About this project

Temples can be wonderful, but they can also feel inaccessible — physically, sensorially, socially, culturally. My Temple Buddy is built for visitors who want to know what to expect before they arrive: the Explorer’s Toolkit prepares you for what is inside, and the temple map flags accessibility features and festival-day conditions. Built especially for neurodivergent visitors, disabled visitors, and anyone new to Chinese temple culture — though the principle is broader. Accessibility benefits everyone.

Hi, I’m Ailie.

Ailie spent much time at her great-grandfather’s village in Malaysia in my childhood. Now she researches on Chinese temple culture in Singapore, and builds My Temple Buddy App to help fellow neurodivergent people navigate temple spaces in Singapore.