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e-NABLE Newsletter
Spring 2019
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e-NABLE is a global assistive technology network
built on an infrastructure of 3D-printing, internet collaboration, and good will.
Every quarter, we share the news from our expanding community across the world
as we explore adaptability, access technology, and our open commons. |
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 HEROES
Featured community members, beneficiaries, partners, and chapters |
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Thai Reach | Khon Kaen, Thailand
https://www.thaireach.org/
Thai Reach began in August 2017 by the husband and wife team of James Quilty and Dr. Pariyasoot Intasuwan. Originally developed in partnership with the Sirindhorn Hospital in Khon Kaen to test the open source e-NABLE hands for a nearby community with Hansen's Disease (leprosy).
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They have become a regional hub with collaborations at all levels within the hospital, international partnerships, and support from the national government and the academic community. The team provides training courses for and has supported the creation of other printing labs across Thailand.
In May, the team collaborated with Jon Schull at the Exponential Manufacturing Summit in Bangkok, Thailand to discuss the philosophies and exponential trends behind e-NABLE’s distributed organization, as well as the responsibility of a ‘caring ecology’. As a grand finale, Thai Reach presented a newly redesigned hand, a project in collaboration with young recipient Nirut. Inspired by the story, the conference organizers presented a college scholarship to Nirut to support his continued studies.
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Thai Reach is an example of the power of the e-NABLE community, harnessing distributive technologies to take local action and make huge impacts in the lives of Thai people. At the beginning of 2019, Thai Reach had ‘enabled’ 74 clients in just 14 months. Thank you Thai Reach for all of your hard work!
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 STORIES
A collection of recent stories covering new growth and progress around the world |
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Accessibility Pioneers
in Thailand
April 2019
Thai Reach, one of Southeast Asia’s most prolific new eNABLE chapters, has helped organize a new maker-space lab at Sri Sang Wan School, the only school for people with severe disabilities in the most populous region of Thailand.
As the 3-D printers were installed, Community Founder Jon Schull and e-NABLE reporter Ben Rubin were on the scene to capture the magic with photos and illustrations.
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e-NABLE
in the Curriculum
May 2019
Teachers in Conshohocken, PA aim to include e-NABLE collaborations as a recurring project in their ‘Be the Change you Wish to See in the World' unit.
The school uses hands-on learning to support students with language-based learning disabilities. As an introduction into global volunteerism, students customized 12 Phoenix v2 hands for refugees at the Zaatari camp in Jordan.
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e-NABLE has Funds:
You have Projects:
June 2019
The Enable Fund is growing! With $15,000 from the Howard and Abby Milstein Foundation and another $20,000 from Dell USA LP arriving in the final days of June, we are inviting new funding proposals from all corners of the e-NABLE universe. Proposals are approved through a process of feedback and votes using E-nablio, our Loomio-based decision-making platform. Learn about previously funded projects, review tips for proposals, and share all ideas in the new e-NABLE ‘Half-Bakery ’to help define your goals and project ideas. |
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 COMMUNITY
e-NABLE is a rich ecology, here are some guide posts. Happy exploring! |
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 HANDS ON DECK
Volunteer quarterly call to action for community campaigns |
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e-NABLE is a volunteer network of digital humanitarians.
Learn how to become involved at enablingthefuture.org/get-involved/
Data Duty
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Our 2019 audit of chapters was begun in June, and is nearing completion. Currently there are around 140 chapters across 55 unique countries!
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We need some detail-oriented collaborators who are willing to help collect interviews from our committed volunteers, many of whom have vast amounts of qualitative and quantitative information. By collating, organizing and analyzing the data, we can become more agile with the resources available and bring in new funding streams to support chapter projects. For more information on the importance of data gathering, check out the Measuring our Impact story. Join the discussion and share your ideas in the Issues section!
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The Badges initiative is moving forward and your efforts should be recognized.
If you have an idea for a new badge, you could be the next recipient of the ‘Proposed a Badge’ Badge!
Medical Collaboration Project
Saiph Savage is leading a group studying e-NABLE interactions with medical professionals around the world. If you have some experiences to share, please email Saiph. Thanks to e-NABLE Brazil and e-NABLE Medellin for their recent contributions to this project. |
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 SUPPORT
Contribute and make a difference! |
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 ABOUT
Meet the Newsletter and Editor |
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Greetings humans of the e-NABLE universe!
My name is Ben Rubin, and I'm happy to welcome you to the new newsletter. Aside from curating online content every quarter, you’ll find me reporting from the frontlines of e-NABLE’s international chapters, creating visual stories to help share some of the incredible work from our volunteers, and helping to organize our expanding constellation of digital media.
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The creation process of this newsletter is open for collaboration - all suggestions and input are welcome. For more about the process, visit the Newsletter Wikifactory project page |
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