Meet Caden Chau, the 17-year-old Calgary student who started with a $50 second-hand 3D printer; his team has now built over 600 assistive devices, while its free designs have reached 400,000 people worldwide

A Calgary teenager who started a youth-led project to improve accessibility with a second-hand 3D printer bought for $50 has been named one of Canada’s top young changemakers of 2026. Caden Chau, a 17-year-old high school student, founded MakeAble to create custom, affordable assistive devices for people with physical disabilities and neurodivergent conditions.