TOM is a global movement connecting people with disabilities with Makers to develop solutions for every day challenges. 

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Teams will meet for 3 days (November 28 - 30) developing working prototypes addressing real needs. Know someone who should get involved? 

Tikkun Olam Makers,  is a global not-for-profit movement aimed at changing the lives of those living with disabilities, is coming to Australia for the first time this November, bringing together engineers, designers and coders (‘Makers’) and people living with disabilities (‘Need-Knowers’), to build real solutions in a 72 hour ‘Makeathon.’

The Makers and Need-Knowers will join forces in teams and work intensively together for three days, tirelessly looking for an outcome that may ultimately change the lives of thousands of people living with disabilities the world over.

From aiding those visually impaired to navigate a smart phone, to prototypes that allow those who can’t feed themselves to eat independently, the impact TOM has had is clear in the thousands of positive stories from around the world.  

Teams will have access to cutting edge tools of modern manufacturing to develop bespoke assistive technologies, addressing everyday barriers, with a focus on how the result can also impact lives beyond the room.

TOM Global Creator of Opportunities, Michal Kabatznik, says, “TOM is an open-innovation platform that helps people help people. With the perfect combination of science, engineering and design, it’s rewarding to witness Makers understand the challenge and then work collaboratively with their Need-knower to provide a real life solution.”

TOM is seeking Australian ‘Need Knowers’ - An individual who understands or experiences challenges through disability, to take part, to offer their insights into what they need to aid their disability.

The Makeathon will take place over three days from Monday 28 November to Wednesday 30 November at Swinburne University, Melbourne. Teams will be given a brief and then 72 hours to find a solution. All plans and prototypes created, become freely available online.

Please visit http://aus.tomglobal.org/ for more information!