Resources
This section brings together resources outside the main website. You will find a link to the full capstone project on Binghamton University's digital repository. Below are 3D printing repositories, device resources, and general sites that did not make it into the website due to time constraints or because they fell outside its scope, but are worth checking out if you want to explore further.
Capstone Project Documentation
Promoting Three-Dimensional Printed Assistive Devices for Occupational Therapy Through Online Resources
This project is fully documented in Binghamton University's digital repository.
Beginner 3D Printing Learning Module
Crafting Customized Care: Enhancing Healthcare with 3D Printing
Created by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, this free e-learning module introduces the basic principles of 3D printing and explores its applications across healthcare. It also connects learners with resources to help them begin creating.
3D Printed Assistive Device Libraries and Programs
Enabling the Future
Enabling the Future (e-NABLE) is a global network of volunteers who use 3D printing to make free or low-cost upper-limb assistive devices. Its website includes open-source designs, assembly instructions, and resources for people learning to make 3D-printed prosthetic hands and arms.
Makers Making Change
Makers Making Change is a Canadian nonprofit that connects people with disabilities to volunteer makers who print assistive devices for free or at the cost of materials. Its site hosts around 200 adaptive product designs, which visitors can request to have printed or download and print themselves.
Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP)
IATP Makers is part of the Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP). It provides assistive technology design and fabrication services for Illinois residents, with a product library covering categories such as daily living, kitchen-related, recreation, and leisure devices, along with a request form for Illinois residents who need a device made.
MU_AT-AT_Lab
MU_AT-AT_Lab is a Thingiverse profile run by a University of Missouri occupational therapy research group. The team creates low-cost, custom assistive devices, and their Thingiverse page hosts the 3D printable designs they have released.
Make Good
MakeGood is a nonprofit organization that uses 3D printing to create free, custom assistive devices for people with disabilities. Its device catalog includes adaptive tools for writing, mobility, wheelchair use, daily activities, and recreation, with downloadable files available for many designs.
Access 3D
Access3D is a small, volunteer-run initiative that 3D-prints and ships free accessibility devices in Australia. Users pick a device from their catalog, submit a request form, and Access3D prints and ships it at no cost.
Find Local Assistive Technology Resources
National Assistive Technology Act Technical Assistance and Training (AT3) Center
The AT3 Center's state programs directory lists the federally funded Assistive Technology Act program for every U.S. state and territory. Each entry includes a program director and contact information for device loan, device demonstration, and device reutilization services. Not every program runs a 3D printing initiative, but each connects users to their local assistive technology resources.
General 3D Model Repositories
These websites host large collections of 3D printable files. They are not specific to occupational therapy or assistive technology, but they can be useful for finding adaptive tools, household modifications, organization aids, educational models, and other printable designs. File quality, safety, licensing, and print settings vary by model. Review each design before printing or sharing it.
Thingiverse
MakerWorld
Printables
Thangs
MyMiniFactory
Cults3D
Health, Anatomy, and Educational 3D Models
NIH3D
NIH 3D is a government-supported platform for bioscientific and medical 3D models. The site includes downloadable models for 3D printing and interactive visualization, including anatomy, molecular structures, medical models, and other science-related models. It's useful for educators, students, researchers, and clinicians looking for health-related 3D models outside of general 3D printing repositories.
3D Printing Troubleshooting and Print Support
MatterHackers
MatterHackers built this guide to help identify and fix the most common problems that come up during 3D printing. It covers jammed nozzles, poor bed adhesion, warping, stringing, and sagging overhangs, with a fix listed for each issue.
Simplify 3D
Simplify3D's resources page hosts its Print Quality Troubleshooting Guide. The guide identifies 23 common print quality issues, such as under-extrusion, stringing, and overheating, and offers software settings and images to help diagnose and fix them. The page also includes video tutorials, a materials guide, and in-depth articles on 3D printing topics.