CREATE student members are University of Washington students who are interested in a facet of accessibility: research, education, or translation-to-practice.
How to get involved
| To do/learn: | Consider these programs: | Get started: |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive engineering design, hands-on adaptive making, and to connect with other students | HuskyAdapt, a student-run group that learns about and creates adaptive toys that are distributed to the community | Apply in October-November |
| Research Experience for Undergrads (REU) | DUB REU | Apply in January |
| CRA-WP DREU | Apply in March | |
| Teach Access Away | Spring info sessions | |
| Academics | Accessibility courses at the UW | Fall, Winter and Spring quarters |
| Connect with students, faculty and researchers | Join the CREATE Slack community | ongoing |
| Announcements, updates, events | Join a CREATE mailing list | ongoing |
To get involved, connect with other students through HuskyAdapt, a student-run group that provides opportunities to learn about and create adaptive toys (which are distributed to the community) and learn about adaptive engineering design. Also consider the DUB REU, CRA-WP DREU, and AccessComputing’s Teach Access Away programs that starts in spring. Check out our list of accessibility courses at the UW. And be sure to join the CREATE Slack community and CREATE mailing lists where we announce other events.
What you gain as a student member
- Receive announcements and invitations for public events such as seminars and talks.
- Network with the CREATE community through the UW CREATE students Slack channel.
- Be eligible for CREATE Student Minigrants.
To join CREATE as a student member, sign up for the CREATE Students email list.
Become a CREATE Student Member
Student news
Three Myths and Three Actions: “Accommodating” Disabled Students
February 29, 2024 Excerpted from the Winter 2024 Allen School DEIA newsletter article contributed by CREATE Ph.D. students Kelly Avery Mack and Ather Sharif, with Lucille Njoo. Completing graduate school is difficult for any student, but it’s especially difficult when you’re trying to learn at an institution that isn’t built for you. Students with disabilities…
Wheels in motion: Improving mobility technologies for children
February 28, 2024 Being able to easily get from the house to the playground affects how long and how often children use an adapted ride-on car, according to a study, Off to the park: a geospatial investigation of adapted ride-on car usage, published by CREATE Ph.D. student Mia Hoffman with CREATE associate directors Heather A.…
Postdoctoral fellowship application open: Accessibility researcher in physical computing and fabrication
CREATE and UW departments are looking for a postdoc researcher to investigate using fabrication and physical computing technologies to address accessibility.
ARTennis attempts to help low vision players
December 16, 2023 People with low vision (LV) have had fewer options for physical activity, particularly in competitive sports such as tennis and soccer that involve fast, continuously moving elements such as balls and players. A group of researchers from CREATE associate director Jon E. Froehlich's Makeability Lab hopes to overcome this challenge by enabling…
UW News: How an assistive-feeding robot went from picking up fruit salads to whole meals
November, 2023 Training a robot to feed people presents an array of challenges for researchers. Foods come in a nearly endless variety of shapes and states (liquid, solid, gelatinous), and each person has a unique set of needs and preferences. A team led by CREATE Ph.D. students Ethan K. Gordon and Amal Nanavati created a…