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Polio survivor invents Nano Foldable Crutch for Pinoy PWDs

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Published: 24 August 2023

By: Lawrence San Diego

Commuting every day in the city is already exhausting enough, so imagine the daily struggles of a person with disability (PWD) like James Bryan Camacho, who simply wants to get from one place to another.

“Ever since I was a kid, I commute day in, day out. Talagang ‘yan ang struggle ko—mobility,” shared Camacho, who had to rely on his saklay or crutch after surviving polio at a young age.

“Madalas kasi, mahirap i-ayos ‘yung saklay kapag nasa loob ng sasakyan. ‘Yung laging nakaharang o kaya matatamaan mo ‘yung ibang pasahero. Mas nagiging sagabal pa ang saklay kaysa makatulong.”

Camacho relived that same awkwardness with his crutch while boarding a plane on one of his travels. But little did he know that it was the beginning of his life-changing idea.

“A flight attendant tried to help me find a space to store my crutch inside the cabin. But she couldn’t find any, so she ended up wrapping my crutch in packaging tape,” he said. “I knew she was just trying to help, but that encounter somehow sparked a eureka moment for me.”

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