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My wife's boss has a disabled son and they had an extra seat at a charity luncheon today that they invited my wife to. She was telling me that about one of the speakers, the founder of Go Baby Go, Dr. Cole Galloway. The foundation has taken off the shelf toy cars and created mobility for children that normally would cost thousands of dollars to produce for just a few hundred dollars with off the shelf parts and hardware. The interesting part was the process of evaluating the child's disability and creating strengths from their weaknesses. For instance, a little girl that had a hard time holding her head up, they moved the accelerator where she had to use her head to control the car, to where she has built muscle in her neck muscles. A boy that had weaknesses in his legs had to work to stand to move the car. Things that weekly visits to a physical therapist didn't accomplish in over a year of visits. I thought the story was inspirational and worth sharing...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-NE7B0RTdA&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-NE7B0RTdA&feature=youtu.be