If you are blind, when you visit a restroom by default you will end up touching many more things than sighted people to find the same facilities. Wouldn’t it be great to minimize contact with things you wouldn’t need to touch in the first place? This is why I invented the accessible tactile 3D printed..
Accessibility committees: the first meeting
Most likely your first meeting will be rather informal, but this is the time to establish that you mean serious business, there will be an agenda, and expectations however little it would be. (more…)
Forming the accessibility committee
Alright, let’s get the accessibility committee going. We can talk so much more about structure, funding, lifecycle, challenges, etc. But before you get bored reading about the details, let’s get one going, and we can talk more about details later. (more…)
Tactile Revolution, an exhibit of art meant to be touched
Yesterday I attended an art exhibit done by the Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired that was so special to me. The exhibit is called Tactile Revolution, where people are invited to touch different tactile designs, braille and 3D models. The reason why I was there is because many of the objects, about..
Blind people, faces, and the Signers’ Hall
Showing faces to blind people has been a challenge I have been trying to research and resolve for many years. When a face is transferred into a 2D or a 3D form and features are made so that the are enjoyable through a tactile experience, a lot is lost that is still available when looking..
The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia
I just returned from Philadelphia where I had an opportunity to attend an amazing tactile tour at the Museum of American Revolution. This exhibit overall talks to anyone, anywhere from kids who just hear about the revolution for the first time, or someone who is involved with US history. We toured the museum with the..
Resurrecting History: How We 3D Printed the Lost Donoho Hotel
Sometimes our accessible 3D design does more than accessible replicas. Recently we have rebuilt the Donoho hotel that was lost in a fire accident in 2025. (more…)
3D printed accessible biology study tools
Over the last couple of years, Even Grounds has been working on a very rewarding project with the Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. We are creating 3D printed tactile objects for schools for the blind around to world to help the teaching of biology. The way this program works is that they..
Meta Ray-Ban glasses may change how blind people travel
On Friday, June 12, 2026 Mark Zuckerberg announced a donation of approximately 130000 Meta Ray-Ban glasses to blind veterans. The goal is to provide each blinded veteran with one in the United States. This does not mean that they will now start mailing one out to each eligible person. Rather, people who can prove eligibility..
What is the purpose of an accessibility committee
In the first chapter I gave you a few examples of what an accessibility committee can do. We will expand that in greater detail later, but for now, let’s talk about why it is relevant. In a nutshell, I would say that the accessibility committee is the bridge between what is now and what is..
Who is in the accessibility committee
I think you will read many more times in this guide that it depends, or each organization is different. But let me give you some ideas about who should participate in an accessibility committee. For now I won’t worry much about the size of the committee, as it will have to be its own discussion...