Giuseppe's Soccer Mobile
Giuseppe wakes up every day with a smile. Like many six year olds, he is highly focused on his passions and he is blossoming. Words and ideas fly out of...
Impact Stories
Read about what we are up to, and upcoming events.
Sasha and her Trumpet
Sasha loves jazz. Miles Davis is her favorite. “I love how jazz weaves separate sounds together, making a cohesive and unified musical statement,” Said Sasha. “I decided that I wanted...
A Recliner for Danna
Danna wakes every morning with a smile. Her mother, Nurit keeps Danna’s brothers on track with love, tenderness, and a schedule that everyone can count on. Breakfast is served after...
A New Chair for Sanayah
Sanayah and Rena are unmistakably mother and daughter: They both share the same large smile, beautiful brown eyes and infectious laughs. They have inside jokes and love the same songs....
Baby Bella Loves Music
Image: making a prone stander supine so Bella can play the piano. Bella is an adorable 22-month-old toddler with definite ideas about what she likes: Music makes her happy; Soft...
Meet Yitzy and His Low Rider
Yitzy lives in a lively home where he, his sister and two brothers, continually test the limits of how fast they can slide down hallways without knocking over books or...
Juliette’s Ladder Guard
Juliette loves pink. She loves the way things feel on the tips of her fingers and how her legs feel when she climbs. She is eight years old and growing...
Meet Jose - A Visionary Artist
Jose is an artist. He has painted and sketched beautifully since he was very young. As a little boy, Jose would draw for hours in his Yonkers apartment where he...
Meet David, a Boy on the Go!
David is a busy fifth grader. He continually teases new ideas and concepts in his head, both at home where he lives with his family on the upper eastside of...
Lunch Tray for Michael
#TrayYourWay It seemed like such a simple request: A lunch tray for a student with range-of-motion limitations in one hand. Michael, a student at Park West High School, has joint...
Cross Country Collaboration
It has been about five years and a cross country move since I worked at Adaptive Design Association (ADA) in New York, so it came as a surprise when I...
Changing Lives, Changing Communities
A note from Rocio Alonso, Senior Adaptive Designer & Fabricator: A couple of weeks ago we received a phone call from Chardell, the mom of a 7-year-old boy named Benjamin with...
CC’s Booster Seat
Some projects we do are pretty straight forward- standers, tippy stools, easels etc. while others require a bit more problem solving and prototyping. One of our more recent projects fell...