They’re also small, so they travel easily, the design is slick and modern, they look comfortable to wear and durable. One of the things that I think is great about these devices is the fact that there are no annoying velcro straps that can be uncomfortable or get dirty, The device has just a simple hand clip that will hold everything in place and not look intrusive or like the user would need help putting them on.Īnd of course as always they can be printed in any color for any specific taste, which is one of the great things about 3D printing - the ability to customize. These great hand support items are perfect for anyone with limited control of their hands or with a weak grip. Paper Cups Holder, Pen Holder and Fork and Spoon Support by Luca Parmegiani So with that in mind, here are Ten 3D Printable Assistive Devices for the Disabled:
And the Clapper may keep a disabled person from hurting themselves trying to turn off a difficult to reach light. The person using a slap chop may not have enough fine motor control to safely use a knife but would still like chopped vegetables. So the next time that you hear a joke about the Snuggie remember that a person in a wheelchair or bedridden doesn’t have the option to easily put on a robe. All of those products were actually developed for the disabled as assistive devices, but in order to make them affordable they were marketed and sold to a mass audience.īecause of things like the economy of scale and the various development costs involved with traditional manufacturing processes, all of those products would have cost ten, even twenty times more had they not been marketed to a wider audience. Other than the silly, often times nonsensical infomercials, would you like to know something else that all of those products have in common? They weren’t actually made for lazy people, or for people too dumb to use kitchen utensils or even for people who think they are so busy that they don’t have time to do the simplest of tasks. I’m sure we’ve all heard the jokes a million times, every stand up comedian, late night talk show host and sitcom has mined products like these as joke-fodder for decades.
How many times have you watched a ridiculous late night infomercial for something like a Snuggie and make a joke about how stupid of a product it was? I mean, it’s just a backwards robe right? How lazy can people be, just use a regular blanket, right? And have you seen that Slap Chop thing? I mean, is it hard to pick up a knife and cut some veggies? Heck, do you remember the Clapper? Jeeze, just get up and turn the light off, it isn’t going to kill you to get some exercise.
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