Connecting and Communicating Through STACS
As seen on the American Printing House for the Blind blog in January 8, 2024. Every morning “Z” greets Taylor Lewis with a smile and a wave as she enters...
Impact Stories
Read about what we are up to, and upcoming events.
Making Communication Cards Together
Imagine wanting a drink of water and not being able to see the water fountain or form the words that are in your head. Students at the Lavelle School for...
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...
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...
Mohamed Lights Up Giving Tuesday
Mohamed is a high school student who loves to tinker. He spends nearly every day at his high school making assistive devices in the school's adaptive design shop as part...
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...
Always Learning and Growing - Meet Sha King and Exodus!
Sha-King loves building adaptive devices at Adaptive Design. Once a week for ten weeks, he and ten volunteers from the Exodus Transitional Community gathered in the shop at ADA headquarters...
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...
Connecting is Critical
By Marianne R. Petit In the Spring of 2020, my undergraduate course, “Introduction to Assistive Technology”, had the good fortune of once again partnering with the Adaptive Design Association (ADA)....
Tangible Symbols at Home
NPR covers families struggling with the school system over Special Education during COVID school shutdowns in the article titled, After Months Of Special Education Turmoil, Families Say Schools Owe Them...
2020 Year in Review
Please enjoy this snapshot of 2020. Tremendous thanks to our talented design volunteer Soyoung for putting this format together. Special thanks to our dedicated accessibility volunteer Karla for preparing an...