Designing Dreams for People with Disabilities through innovative Engineering Solutions
The Dreamfit Foundation is a unique Western Australian not for-profit-organisation that is actively working towards creating a sustainablemovement where industry, academia, government and community partner together tofulfil dreams and overcome the challenges and frustrations of people with disabilities
People with disabilities have dreams and aspirations just like all people. As such we believe that people with disabilities deserve more than just a wide car park and special parking. They have the right to freedom, independence and the right to make choices for themselves. Dreamfit Foundation is taking up the challenge to help as many people with disabilities as possible to overcome their challenges and frustrations and to fulfill their Dreams.
Our innovative engineering projects are giving people with disabilities some extraordinary opportunities. Who would have thought that over forty local businesses could work together to help a person with paraplegia safely ride a two wheeled motorcycle? Or who would have thought that almost 300 university students would care enough to help a young boy Josiah, born with no arms fulfill his dream of riding a bicycle with his family, friends and class mates? With the support of the community, these dreams are now reality.
In 2010 we are hoping to take Dreamfit Foundation to the next level thanks our expansion into the "Dreamplex". The Dreamplex is a 1,500 square meter workshop that has been offered to Dreamfit for just $1 per year thanks to the University of Western Australia. With all this space there will be lots more exciting opportunities to help people with disabilities fulfill their Dreams!!
And for the very first time in 2010, we are running a competition called Dreamcatcher, were WA not-for-profit organisation can nominate their clients and members to be the lucky recipients of a Dreamfit Foundation Engineering Project complete with four teams of engineers competing to find the best solution for the lucky recipients!!
