sensors during partial bodyweight supported play for young children with down syndrome” September 10, 2026
  • HA Feldner, K Keithley, KA Ingraham, A Fragomeni, N Zaino, A Sinclair, AN Meltzoff, PK Kuhl, KM Steele (2026) “Learning powered mobility: caregiver perceptions of young children’s capabilities and device impact” September 3, 2026
  • World Congress of Biomechanics 2026 September 1, 2026
  • Congratulations – Madeleine McCreary receives ASB travel award! August 30, 2026

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E-mail: kmsteele@uw.edu
Phone: 206-685-2390

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