First of all, I had access to the Internet through the e-NABLE network.
The first thing is the design. It's open source design, so it's available through Creative Commons. It has been developed in universities by teams of researchers. For me that was the first thing. Then, for buying the filament there are various suppliers, but again the e-NABLE network provided specifications on what kinds of materials could be used.
I also had access to local support. People who know about 3-D printing here in Ottawa helped me. In fact, this is not the work of an individual. It's the work of several individuals. I had a lot of help to produce parts of suitable quality and also for the assembly.
The University of Ottawa is building an ecosystem. What is fantastic is that it's open to the community. This is quite new. In the past, universities catered to students or to their own communities, but now there's an open university. That's good. We'd like to see more of it.