A personal connection
Brad HowarthAugust 18, 2008
Queensland-based entrepeneur Rhys Cooper got involved in his latest project after realising what it is like to be alone; really alone. So alone you can't phone anyone for help. Not because you have no-one to call but because you can't use a mobile phone.
That was the experience of a 34-year-old man with Down's Syndrome, who having missed his bus connection was left stranded without any form of communication. He was eventually located after police and bus operators were alerted, just two kilometres from his home, having waited more than seven hours....
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/innovations/a-personal-connection/2008/08/19/...
