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Author: Jen Owen - e-NABLE Volunteer

This website, enablingthefuture.org, is the personal, privately-run website of Jennifer Owen. Jen is the sole owner of the website and it does not represent any other organization or individual. She has been a volunteer and participant in the field of open-source, 3D printed prosthetic hands for the past 3 years. Along the way, she has sought to highlight and document stories on the topic of low-cost prosthetics from around the world, as well as to create an information resource for people interested in learning more about the history, design & fabrication of these devices. The perspectives, stories and viewpoints expressed on this website do not represent any individual or external entity other than Jennifer Owen. enablingthefuture.org is not a non-profit entity - but merely a website where Jen shares stories about 3D printed assistive devices from the grassroots, open source community called e-NABLE and others who are using 3D printing technology to change the lives of others.
St. Joseph’s Academy, an all-girls Catholic High School in St. Louis, MO showing 3D printed e-NABLE devices they created
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Using e-NABLE Badges in a High-School Setting

We love hearing from educators who are incorporating e-NABLE in the classroom! While it is always wonderful to hear about the students creating the devices, how this project impacts them, …

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e-NABLE is Still Going Strong 10 Years Later

It’s hard to believe that it has been nearly 10 years since the original metal prototype for the first 3D printed e-NABLE device was created for one child in need …

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e-NABLE Community Expands to Create 3D Printed Animal Prosthetics

In the 9 years since its inception, e-NABLE volunteers all over the globe have 3D printed, assembled, and donated tens of thousands of hand and arm prostheses to people of …

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The e-NABLE Community Rallies to Fight COVID-19

For the past few years, I have been trying to remind people that the e-NABLE Community is not just a group of volunteers who are making FREE 3D printed hands …

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e-NABLE STEM Challenge Winners!

The #enableSTEMchallenge Back in February, e-NABLE teamed up with 3D Universe, Ultimaker, Bit Space Chicago and Terrafilum Engineered Filaments to challenge schools across the USA to share how they would …

Jorge Zuniga helps a young girl with a 3D printed prosthetic
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Research Volunteers Needed!

Researchers at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) have received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how the brain adapts to the use of 3D-printed …

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e-NABLE The Future of STEM| Win an Ultimaker 2+ 3D Printer for Your Classroom

TELL US HOW YOU WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE USING A 3D PRINTER We want you to become a RAKtivist and join the e-NABLE Movement by doing Random Acts of Kindness …

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