Custom 3D printed adaptive tools
Learning tools made for one kid at a time
We design and 3D print customized learning tools and adaptive aids for K-12 special education students, whether it be for the classroom, therapy, or for everyday independence.
We collaborate directly with you to create brand new custom tools based on your student's specific needs. Tell us what might benefit your student, and we will design it with you, 3D print it, and get it into your hands. Completely free for public school special education classrooms.
This is a catalog of all the items we have made. You can choose to customize any of these or order something exactly as it is.
How to get a tool for your student
There is no catalogue and no waiting list. Someone tells us about a child, we work the design out together, and we print it.
Tell us about the student
Write to us about the child and the task they are working on — gripping a pencil, sorting counters, pressing a switch, turning a page. A sentence or two is enough to start from.
We design it with you
We talk it through with you directly: the size of their hands, the grip that works, the colours they can pick out, and exactly what the tool has to do. Nothing gets printed until the design fits the student.
We print it and send it
The finished tool is 3D printed and sent to you at no cost to public school special education classrooms. If it needs changing once the student has tried it, we print the next version.
Not sure if we can help? Write to us anyway — describing the problem is enough. We usually reply within 2-3 business days.
Tell us about a studentWhy the tools are made this way
Every tool starts with one student and the thing they are working on.
Made for one kid
Each tool is designed around a specific student — the size of their hands, the goal they are working toward, and how they will actually use it day to day.
Free for public schools
Customized tools are given to special education teachers in public schools at no cost, so a classroom budget is never the reason a student goes without.
Beyond the classroom
The same tools support speech and language therapy, physical and occupational activities, and everyday independence at home.
Without the long wait
Sourcing specialized adaptive equipment can take months. Designing and printing it ourselves cuts the wait down to the making.
What families and therapists tell us
These cubes provide a hands-on way for our students to understand abstract ideas, like mathematical concepts, that can be difficult to grasp mentally. By offering a physical and tactile experience, they help build problem-solving skills by giving learners a concrete tool to work through challenges while keeping things fun and engaging!
Special Education Teacher
Redmond High School
The button cap we have now has been truly helpful and can increase our productivity tenfold. We are seeing a dramatic increase in our student's use of the button. He is using it more and responding within a few seconds now. Thank you!
Special Education Teacher
Redmond High School
Put a tool in a kid's hands
Donations go toward the materials and the design time behind each customized tool.