Let's #InventHealth - Born Just Right on Display in DC

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Today is a big day for Born Just Right! We are in Washington, DC this week. Thanks to the combination of my travel for work and the fact that it is summer break, Jordan and I fell into a really cool opportunity. We were invited to share Born Just Right's mission and Jordan's Project Unicorn creation during an event focused on the Maker Health movement. It's called "Making Health" and the event is hosted by the Health and Human Services Department's Idea Lab, MedStar Health and the National Institutes of Health. We are incredibly honored to be invited to display Project Unicorn and how Born Just Right is a part of the special needs world.What is "maker health?" Well, the health world is just getting started when it comes to helping patients take a bigger lead in the way they design their own care in chorus with his or her medical practitioners. Jordan had a chance to take the lead and develop something super fun that sparkles. While developing a glitter cannon that shoots from her arm, she and her design partner at Autodesk, Sam Hobish, also had a chance to look deeper into designing 3D printed elbows and designs that are totally based on Jordan's concepts. I pulled in her prosthetist, David Rotter, to see if he could help Jordan's design partner and also see if there may be ways to mashup Jordan's standard prosthetics with 3D printed items that can be produced quickly based on Jordan's input. It's a really cool combination of patient/design/practitioner-focused development.And Jordan is only just getting started!We are super excited to share the various prototypes of Jordan's glitter cannon. She's going to demonstrate how it shoots at least a few times during the three-hour event. We're also excited her brother, Cameron, has a chance to join us at the event. We're going to learn a lot! I can't wait to report back what we've learned throughout the White House National Week of Making. It kicked off with the National Maker Faire (where Jordan won an Editor's Choice award!) and it ends with the Maker Health event. I'm so proud we have the opportunity to be involved in this Nation of Makers!!