ABC Science is out to find Australia's backyard inventors. In part three of our series we meet Michael Green, who volunteers his time to help people with disabilities tackle everyday problems.
His first project with TADSA was for a man with quadriplegia who used a mouth stick to communicate with computers and phones.
"But as a first project you think, is this going to work? Is it not? Am I going to make a fool of myself?'Being independent is a big deal with disability' "Being independent is a big deal with disability, the more things we can do for ourselves the better we feel," Jacy says. Jacy's custom bamboo chopping board with lips and a handle help make tasks like buttering toast easier.
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