Dr. Juan Aceros, a University of North Florida engineering associate professor, has been granted two new U.S. patents that have the potential to help thousands of children with disabilities attain a higher degree of freedom and comfort over traditional mobility devices, such as wheelchairs, UNF announced on Thursday.
The University of North Florida says the patents have the potential to "help thousands of children with disabilities attain a higher degree of freedom & comfort."
not just any car. this is unf s adaptive toy project. students are customizing popular kids rechargeable sports cars and suvs to suit children with developmental challenges. and professor mary lundy says the toys play two roles. children that have developmental disabilities can t always explore their environment and play. so that s one piece. at the same time through this increased mobility, they learn cause and effect, they learn object permanence, they learn balance. they learn mobility. juan azareos is a professor and he said teaming up students from different disciplines has not been easy. physical therapy and engineering. it s a clash of cultures, it s a different world for sure. they work in groups. we give them one single problem. that is, they are supposed to provide power mobility to children with movement
he has poly micro gyria. he s missing a chromosome. toys have to work double time to stimulate him. around christmas time those toys are hard to find and they are very expensive. katelyn said she learned of this college toy team from one of lucas s doctors. his physical therapist a year ago said i want a car. as you might expect, it s not just any car. this is unf s adaptive toy project. students are customizing popular kids rechargeable sports cars and suvs to suit children with developmental challenges and professor mary lundy says the toys play two roles. children that have developmental disabilities can t always explore their environment and play, so that s one piece. at the same time, through this increased mobility they learn cause and effect, they learn object permanence, they learn
favorite new toys for christmas. for some of them it s not so easy. so i went to a let s call it a unique toy shop where some students are working to come in and help out those kids. this is unf s adaptive toy project. students are customizing popular kids rechargeable sports cars and suv s to suit children with developmental challenges. and the professor says the toys play two roles. children that have developmental disabilities can t always explore their environment and play. so, you know, that s one piece. at the same time, through this increased mobility, they learn cause and effect, they learn object permanence. they learn balance. they learn mobility. all right, if you want to see the rest of that story tomorrow, you can see it tomorrow morning during our new day christmas special. we re on from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. eastern. we ll have your top headlines,