SalvageGarden Makerspace

19/04/2026

What is a Toddler Mobility Trainer (TMT)?
It’s a specialised 3D-printed mobility device designed to help young children develop the strength, balance, and confidence they need to build mobility and independence.

Through the global platform [3d-mobility.org], Salvage Garden volunteers 3D-printed this pink TMT free for a 2-year-old child in Singapore with Cohen Syndrome, which causes delayed motor skills that make standing difficult.

We hope that this TMT encourages active movement while providing the child with the support she needs to explore her world safely.

The work that we do is 100% volunteer-based, and all assistive devices are printed with volunteers’ personal 3D printers.

If you’d like to help us bring TMTs to more children, please consider making a contribution here: https://opencollective.com/salvagegarden-makerspace/donate, which will go towards material (filament) so more kids can explore the world independently.

We’d also love for you to be involved! Please comment here if you’d like to volunteer with us and share this post so more people know about TMTs!

Looking for a toddler wheelchair?
Know a child who might benefit?

👉 Submit a request at https://3d-mobility.org/request-device

👉 Watch it get built in real time by makers

For our SG build stories: https://salvage.garden/TMT/

Want to start one in your region? Join as maker: https://3d-mobility.org/maker-signup

Walk-in or wheel-in to any of our Regional Libraries Nationwide
📍 Woodlands L3 | Jurong L2 | Punggol L4 | Tampines L4
🗓️ Sundays, 🕛 from 12 noon to 2.30 pm

Let’s make things that make sense, together! 🤝💚

Supported by .sg for outreach and education.

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19/04/2026

Tech people leading the way

Mr Chong Kwek Bin has spent years teaching people with disabilities to use technology and reshaping how Singapore treats its visually impaired – from pushing for 24-hour "locating signals" at pedestrian crossings to being a panellist at a United Nations conference.

30/03/2026

so cool! Having this tech be just a suitcase avoids all the weird looks people using assistive devices get when just going about their day

28/03/2026

26/03/2026

Exciting!

Raspberry Pi-powered refreshable Braille display comes with a focus on scientific applications, including lab equipment control.

23/03/2026

Gardens by the Bay to offer robot guide dog, online sensory map for visitors with disabilities

Gardens by the Bay to offer a robot guide dog and sensory map for visitors with disabilities to improve accessibility. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

19/03/2026

"A person can never be 'broken'"

19/03/2026

This nail clipper holder supports one-handed nail trimming.
We customised it to fit a larger nail clipper, based on an existing 3D-printed design.

How it works:
• Open the holder into an X shape
• Slot the nail clipper into the centre
• Place it on a flat, stable surface
• Rest your finger on the side facing the clipper
• Apply gentle downward pressure to trim

Walk-in or wheel-in to any of our Regional Libraries Nationwide
📍 Woodlands L3 | Jurong L2 | Punggol L4 | Tampines L4
🗓️ Sundays, 🕛 from 12 noon to 2.30 pm

Let’s make things that make sense, together! 🤝💚

Supported by .sg for outreach and education.

Follow us for simple yet impactful life solutions!

17/03/2026

Maria Benktzon’s bread board is a pioneering example of inclusive design 🍞

Created in 1973, this ingenious design rethinks a simple daily task. With its angled knife, cutting guides and adjustable slides, it enabled people who hadn’t been able to slice bread for years to do so independently.

Inclusive design asks a powerful question: who gets left out? By prioritising the needs of older people, disabled adults and children, designers can create solutions that work better for everyone. Benktzon’s bread board is a clear, practical answer - transforming an everyday object through thoughtful, ergonomic design.

Benktzon was part of the Swedish collective Ergoni Design Gruppen, pioneers of accessible design and one of the first teams to place user research at the heart of their practice. Their work helped shape a more human-centred approach that continues to influence designers today.

This quietly radical object is part of our permanent collection.

Images: © Anna Arca / the Design Museum