On Thursday afternoon, the executive director of Open Works laid off all 21 of his part-time employees as the financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic took their toll. By Saturday afternoon, the maker community gave Will Holman hope that he could hire at least some of them back in an effort to help healthcare workers on the frontline of the crisis.

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With medical professionals nationwide in need of personal protection equipment, Holman identified a way to help when he saw a design online for face shields that can be made using 3D printers.

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The shields, when used in combination with a standard dust mask, provide the level of protection the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends to guard against the spread of the virus. After speaking with representatives of LifeBridge Health and Johns Hopkins, Holman posted on the social media pages of Open Works, a nonprofit […]

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