RadMad Lab URAP Projects
URAP = Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program
CURRENT PROJECTS
➔ ACADEMIC ABLEISM
A research investigation into inequality and ableism experienced by undergraduate and graduate disabled students.
➔ RADICAL MAPPING
A mapping and navigation tool that embodies the knowledge and ways of moving of disabled students.
➔ SENSE-ABLE COMPUTING
An integrated development environment (IDE) that does not use a screen/keyboard/mouse for teaching early learners coding and robotics.
➔ POSITIVE AIR RESPIRATOR
An affordable, open-source breathable mask design to protect from COVID and wildfires smoke.
➔ GENA: MODELS FOR INCLUSIVE SEX ED
Tactile sex education models for the blind and visually impaired.
➔ JOYSTICK IN THE RAIN
An affordable and easy-to-make joystick cover for the power wheelchair.
A sensor to help wheelchair/scooter users back up safely.
➔ ADAPTIVE GAME CONTROLLER
An accessible game controller for people with fine motor skill impairment.
➔ A POOCH RAMP
A one-day project to build an accessible ramp for a disabled dog.
➔ LIGHT SENSITIVITY
A way to measure a room’s light quality in order to predict which ones would be problematic for students sensitive to lighting.
