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Yehudah Uliel, a 3-year-old Israeli boy with spina bifida, can't move his arms and legs independently because of his condition, the Times of Israel reports.
But this week, 13 of his peers received a new chair made by Israeli students at Jerusalem's Hadassah Academic College.
It's part of a project called Tikkun Olam Makers, which works with universities and communities around the world to create affordable and accessible solutions for people with disabilities.
"A lot of times, it's the first time they're able to move independently," the director of TOM@University tells Haaretz.
"So it's impactful, not just for the kid, but also for the families and everybody involved."
The US Embassy in Jerusalem helped with the project by bringing staff to help build the chairs.
Tikkun Olam Makers was founded in 2004 by Gidi Grinstein and aims to "reverse that," Grinstein tells Haaretz.
"So, the people at the bottom of the economic ladder are structurally excluded from the benefits of innovation," he says.
"We're trying to reverse that."
Today, the program is in 70 communities and has created nearly 214,000 projects, according to Haaretz.
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