Additional resources
TLM commits to investing in producing good quality and aesthetically inclusive assistive devices (from protective footwear to Above-Knee Prosthetics and everything in between) and to ensuring they are available to all who need them along with appropriate support in their effective use and maintenance. TLM will continue to invest in utilising new technologies, including 3D Printing/Milling to ensure that our assistive devices are the best they can be whilst continuing to expand access and affordability.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan
Use of 3D Milling technology for protective footwear started in India and is gradually expanding there through 2018 – 2022. Extension projects will be added in Nepal and Sri Lanka over 2019 – 2022, along with operational research on its impact. This will inform plans for subsequent replication in Africa – probably starting with Nigeria, and other Asian countries.