Impact Evaluation of Breizh Fabribus Intervention for Personalized Assistive Technology Creation or Adaptation

In France, more than 14 million individuals report severe functional limitations, and nearly 5 million struggle with essential daily activities. Traditional barriers to assistive technology-high costs, lengthy funding delays, lack of information, and poorly fitting off-the-shelf solutions-frequently lead to underuse, dissatisfaction, and environmental waste The BFB-IMPACT study evaluates the real-world effectiveness of Breizh Fabribus, a mobile workshop equipped with 3D printing and laser-cutting that produces and customizes assistive devices on site for people with disabilities in Finistère, France region. This retrospective, single-center investigation includes all service recipients from January 2024 to December 2025 and measures changes in users' ability to perform targeted activities at three months post-intervention. Secondary outcomes include user satisfaction and device utilization. Data collection occurs from October 2025 to May 2026, with analysis anticipated in June 2026 and results published in the second half of 2026.