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.

Feel Good Stories / Hands Created / In the News / Informational / Personal stories / Spreading the Word

STEELE’S “SUPER MAN HAND”

(Photo and story courtesy of The Buffalo News/Philadelphia Inquirer ) Steele Songle was born without a left hand, but has never let that hold him back from the thing he …

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e-NABLING Sierra Part 2

10 Year old Sierra just assembled her very first E-Nable Cyborg Beast hand with a Skype Call from Jeremy Simon, one of our volunteers at 3D Universe. Now she is on …

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

TUCKER’S HAND

(Click Photo above to see a video of Tucker using the Cyborg Beast to eat and drink with!) Meet Tucker. Tucker is 12 years old and has a very small left …

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e-NABLING The Next Generation

Over the past year, many of our readers have found the e-NABLE group after watching news stories about Paul and Leon McCarthy – a father and son team that worked …

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E-NABLING SIERRA – 3D UNIVERSE

“We adults grew up in a world where companies make the products and the rest of us are just consumers. Our children are going to grow up in a world …

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6 YEAR OLD KEEGAN GETS A NEW HAND

(Photo by Paul Carter of The Register-Guard) Six year old Keegan practices catching a ball with his new 3D Printed e-NABLE modified Talon hand! For the full story – please …

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Enabling Fun and Education!!

The “Prop Maker” decided to make an oversized Talon 2.0 hand for a demonstration model for e-NABLE events, so that people who have all 10 fingers, can try one out too! …