Wardzala

Using 3D Printing to design custom parts, toys, and assistive technology solutions for children and adults with special needs including those with deaf blindness and locked in syndrome. Currently working on a 3D Printed design to help prevent the Neglected Tropical Disease River Blindness (Onchocerciasis).

Onchocerciasis (aka “River Blindness”). There are 37 million children and adults infected with Onchocerciasis. It causes blindness, skin rashes, lesions, intense itching and skin depigmentation. It is a vector-borne disease, caused by filarial worm infected blackflies.