I started the project in the summer of 2019 through the Summer Scholars program. I knew I wanted to design some kind of modular prosthetic cover for children, but not much more than that. When I did an internship with Independence Prosthetics that summer, I met several patients who were kind enough to chat with me about their insights and experiences.

What I learned is that what is most important to many children is not being given a cool sparkly prosthetic, but having the agency to decide what it looks like. The medical industry makes a lot of choices for children.

This project became about trying to give children a new sense of autonomy and control.