Dominic and Carrie had the chance to tell the Enabled by Design (http://enabledbydesign.org) and Designathon story at SXSW 2013

1. 3D Printing for People with Disabilities
SXSW, Austin, Texas
10 March 2013 #3Dability

3. My name is
Denise…
(and I happen to have MS)

4. view online at: http://vimeo.com/futuregov/ebdsxsw13

5. What is Assistive Technology?
“Any product or service designed
to enable independence for
disabled & older people”
(Source: user group consultation at the King’s Fund in 2001)
From:
To:

6. Plastic not so fantastic…

8.
“Design philosophy targeting
Design for All use of products, services &
systems by as many people as
possible without need for
adaptation”

9. Battle of the bland…
vs

10. Mass market
doesn’t
automatically
mean accessible

11. From ‘universal’ to ‘personal’
design

12. customisation

13. crowdsourcing

14. new materials

15. 3D printing

16. Benefits of 3D printing for disability
• Potential for customisation / personalisation
• Modify / iterate designs on the go
• Becoming increasingly available
• Ability to scale according to needs
• Replace broken parts easily
• Reasonably low cost
• Relatively quick
• Range of materials available
• Open source designs

17. Trends in need
Prosthe)cs,
Tac)les
and
Equipment

18. Bespoke Innovations:
Customisable Prosthetic Fairings

19. Tactile

20. Equipment

21. And other (internet of) things…

22. Kickstarting a *true* personalisation
movement

23. Paul had a kettle problem

24. But with a little help from a
process (and some friends)

25. Not anymore!

26. Judge’s Choice:
Paul’s Kettle

27. Free Hand

28. Oh and that 3D printing
thing…

32. view online at: http://labs.ideo.com/2013/01/16/enabled-by-designathon/

33. Coming next to EbD:
a tailormade service

34. Where to find us:
Website: http://enabledbydesign.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/
enabledbydesign
Twitter: http://twitter.com/enabledby
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/enabledbydesign/
Email: denise@enabledbydesign.org