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I have written in the past about using the MakeyMakey as an accessible electronics interface for assistive-technology design. The instructional sequence begins with an access need, moves through rapid controller prototypes, and ends with repeated user-centered testing. The enduring lesson is that the electronics should serve the human problem, not become the project by themselves.
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