The second annual Make AT for All Conference and Expo will be held in Monroeville PA on September 24th and 25th. I understand it will be more of a hands on conference than a "sit and git". There will be educators and makers and people with disabilities all working together to create solutions. (Monroeville is just a little East of Pittsburgh)
I helped with an assistive technology session at NOMCON this year. We took plush toys that have buttons built in, cut the wires and added larger buttons on the outside. I was told to buy that "adapted" toy it would cost a lot more than the parts and time we put in. I hear from people online that assistive technology is very expensive when it doesn't really need to be. Many schools cannot afford them and insurance is hit or miss with covering things. There are many hacks and diy devices that can be made to do the same things less expensively.
Maybe your STEM / Maker / robotics /.... club could do some assistive technology making??
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