INTRODUCTION: In occupational therapy, three-dimensional printing is being explored as an alternative design and manufacturing technique to the conventional fabrication of orthotics and assistive devices. The global applications and literature are rapidly growing, but the South African - specific literature is deficient. The Technology Acceptance Model depicts that one's perception of any particular technology is a significant determinant of their acceptance of it, determining whether the technology system is successfully adopted or disregarded AIM: To determine the perceived acceptance of three-dimensional printing technology amongst occupational therapists in KwaZulu-Natal and whether exposure to the technology system, in the form of a three-dimensional printing workshop, influences their perception of the technology METHOD: The study followed a multi-method design consisting of two phases; phase one involved the creation of the intervention tool (workshop), which was developed through a process guided by Design-Based Research. Phase two involved the implementation of the intervention and data collection. Therapists documented their perceptions in a questionnaire before and after exposure; following a pre and post-test design, enabling comparison. The questionnaires were based on the Technology Acceptance Model, including 13 questions scored on a seven-point Likert scale and five open-ended questions. The quantitative data were analysed descriptively, and qualitative data were analysed thematically RESULTS: All four categories of the Technology Acceptance Model-based questionnaire displayed a significant change (p < 0.05) between the pre and post-test responses, with a medium effect size CONCLUSION: Exposure to three-dimensional printing influences therapists' perception of the technology IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE • The application of Three-Dimensional Printing (3DP) in occupational therapy practice has the potential to enable increased accuracy and precision of items fabricated by therapists; enabling customisation and individualisation to the exact specifications of a patient. • 3DP can open doors to a broad spectrum of items that are not easily accessible, affordable, or not even available, accessing ideas and blueprints from a global pool of resources through open-source sites. • With the process of fabrication being digital, not only does this reduce manual labour, but fabricating without touching the patient can reduce pain and prevent disruption of a repair/ surgical site/ wound. • The digital process also allows patients to see and visualise the product during the design process, enabling input prior to printing, contributing to reduced wastage.

Os tradicionais grupos de delinqüência transnacional e seus homólogos mais recentemente formados possuem relações bastante diferentes com o Estado e com o terrorismo. Em países formados há muito tempo,os grupos delitivos de maior antigüidade têm se desenvolvido junto aos órgãos estatais e dependem das estruturas institucionais e financeiras existentes para movimentar seus produtos e investir seus ganhos. Estes grupos também requerem comunidades estáveis e com freqüência tentam com elas contribuir, ao tempo que repudiam qualquer contato com grupos terroristas.Os grupos mais recentes de delinqüência transnacional, freqüentemente, têm sua origem em situações pós-conflito, onde ainda pode haver um estado de caos, são os atores que dominam a economia clandestina. Estes novos grupos geram alianças com organizações terroristas porque nenhum dos dois possui estratégias financeiras nem horizontes políticos a longo prazo. A vinculação desestabilizadora entre o delito transnacional e o terrorismo tem resultado tão difícil de atacar porque os planejadores das políticas continuam considerando o delito em termos dos paradigmas tradicionais.

The traditional groups of transnational delinquency and their more recently formed homologous ones have quite different relations with the State and with terrorism. In long stablished countries, the more ancient criminal groups were developed along the state organs and depend on the existent institutional and financial structures to move their products and to invest their earnings. These groups also require stable communities and frequently try to contribute to them, while rejecting any contact with terrorist groups.The more recent groups of transnational delinquency have often their origins in post-conflict situations, where there can still be a state of chaos: they are the actors that dominate the clandestine economy. These new groups generate alliances with terrorist organizations because none of the two possess long term financial strategies or political horizons. The destabilizing link between the transnational crime and terrorism are so difficult to attack because the planners of the policies continue considering crime in terms of the traditional paradigms.

Les groupes traditionnels de délinquance transnationale et leurs homologues plus récemment formés ont des relations bien différentes avec l'Etat et le terrorisme. Dans des pays formés depuis plus longtemps, les goupes infracteurs plus anciens se développent auprès des institutions étatiques et dépendent des structures institutionelles et financières existantes pour actionner leurs produits et investir leurs gains. Ces groupes ont aussi besoin de communautés stables et fréquemment essaient de leur apporter une contribution alors qu'ils rejettent tous contacts avec les groupes terroristes. Les groupes plus récents de délinquance transnationale trouvent souvent leur origine dans des situations postérieures aux conflits où il existe encore un état de chaos. Ce sont eux les acteurs qui dominent l'économie clandestine. Ces nouveaux groupes font des alliances avec des organisations terroristes parce que ni les uns ni les autres ne possèdent de stratégies financières ou d'horizons politiques à long terme. Le résultat du lien déséquilibrant existant entre le délit transnational et le terrorisme est très difficile à vaincre parce que ceux qui planifient les politiques considèrent toujours le délit en termes de paradigmes traditionnels.