Empowering Individuals with Disabilities

We are training the next generation of engineers to be knowledgeable about the needs of individuals with disabilities.

Students project gets selected for the MassDot Innovation Conference

Last semester we collaborated with Mass Dot to build an optimized crosswalk push button to make crosswalk more accessible for those with low hearing and vision. With the successful completion and showcase our students’ projects were selected for a state conference this year.

NU students help Boston Home residents move around safely

One of the residents at The Boston Home (TBH) on Dorchester Avenue at Gallivan Blvd. has been equipped with a low-cost device to help her navigate her way through her day, thanks to a team of engineers-in-training at Northeastern University (NU).

“These projects are done from start to finish in 13 weeks,” Johnson explained. “From the first day of class to the last day of class, that’s all the time they have to build this, trial it, implement it, and deliver it.” 

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Our Latest Projects

2024
Automatic Reverse Sensor
Automatic Reverse Sensor

Creating a reverse sensor for a electric wheelchair

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Low Vision Keyboard
Low Vision Keyboard

Building an adaptive keyboard customized and taylored to clients needs

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Voice Activated Call Bell
Voice Activated Call Bell

Designing and implementation of a voice- activated bell system for The Boston Home

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What did they say about working with us?

  • "Thank you all so very much for your incredible work on this project. It was an amazing experience. I know that it was a lot of work for you and I really appreciate all that you did. I hope that you had a little fun with the process as well. My students and staff are loving it! I am overjoyed and thankful!"

    — Mollie Carvello, Music Therapist at South Shore Educational Collaborative

  • "The reason I chose to study engineering was to solve important problems and try to make people’s lives around me better. This project with enabling engineering allows me to do just that. I am proud to have worked on this project to help Julie-Marie and other disabled filmmakers pursue their passion"

    — Alexandros Paliouras, Electrical Engineering minor in Sustainable Energy Systems

  • "I think it’s remarkable to be able to apply my technical skill set from classes to an area outside of the field and have a positive impact on the filmmaking community by opening it up to all people."

    Olivia Peters van Aalst, Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • “The exposure to real-world problem solving opens my perspective to so many ways of thinking in revealing areas of interest you never knew you had.”

    — Ardila, Mechanical Engineering (Project Team Member)

Summer Internship Program 2024

An 8-week fully immersive program built for 8th grade to high school students. In this internship, students will embrace an experiential learning environment to work with real clients in creating solutions to help family members, clinicians, and teachers care for people with disabilities.

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Welcoming Enabling Engineering at NU’s The Roux Institute in Portland Maine

We are proud to announce a second summer program this year in collaboration with First Robotic New England at the Boston campus. This year we are not just having it at the Boston campus but have introduced and franchised the program to our NU’s The roux Institute at the Portland ME campus.

We seek to support individuals with disability via low cost, customized solutions that empower individuals.

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