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Switch Adapted Remote Camera Shutter
Users with physical disabilities may struggle with engaging in meaningful leisure activities. Photography is an effective means of participation in leisure. This project provides instructions on how to adapt low cost commercially available remote shutter devices which may not be accessible to users with physical disabilities. The device is modified by adding a mono jack…
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Zero Day Camp Receives Google Blocky Accessibility Fund Grant to Empower Young Programmers with Disabilities
We’re thrilled to announce that Zero Day Camp has been awarded a grant from the Google Blocky Accessibility Fund! This exciting opportunity will allow us to create a series of free, self-paced learning modules designed to teach students, educators, and families how to utilize assistive technology to program with Blockly. This means that popular web…
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Makecode Arcade Holiday Hackathon
On November 24th 2024, the Zero Day Camp teamed up with Adaptive Design Association and the NYC Metro Chapter of Makers Making Change to host a unique hackathon event. The goal? To create accessible arcade machines that would empower individuals of all abilities to experience the joy of gaming. Why Accessible Gaming Matters Gaming is…
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Empowering Accessibility: Using Micro:bit and 3D Design as a Switch Interface
A Recap of the November 11th Virtual Workshop On Monday, November 11th, 2024 we hosted a virtual workshop featuring Bill Siever and PrintLab’s Rob Mafrici. We delved into the exciting world of open source assistive technology, showcasing how the versatile Micro:bit controller can be repurposed as a switch interface to empower individuals with physical disabilities.…
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Cabinet Arcades at Brooklyn Public Libraries
We have been hard at work the past few months collaborating with the wonderful people at the Brooklyn Public Library and their Incubator program. Zero Day has had the pleasure of collaborating with the Flatbush and East Flatbush branches and their amazing teen librarians to explore and develop a plan for encouraging their patrons to…
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Microbit: Morse Code Typewriter
The Microbit board is a compact, feature-filled microcontroller designed for learning and prototyping projects. It features an ARM Cortex-M0 processor, a built-in 5×5 LED display, buttons, sensors, and wireless communication capabilities such as Bluetooth and radio. The board is user-friendly, making it an ideal choice for beginners and educators. The updated version of the board…
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Arcade Switch Accessible Gaming Hackathon
This March 25th, Zero Day Camp was happy to have hosted the first annual Arcade Switch Hackathon. Our platform of choice… Makecode Arcade! This hackathon was built around creating and building an ongoing repository of single or double switch activated games. Participants learned the basics of the Makecode platform using the Beginner Skills maps and…
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2nd Annual Toy Hackathon
The Makers Making Change holiday toy hackathon was back in full swing this year thanks to our good friends at MakerspaceNYC and Second Chance Toys. Through the generous donation from Second Change Toys, we were able to adapt 15 toys and counting that were delivered to local public school students. Toy adapting is the process…
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DIYAT: BluBit = Microbit Wireless Switch Access
Overview Mobile device and computer users with motor disabilities may have difficulty direct selecting and activating their devices. Switch access allows these users to access the operating system and software using either a single or multiple switches. This build uses Bill Seiver’s BLE HID (Human Interface Device) extension for the Microbit V2 to create a…
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Musical Tracer
Create a fun project to work on visual motor skills by tracing a path and playing some music at the same time. The project uses Adafruit’s RP2040 feather board at its core and uses Circuit Python for user-friendly code implementation. Once the tracer is built, customized conductive paths and pens may be created using paper…
