Adjustable Cup Holder for People with Disabilities

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In my job as a teacher with disabilities, I do more than just teach. I assist the students during breakfast and lunchtime if needed. This can include holding a glass or cup up, so the person can drink through their straw. This isn't always very convenient. That is why I designed this cup holder to be adjustable in many ways. You can choose the height and angle with the pillars and screws. If you add a velcro strap, the cup is secure from falling out. Place the pillars outwards to prevent everything from tipping over. In the picture, you can see a straw holder as well. You can find the design I used here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1953484 If you'd like to customize the straw holder you can do it here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3087098. You can use a non-slip mat as well to keep the holder stationary. You can print everything all in one in only a little bit shy of 10 hours in 0.2mm speed settings on the MINI. You need two screws, two pillars, and one body. The screws might need a few rounds to turn smoothly. If they are a bit hard to twist, that's not necessarily a bad thing as you want some friction so that they keep everything in place.Feel free to modify everything to your needs. Talk to the person that might want one first, maybe they have a favorite color you can print it in!You can see the cup holder in action on my youtube channel and if you understand some German you can listen to me talking about the design process (skip to 2:00 if you only want to see this design in action). (Please note, that the design is from 2018. I used a Makerbot Replicator 2 back in the day.)If you like to know more, you can visit my blog here (German): https://makershelpcare.de/2018/02/28/der-neue-getraenkehalter-mit-video/