UAHCI 2016: Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Methods, Techniques, and Best Practices pp 242-250Exploring Downloadable Assistive Technologies Through the Co-fabrication of a 3D Printed Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Dog WheelchairFirst Online: 21 June 2016DOI: 9737 of the book series Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)Cite this paper as: Charbonneau R., Sellen K., Seeschaaf Veres A. (2016) Exploring Downloadable Assistive Technologies Through the Co-fabrication of a 3D Printed Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Dog Wheelchair. In: Antona M., Stephanidis C. (eds) Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Methods, Techniques, and Best Practices. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 9737. Springer, ChamAbstractThis paper explores Downloadable Assistive Technologies (DAT) and the possibilities as well as the limitations of publishing and fabricating DAT through online 3D printing communities. A design probe was used for this research within the context of Thingiverse, in the form of a 3D printed dog wheelchair design probe – the FiGO Dog Wheelchair.
FiGO enabled an exploration of co-customization of tools and processes for DAT, issues of design and communication around modification and personalisation, with several other themes emerging from the research. It is concluded that implementing communication guidelines for publishing DAT on Thingiverse by involving both end users as well as health professionals in the research process is vital to the process of co-fabrication and modification in an open design context.WINDSOR - ESSEX ONTARIO BUY AND SELL[Please scroll down to read the entire content.] Welcome to the home of the WINDSOR - ESSEX ONTARIO BUY AND SELL! We love our community and like to keep things local - please ensure if you post here, you can pick up or drop off to Windsor - Essex. We're good if you mutually agree on another place, but we want to ensure Windsor - Essex is the hub of everything possible. Here we keep money inside the community, make friends, and buy and sell while doing it. All Small Business and Sales Reps - please see the community Code of Conduct (posted below) for further details before you post.
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