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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.
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e-NABLING “A Social Humanitarian Model”

(Photo courtesy of Mark Chamberlin and Rochestercitynewspaper.com ) … what has really excited Schull is the way an online community can inspire scientific innovation and creativity. “The really deep thing here …

Feel Good Stories / Giving Back / Hands Created / Personal stories

Bailey’s New Hand

Yesterday, we posted a beautiful letter from a Mother named Melina who’s son Ethan received his first e-NABLE hand – and who also jumped right into volunteering with our nearly …

E-Nable GOOGLE+ / Giving Back / Hands Created / Personal stories

A “Boy from Ohio”…a Cyborg Beast…and a Cat.

“Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language …

Design improvements / Events and Media / Giving Back / Hands Created / Research and Development

3D Printed Arms – Coming SOON!

(Please click on the photo above to view the video of 9 year old Derek, trying out the new e-NABLE arm design!) Jon Schull – founder of e-NABLE and his …

Events and Media / Feel Good Stories / Hands Created / Informational / Personal stories

Students – 3D Printing Hands

(Please click photo above to go to original story with video) “We would’ve just done something that wouldn’t be very helpful and this is a good chance to help someone …

E-Nable GOOGLE+ / Events and Media / Giving Back / Informational / Spreading the Word

e-NABLE: Putting Prosthetics Within Reach

“Many small people, in many small places, do many small things…that can alter the face of the World.” – Anonymous Make Magazine visited our e-NABLE booth at Maker Faire in May and …

Design improvements / Feel Good Stories / Hands Created / Research and Development

Ody’s New Hand

Back in March, the e-NABLE group got a request for a hand for a little boy from Greece, named Odysseus. He has no fingers on his left hand and his …

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