Reader\'s Digest Australia - 07.2019

July• 2019 | 13

READER’S DIGEST

Smart Objects Helping

People with Disabilities

A

n ingenious series of 3D

printed objects that can be

fixed to selected pieces of

Ikea furniture, making their products

more user-friendly for people with

disabilities, is available to download

on desktop 3D printers. Door handles

for cupboards, extensions that raise

lounges making it easier to sit and

stand up, larger lamp switches and

window bumpers that protect against

wheelchair impact are among the

items dubbed ‘ThisAbles’.

There are 13 such products available

that cater to people with disabilities

related to vision, mobility and hand

functions. The designs can be

downloaded for free at https://

thisables.com/en/new-developments/

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L JONES, the 64-year-old biologist credited

saving more threatened species from

nction than any other person alive today.

Take 3 Pieces of Rubbish

for Cleaner Beaches

F

ounded in 2009, Take 3 for

the Sea is an Australian

non-profit organisation

that is leading the way with its

vision to protect wildlife and

conserve oceans, waterways and

the environment from plastic

pollution. Its simple plan to tackle

the ever-growing problem calls on

people to take three pieces of

rubbish with them when they leave

the beach, waterways or anywhere

in the great outdoors. To share

what you have collected on

Instagram or Facebook in order to

inspire others, snap a photo and

hashtag it #Take3ForTheSea.

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