Disabled children can have a difficult time interacting, being mobile, or even playing with toys in some cases.
But with the help of service animals, and mechanisms that are adapted to their needs, they can learn to communicate, play, and move around in a fashion that is most comfortable to them.
Fortunately, people like Rock Creek School's Elizabeth List — who teaches disabled, nonverbal students ages 3 to 4 — work constantly to adapt different toys into devices that they can safely use.
She recently received help in this endeavor from University of Delaware's GoBabyGo!, as well as several inventive high-school-aged engineers, to give her students something that offered entertainment as well as mobility.
Through the initiative, her students were given amazing electric cars that were refurbished to cater to their various needs.
Now they are able to experience the fun of driving around in their own tiny toy cars designed to keep them excited, engaged, and safe. Check out below to see these amazing redesigned vehicles.
[H/T: The Mighty]
Rock Creek School teacher Elizabeth List is used to adapting toys and gadgets for her students, who are nonverbal and have a range of different disabilities.
And with the help of the University of Delaware's GoBabyGo! initiative, she was able to help give them the gift of mobility with cool, converted electric toy cars.
The initiative helps transform battery-operated cars for children suffering from mobility issues.
This gives them the ability to move around and interact with their families or other children more easily.
She got help with the project from high school students at Frederick County Public Schools’ Career and Technology Center.
Being in the midst of studying engineering, technology, and carpentry, these students were the perfect candidates for revamping the toy cars.
They rigged the vehicles to be operated with a switch rather than a gas pedal.
Some were even designed to start or accelerate depending on the child's movements.
They also added safety features like seat belts and bright, decorative decals to personalize each ride.
Each student who received a car was allowed to keep it so long as they returned it to the school after they had outgrown them.
The program gave the kids an awesome new set of wheels, but was also beneficial for the high school students who got to have the chance to interact with disabled children and strengthen their interpersonal skills.
With the help of many kind, selfless volunteers, the Rock Creek School children now have some tricked-out toys that are as empowering as they are entertaining.
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