A boy from Longwood just got a very special gift for his fourth birthday. Evan Schaefer has trouble moving around by himself because of a rare disorder.Thanks to some Central Florida engineering students, he s getting around and having fun doing it. You can just see the joy. He just lights up that he s moving himself around,” Evan’s mother Casey Schaefer said.Evan just got a ride-on car for his fourth birthday. Seeing him move around in it by himself is a gift for his mother. Every human should have the ability some way to feel that independence and explore their world,” Schaefer said.Evan has limited muscle function because of a very rare disorder called Snijders Blok-Campeau Syndrome. There are about 100 reported cases worldwide,” Schaefer said.The University of Central Florida program, Go Baby Go! gives children with limited mobility a chance to move around themselves and have fun.For their senior project, a group of engineering students partnered with the program t
Updated: 7:23 AM EDT Apr 28, 2021 Matt Lupoli Reporter A boy from Longwood, Florida, just got a very special gift for his fourth birthday. Evan Schaefer has trouble moving around by himself because of a rare disorder.Thanks to some Central Florida engineering students, he s getting around and having fun doing it. You can just see the joy. He just lights up that he s moving himself around, Evan’s mother Casey Schaefer said.Evan just got a ride-on car for his fourth birthday. Seeing him move around in it by himself is a gift for his mother. Every human should have the ability some way to feel that independence and explore their world,” Schaefer said.Evan has limited muscle function because of a very rare disorder called Snijders Blok-Campeau Syndrome. There are about 100 reported cases worldwide,” Schaefer said.The University of Central Florida program, Go Baby Go! gives children with limited mobility a chance to move around themselves and have