NJ - Ma'ayanot High School
Ma'ayanot 23-24
Overview
The Build a Better Book Teen Internship at Ma'ayanot High runs the course of the school year and includes high school studentsÌıworking in teams to fabricate accessible products for community clients.ÌıTVIs from partner organizations provideÌıclientÌıprofiles and project ideas for intern design projects. Client profiles typically includeÌıpre-school/kindergarten children with cortical visual impairment (CVI) and mobility challenges, as well as middle and high school students with blindness and low vision.ÌıWorking in teams of 2-4 students, interns collaborate with their community client to design, fabricate, test and improve an accessible product that can be shared with the client at the end of the program.