One major problem with new technology and ideas is access to the tools. You usually have to have money (one access barrier), acceptance into an elite school (another barrier), and then enrollment into a specific program using the technology/idea (another barrier). MIT is taking a different approach with the last barrier in relation to Maker technology, allowing all incoming Freshman time and training in their MakerLodge (and some funding for supplies as well). Of course, that is hardly the utopia of “equal access to all regardless” that we all hope to see in the world someday, but at least a step in the right direction… for those lucky enough to get into MIT that is. But maybe a trend that can catch on at other Universities and even community colleges? Neighborhood libraries? Its great to have MakerFaires and a MakerSpace website (see video above), but getting more people into the idea of being a Maker is expensive for the individuals. We need more ideas like this that say “everyone come and give it a shot!”