Empowering Personalized Healthcare Together
Careables is a groundbreaking initiative that connects patients, healthcare professionals, and makers to co-create open-source, customizable medical aids. By focusing on collaborative design, Careables addresses accessibility challenges for people with specific disabilities and medical needs. Through digital fabrication and community-driven innovation, Careables brings adaptable healthcare solutions to those who need them most, empowering both caregivers and patients.
Bridging Healthcare Gaps
Healthcare accessibility remains a barrier for many individuals with specific needs. Careables tackles this issue by offering personalized, open-source medical solutions designed to meet unique requirements, making healthcare aids accessible, replicable, and adaptable.
Careables tackles healthcare accessibility challenges by creating open-source, customizable medical aids tailored to individual needs. The project connects patients, healthcare professionals, and makers to co-design solutions, often using digital technologies like 3D printing. This approach empowers both users and caregivers, making healthcare aids more accessible, replicable, and adaptable for people with specific disabilities or medical requirements.
Solutions in Action
Through participatory co-design, digital fabrication, open-source collaboration, and training resources, Careables enables community-driven healthcare solutions that are innovative, accessible, and replicable.
Participatory Co-Design
Patients, healthcare professionals, designers, and makers collaborate to ensure solutions are user-centered and meet real-world needs.
Digital Fabrication
Technologies like 3D printing and laser cutting enable rapid prototyping and customized production, allowing for adaptable and personalized healthcare solutions.
Open-Source Collaboration
Careables encourages sharing designs and knowledge on an open platform, promoting global collaboration and widespread dissemination of innovative solutions.
Training Resources
Careables provides toolkits and guides to empower individuals and communities, enabling them to create personalized healthcare aids and learn co-creation methods.
Results and Milestones
Careables has created a lasting impact by producing essential protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, publishing resources to support global collaboration, and building a strong network of makers, healthcare professionals, and patients worldwide. These efforts continue to drive accessible, personalized healthcare innovations that make a tangible difference in communities around the globe.
COVID-19 Response
Produced over 500 laser-cut face shields and donated 100 3D-printed shields to hospitals and communities in need.
Global Collaboration Resources
Published open-access papers and toolkits to support healthcare co-design worldwide.
Community Network
Built a global network of makers, healthcare professionals, and patients, driving scalable, personalized healthcare innovations.
How You Can Contribute
Careables offers multiple ways for individuals, communities, and organizations to make a meaningful impact in healthcare accessibility. Whether through joining the community, sharing designs, participating in workshops, or utilizing open resources, everyone can contribute to creating personalized healthcare solutions that address real needs.
Join the Community
Engage with Careables by participating in collaborative projects or discussions to share ideas and insights for creating healthcare solutions.
Contribute Designs and Knowledge
Makers, designers, and healthcare professionals can contribute open-source templates and resources for others to adapt or create customized healthcare aids.
Participate in Workshops
Join Careables’ co-creation workshops or host one locally to encourage hands-on learning and community involvement.
Use Open Resources
Access Careables’ free designs and resources to implement or adapt healthcare solutions suited to personal or community needs
To learn more about Careables and explore healthcare open-source solutions, visit the Careables website
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 780298.
