Source: Peatix

"Occupational Therapy" and the Future of Care woven with 3D Printing and Design (Onsite)

The ICT Rehabilitation Research Association believes that the widespread use of 3D printers will make it easier for various people to "make tools that improve the lives of individuals with disabilities." We operate "COCRE HUB," a platform for creating self-help tools with 3D printers, and hold a "3D Printed Self-Help Tool Design Contest." At this event, we will exhibit works by people with disabilities, including excellent works from the 3D Printed Self-Help Tool Design Contest. We will also introduce the stories of the works of the winners of the "3D Printed Self-Help Tool Design Contest 2024," and introduce the daily activities of "Occupational Therapists" who make self-help tools and other items with 3D printers all over Japan. We would like to talk with visitors about new perspectives on "occupation and design."

Date and time: Sunday, December 22, 2024, 16:00-19:00 (online 16:00-17:50)
Format: Hybrid, with snacks and drinks on-site
Local venue: loftwork COOOP10 (10th floor, Dogenzaka Pier, 1-22-7 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Online: Separate application required via Peatix
Participation Fee: Free
Target audience: People who are interested in this activity, designers who are interested in inclusive design and occupational therapy
Capacity: 50 people on-site, 200 people online
Moderator: Ryo Hara (Director of the ICT Rehabilitation Research Group)
Organized by: ICT Rehabilitation Research Association
Co-organized by FabLab Shinagawa
Venue cooperation: Loftwork Inc. MTRL

Contents:
15:30 Reception begins
16:00-16:05 Purpose explanation and opening remarks
16:05-16:15 Explanation of activities and outlook of the ICT Rehabilitation Study Group
16:15-16:45 3D Printed Self-help Device Design Contest 2024: Introduction and Q&A with the winners
16:45-17:45 Introduction to the activities of the ICT Rehabilitation Research Society branch and the use of 3D printers in care settings
17:50-18:50 Local networking event
18:50-19:00 Closing remarks

What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy is an activity that aims to contribute to human health by improving the degree of accomplishment and satisfaction of a series of activities (occupations) that are important to each individual. One of the origins of occupational therapy is the Arts and Crafts movement, and it is a field that is very closely related to the design movement. The ICT Rehabilitation Research Group has many members who are occupational therapists, who are professionals in this field, and they work with designers and people with disabilities to "make things" using 3D printers and other tools.

About the 3D Printed Self-help Device Design Contest
Self-help tools are tools that allow you to do things you can't do and make things you can do easier. Using such tools can make our lives more enjoyable and enriching. On the other hand, 3D printers are excellent creation tools that are individual, reproducible, inheritable, and design-oriented. By using a 3D printer to create self-help tools, the tools can be shared as data. This will benefit not only the people who made them and the people who use them, but also many other people. Through this contest, we aim to create a culture in which the wonderful ideas of the applicants are not limited to individuals, but are spread and further developed by many people. Based on this philosophy, this contest is calling for self-help tool designs that utilize 3D printing. For excellent works that pass the first round of judging, the 3D model files will be shared on COCRE HUB (https://cocrehub.com/), a web platform for producing self-help tools with 3D printers, so that people who need them can make and use them.

3D Printed Self-help Device Design Contest 2024
Winners and Award-winning Works

Grand Prize: My Arm
https://fabble.cc/ictrehabilitaionresearchlabo/myarm

Excellence Award: Pet bottle identification ring
https://fabble.cc/ictrehabilitaionresearchlabo/petxbottlexidentificationxring

Excellence Award: Blood glucose measuring stand that can be used with one hand
https://fabble.cc/ictrehabilitaionresearchlabo/xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Student Award: Proposal for a self-help device that uses eyeball clips to tie shoelaces with one hand
https://fabble.cc/ictrehabilitaionresearchlabo/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Special Jury Award: Outdoor PET bottle opener
https://fabble.cc/ictrehabilitaionresearchlabo/outdoorxpetxbottlexopener

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