Our client, Peter, has a spinal cord injury which has adversely affected his right limbs. He lives on a large property on the Fleurieu Peninsula and required a very stable four wheeled, all terrain, tipping wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow had to…
TADSA volunteers completed 36 projects in the 3 months fromJune to August 2018. 424 total volunteer hours.
TADSA volunteers completed 39 projects in the 3 months from March to May 2018. 591 total volunteer hours.
Dennis joined TADSA in 2007. Since then he has undertaken dozens of projects for TADSA clients. His speciality is modifications to four wheeled walkers and some of these have included: a one handed brake system for someone who was a…
Ralph joined TADSA in 2010. Although he does undertake the occasional project, Ralph’s principal role is our main Project Coordinator. Ralph is usually the first person a client, carer or health worker will speak to regarding the client’s need. Ralph…
TADSA volunteer Des Chabrel was asked to make a tow-bar to facilitate towing a trike behind a bike. This is the second one he has built and he incorporated modifications made by the original client’s Dad. The tow-bar is made…
Many of TADSA’s projects can be completed using traditional metalwork, woodwork or other skills and technologies. Recently, however, TADSA volunteer Stuart Crisp completed a project using a more modern approach. Our client Peter was born without ears and with a…
TADSA has completed many projects for special schools/units over its 40 years. Our volunteers not only design, build and modify equipment, but they have also repaired devices which a school may have had in a broken, unusable state for months…
TADSA volunteers completed 19 projects in the 3 months from December 2017 to February 2018. 191 total volunteer hours.
Why did you join TADSA? I started to volunteer with TADSA in June 1988. I had decided that I had had enough of working for the Public Service, and had started working for myself. My background is electronics, and it…
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