Making Nonvisually: Lessons from the Field

The Maker movement promises access to activities from crafting to digital fabrication for anyone to invent and customize technology. But people with disabilities, who could benefit from Making, still encounter significant barriers to do so. In response, we share our personal experiences Making nonvisually and supporting its instruction. Specifically, we draw on examples from a series of workshops where we introduced Arduino to blind hobbyists and guided assembly of an accessible voltmeter prototype [24]. In so doing, we offer future directions for accessible Making research and application.