Britt Young

Britt Young, a writer and lecturer at UC Berkeley, provides a unique insight into the world of prosthetics, using her own experience with a prosthetic arm. She explains why 3D printing, although promising, hasn’t significantly reduced costs due to durability issues and the high expense of professional fitting. Young discusses the role of insurance in limiting access to advanced prosthetic technologies and emphasizes the need to reclassify prosthetics as assistive devices to lower barriers. She also touches on the potential for 3D printing in low-resource areas, highlighting both its promise and challenges.