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'''Open Style Lab''' (OSL) is a [[nonprofit organization]] that was launched in 2014, initially as a public service project at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. The nonprofit's executive director and board president is Grace Jun.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Macias|first=Melba|date=2021-02-03|title=Open Style Lab Puts Great Design Within Reach|url=https://enablingdevices.com/blog/open-style-lab-puts-great-design-within-reach/|access-date=2021-11-25|website=Enabling Devices|language=en-US}}</ref> The organization designs and produces [[adaptive clothing]] and products, with and for people with disabilities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/nonprofit-merges-hi-tech-high-fashion-make-clothes-people-disabilities-n800731|title=Nonprofit merges hi-tech and high fashion to make clothes for people with disabilities|website=NBC News|language=en|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref> The group invites designers, engineers, and occupational therapists from across the globe to work together to solve a real-life problem with an adaptive clothing solution. The program was replicated at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] International Design Center <ref>{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Meg|date=2016-08-15|title=The MIT Lab
Every Summer, the group puts together cross-functional teams including designers, engineers, and occupational therapists, that are paired with a 'client' who has a disability. The teams then have 10 weeks of research, design, and development to put together a solution for their client.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/open-style-lab-fashion-showcase-parsons-designing-for-the-disabled|title=Fashion for the Disabled, Open Style
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