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Cooking is a much-loved activity for all people around the world. On average we particularly spend 1-2 hours of our day either cooking or prepping food of some kind if we include breakfast lunch and dinner.

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AROUND one billion people or 15 per cent of the world live with some form of disability, including millions of individuals and families
who face barriers to life-changing products.

Until recently Charlie Scholten had never been able to walk while holding his mum or dad's hand.

​People who make the DIF features Melbourne philanthropist Debbie Dadon AM who established Tikkun Olam Makers, or TOM: Melbourne, in 2016.

Finalist of the Innovation Challenge of the Year Award

TOM develops assistive technology solutions for people living with disabilities to make life more accessible. 

Jo Smith put on her shoes independently for the first time in more than 20 years last Sunday.

Need-Knowers, a new addition to the lexicon of innovation and challenge solving, was mentioned often at the TOM: Ballarat 48 Hour Makethon last weekend.

A recent Makeathon has kick-started innovation in disability technologies.

Ballarat resident Jo Smith is hoping a weekend 'makeathon' with a team of innovators will result in improvements to her independence.

Imagine having a relatively simple task that everyday you couldn't manage. An absolute frustration for you, not for other people, just you.

Fourteen-year-old Dati can now eat independently thanks to the TOM: Melbourne Makeathon.

The early twenty first century represents a unique time in the history of the Jewish People.

All Joanne Smith wanted was the chance to brush her own teeth but first she needed a little help from others.

This past weekend, 100 engineers, technology and health professionals came together to help those living with a disability...

When Kelly Schulz, who has been legally blind since birth, was offered her first job at the end of an interview, she was thrilled.

From eating independently, to using gym equipment - there are many everyday tasks most of us take for granted.

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Brushing teeth is a pretty simple task for most people, but for one Victorian woman it's a challenge too great.

Creative problem-solving teams will join forces this week in a brainstorming blitz to tackle challenges faced by people living with disabilities.

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TOM is a global non-profit movement bringing together people with disabilities and ‘Makers’ to develop open source assistive technology...

This is Vince - he wants to invent cool stuff from everyday materials. And this is Beau - he just wants to be able to hold a gold club again.

Amputee Mandy McCracken pours a welcome glass of wine thanks to the efforts of engineers and technology experts at the second TOM: Melbourne Makeathon.

A quadruple amputee who's cared for by her superstar husband, Rod, Mandy is a motivational speaker and the busy mother of three gorgeous girls.

Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) has returned to Melbourne for a second year.

Dozens of design experts are working on projects commissioned by people living with disabilities to solve everyday problems.

Dozens of design experts are working on projects commissioned by people living with disabilities to solve everyday problems.

Melbourne design experts are being matched to people with disabilities to invent solutions to their everyday problems.

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Filmmaker Amy Marks has found it difficult...

People with disability are teaming up with technology specialists to develop creative, low cost solutions for everyday problems...

He’s coached Leongatha’s footballers to a premiership and was recently appointed coach of Phillip Island Football Club. Now Beau Vernon is ready for his next sporting challenge.

Footscray film-maker Amy Marks is joining a team of people helping create solutions to problems for people living with a disability.

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Leongatha premiership coach and now Phillip Island boss Beau Vernon is taking part in next month's TOM: Melbourne Makeathon.

Shaun Lyall’s job as a seating technician with the St Giles Mobility Clinic seating team requires flexibility and ingenuity. 

Swinburne University of Technology hosted Australia’s first TOM Makeathon, developing assistive technology prototypes to address the real-world challenges people with disabilities face every day.

Making life easier for people with disabilities

When Mandy McCracken lost her arms and legs three years ago, she never imagined being able to ride again.

Jack Leighton loves nothing more than a good wander around a museum or gallery...

Jack sets challenge for creators to help find standing solution.

Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM), a global not-for-profit movement originating in Israel aimed at changing the lives of people living with disabilities, is coming to Australia for the first time this November.

The global knowledge-sharing event will hit Melbourne in November.