Helping Hand - Door opening/closing assister

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This product is designed to assist short-statured individuals, such as individuals with dwarfism and diastrophic dysplasia, with opening and closing doors. The product will attach to door knobs and door handles and allow short-statured individuals to easily reach and access doors. The product will be portable and will be able to be easily moved to take to new locations with unreachable doors. 


What do you think?


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UpRising @ 2025.12.17 4:06 AM

Such a clever and interesting idea Jake. Powerful in its simplicity and important in its empathic approach.

How can we help? If you can provide two or three issues that you need some assistance with, that would be great.

Looking forward to seeing your project develop. 



UpRising @ 2025.12.20 12:54 AM

Was also thinking about the modular thinking you are bringing into the design. Creating a high level of adjustablity provides more of options. It's there a way to make the handle extend?


Peter Murphy @ 2026.02.11 8:03 AM

Helping Hand is a thoughtful and genuinely inclusive design idea. 

Making this design 3D printable and easily modifiable feels like a strong direction. It could allow users to adjust, repair, or customise the product to suit their own needs and different door types. This also opens up the possibility of creating multiple versions for different activities or environments, rather than a single fixed solution.

Peter Murphy RMIT University



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