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Consumer-grade fabrication and its potential to revolutionize accessibility

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Jennifer Mankoff,

Xiang 'Anthony' Chen,

Scott E. Hudson,

Jeeeun KimAuthors Info & Claims

Communications of the ACM, Volume 62, Issue 10

Pages 64 - 75

https://doi.org/10.1145/3339824

Published: 24 September 2019 Publication History

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Abstract

Digital fabrication technologies open new doors---and challenges---for real-world support.

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Consumer-grade fabrication and its potential to revolutionize accessibility
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Accessibility
    1. Accessibility systems and tools
    2. Accessibility technologies

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