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- - - - heat, cold(salt on the road will corrode metal), humidity, sun exposure, rain, wind
      - terrain/ topography
      - transportation(bike, bicycle, bus, walking)
    - - what is considered cool or attractive
      - what is considered frightening or shameful
      - gender norms
      - politics/ government funding or support
    - - chores
        
        cleaning
        
        kneeling, bending, light lifting
        
        hunting
        
        fishing
      - personal physical build
        
        skinny
        
        larger
      - hobbies
        
        Sports
        
        runining
        
        climbing
        
        swimming
        
        cycling
        
        soccer
        
        football
        
        baseball/golf
        
        ping pong
        
        hunting
        
        fishing
        
        yoga
        
        crafts
        
        pottery
        
        quilting
        
        weaving
        
        basketry
        
        motorcycling
        
        hunting
      - work
        
        physical labor
        
        factories/mills
        
        sheep/goat herding
        
        crafting
        
        carpentry/construction
  - - - Should try calling representatives of these companies to inquire about how they go about partnering with different companies and why.
      - Here is a list of all international groups http://www.drfop.org/humanitarian/
- - - - More able bodied, but also more active and working
        
        Physical labor is a means of making a living for caring for self or family
        
        Manual labor jobs involve standing for long periods
        
        Moving fast and slow over large distances
        
        lifting equal or more weight to body
        
        using heavy equipment
        
        being in close proximity to dangerous scenarios and equipment
    - - Needs more support & comfort
        
        showering, bending over, kneeling down(prayer), sitting down are all points of vulnerability
        
        may need to use a wheelchair but too prideful to
        
        slower lifestyle
        
        More vulnerable to infection
  - - - Ohio Willow wood (since 1907)
        
        check out OMEGA-https://www.willowwoodco.com/products-services/omega/omega-overview/
      - OTTOBOCK since 1919
        
        http://www.ottobock.com/en/press/media-information/genium/
        
        Brand -Respectful, engaged, human, authentic, playful, open-minded, enterprising and bold
        
        dedicates some of its efforts to the environment ...the company uses unmixed recycling systems for metals and plastics as a standard
      - Ossur since 1971
        
        the Company works with individuals, clinicians and diverse communities to support a better quality of life for millions of people around the world
        
        brand is "life without limitations"
        
        Honesty, Frugality and Courage-values
        
        organized their solutions into three categories...https://www.ossur.com/prosthetic-solutions
        
        balance
        
        dynamic
        
        impact
        
        The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 became effective on January 1, 2012. The act declares that slavery and human trafficking are crimes under state, federal, and international law and requires that retailers and manufacturers doing business in the state of California disclose their efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their direct supply chain
        
        Noted for manufacturing practices
        
        supplies links for grants and charity funding... https://www.ossur.com/about-ossur/compliance
        
        offers online education about their products... https://www.ossur.com/oa-solutions/education-support-oa
    - - This needs to be elaborated upon to find what has been tried and did not work
    - - o&p since 2003 https://www.healio.com/orthotics-prosthetics/development-financing/news/print/o-and-p-news/%7B3016f39f-3035-4a22-bd9b-36ecc77a95a2%7D/closing-shop-rac-audits-take-their-toll
        
        http://ncopi.com/about-our-practice/
      - This needs to be elaborated on to find what other companies did not do
- - - - Several factors will affect the lifetime of a prosthesis, such as changes in the patient’s weight, a change in the patient’s needs, and wear and tear on the device. In general, a prosthetic device can last months or years
        
        often the socket is what need to be replaced most often
  - - - Who do we create/work for/with and how do we prioritize them?
        
        if not a linear list what does the cycle/ web look like?
      - Value defines us as workers and co-workers
      - values and brand explain our intent and comfort the potential partners and users
    - - build out of recyclable materials